What Are The Similarities Between The Matrix And The Allegory Of The Cave

Plato, Descartes, and the Matrix There are many philosophical questions that come to mind when thinking about life, and human existence. “Epistemology is a branch of philosophy that deals with the nature of our knowledge.” (Dew & Foreman, 7) Epistemology is one of the branches of Philosophy that helps us dive deep into thought about many question that are in question. One question that may present itself is, what is reality? Another one is are we truly living in a dream and can’t escape it? Are we being controlled by an outside force? Are we living in a dream and stuck in it? There are many questions that are difficult to answer. Two philosophers, Plato and Descartes give us a glimpse of the realities and possibilities of these questions in their writings. Plato’s literary work “The Allegory of the Cave”, Descartes’ literary work entitled “Meditation One of the things of Which We …show more content…
After reading and examining these two writings, and reviewing the synopsis of motion picture “The Matrix” it is closely observed that there are many differences, along with many similarities in them all. First, when looking the The Republic, interesting enough there are many similarities with The Matrix. When looking at them both they depict that there is no sense of the real world. The story line of them both is looking at the world in an illusion. It is written in the synopsis, “The truth, according to them, is that the world is and illusion, and elaborate system of deception perpetrated to keep people contentedly under control.” (Wachowski & Wachowski, The Matrix) In The Republic, shadows, and images are depicted of illusions,