In the movie The Island, the final stage when they break free by revealing the truth can be assumed the success of Lincoln Six Echo and Jordan Two Delta. The success that they gain can be examined with different aspects of the different philosophers’ ideas.
Plato claims that one can reach the truth by knowledge of the soul. This theory can be observed when Lincoln has flashbacks and knows already how to survive in the real world. These scenes may also refer to Plato’s Theory of Recollection which is mentioned in Phaedo (111). While the rest of the clones only care about going to the island in order to have a good life –basically satisfy their bodily pleasures, the ones who are like Lincoln “…do not travel the same road as those who do not know where they are going…” (121).This theme refers to Plato’s Theory of Forms and Ideas by making us investigate for the answers of philosophical questions as “Can we really believe what we see? What is real?” The time when Lincoln finds out the true knowledge according to these questions, he manages to escape and it makes him a successful person.
Besides, Aristotle’s idea of a successful life doesn’t overlap Plato’s. He says that one should not define success by the acquisition of wealth …show more content…
According to the myth, there are three kinds of people: gold, silver and bronze and it’s not true to mix some gold into those who are inferior. Also, his discrimination becomes strong in the following book and he mentions the division of the soul –corresponding tree social classes in society (94). Subsequently, he says in order to remain continuity of government, good parents must have a permission to have more children and after they are born they must be taken care by nurses (134). During the movie it is observed that the clones have a well –designed life as Plato suggests but this situation causes questioning the
Plato claims that one can reach the truth by knowledge of the soul. This theory can be observed when Lincoln has flashbacks and knows already how to survive in the real world. These scenes may also refer to Plato’s Theory of Recollection which is mentioned in Phaedo (111). While the rest of the clones only care about going to the island in order to have a good life –basically satisfy their bodily pleasures, the ones who are like Lincoln “…do not travel the same road as those who do not know where they are going…” (121).This theme refers to Plato’s Theory of Forms and Ideas by making us investigate for the answers of philosophical questions as “Can we really believe what we see? What is real?” The time when Lincoln finds out the true knowledge according to these questions, he manages to escape and it makes him a successful person.
Besides, Aristotle’s idea of a successful life doesn’t overlap Plato’s. He says that one should not define success by the acquisition of wealth …show more content…
According to the myth, there are three kinds of people: gold, silver and bronze and it’s not true to mix some gold into those who are inferior. Also, his discrimination becomes strong in the following book and he mentions the division of the soul –corresponding tree social classes in society (94). Subsequently, he says in order to remain continuity of government, good parents must have a permission to have more children and after they are born they must be taken care by nurses (134). During the movie it is observed that the clones have a well –designed life as Plato suggests but this situation causes questioning the