Caves

Student name Student number Heroic Attributes of Odysseus. Book 9 of the Odyssey “In the One-Eyed Giant’s Cave” provides better understanding of the character of Odyssey, his emotions, cunning and the features of character. Heroism during the times of Homer certainly differs from the modern definition of the word, as it focuses more on the ability to outwit others, capture new lands and resources and exploit every opportunity that presents itself. Portrayed by Homer as a clever…

“Allegory/Myth of the Cave”, Plato describes a world condensed into a single cave. Through the use of imagery, you can connect the process of enlightenment to things in today’s society. From birth, our parents show us how to act, what to believe, how to walk, and much more. This being extremely similar to the ideas discussed in the story. The use of an illusion presents a unique representation of how a person is educated from the time they enter Earth. In the story, a human is born in a cave,…

that he knows-that he knows nothing thus producing false wisdom as ignorance. Through Plato’s analysis he sees people who admire his thinking and sees those who are against it, thinking they brought him to trial. In the essay, the “Allegory of the Cave” we expect to see something when there is nothing. He explains…

of the Cave by Plato. The movie uses the allegory to start the basis of the movie. Another main thing is the perception of things and how they can be manipulated. Lastly, the movie talks about the nature of reality on if a person’s reality is true or fake. All these concepts were used to show just how much you can affect a person’s “reality” from birth which is what the movie was about. The Allegory of the Cave is very similar to the movie in a few ways. The person who escapes the cave relates…

The Matrix, released in 1999, has various connections to theories of metaphysics such as belief systems and philosophical views. The Allegory of the Cave and Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs will be covered on how they connect to the film. Plato’s story showing the effect of education and the lack of it on our nature and Maslow’s theory of our needs we need as we progress from one need to another until we feel fulfilled. In Plato's story there are people that have never seen daylight before and…

scenario in the Allegory of the cave. A young person, who was forced to stay in a cave with no light since his youth hood with chains. Chained person could only see in one particular direction that shows the shadows of things moving outsides, created by sun’s reflection. So the person adjusts to these shadows and his philosophy of life is based on the shadows instead of the reality of life. After deep struggle, one day the chained person is able to reach the mouth of the cave and realises that…

ideas on the way society should function, they both had futuristic ideas that should be utilized today. Plato, through The Allegory of the Cave and Matthew, through the Gospel of Matthew wrote about what it means to form a more just society for the common good while mostly disagreeing with the ways of our current world. Plato’s Allegory of the Cave is about what education can do to the uneducated. The beings in…

The ancient Greek philosopher Plato had strong views on important topics in history. One of the more important views he had, he transcribed into his Allegory of the Cave. The Allegory of the Cave brings in many different processes that one must undertake in order to reach true enlightenment. Numerous people have conformed to the allegory, but one slave experienced a process in his attempt to learn to read and write that matched closely with what the allegory described. This person was Frederick…

Ancient philosopher, Socrates, taught many people in Athens, Greece through out 300 BC. One of his most promising students, Plato, published his ideas into “The Apology” and “The Allegory of the Cave.” In these two readings Plato writes what Socrates thought about living an unexamined life, a life not worth living. In most Socrates’ teachings he said that you should not conform to others beliefs or ideas. In “The Apology” Plato is writing his version of what Socrates said while on trial for…

Plato’s allegory of the cave depicts the existence of human beings in the bleakest manner, we could view his allegory as one that is unfathomable and quite hard to contemplate in regards to human life and the existence as a whole. Plato’s take on the world clearly envisions the world as a singular cave, one that’s dark and enclosed, and human beings as though they are prisoners in this cave. The human beings are depicted to be trapped within the walls of the cave without a possibility of ever…