Saturday, 30 April 2011

Plato's Allegory of the Cave

Greek philosopher, Plato, the most effective work in a classic book of counting - the Republic of Plato's philosophical assumptions is a brief report. allegory of Plato's cave, and this book is a quotation from the human condition is said to be an unusual role. Plato, The quote from Plato and Socrates in Plato's training a fictional conversation between brother Glaucon is introduced. It continues this conversation that the deep philosophical wisdom and leads to interpretations. For centuries, philosophers, history, theologians, spiritual seekers, logicians and sociologists have been digging in a myriad of interpretations try to have a production capacity of metaphor.
Cave said the metaphor: three steps
allegory of Plato's cave and can be a serious study were analyzed in three steps. The first is one of the prisoners inside the cave where Socrates' life and their confusion about the fact Glaucon, is the second issue of discussion, the prisoners are released from the cave, and finally It's open discussion of the possibility of returning prisoners in the cave. Through this metaphor, the relative ignorance of Plato that humanity is alive and then used to used to it seeks to explain, in light of this law, ignorance is safe, secure and it is difficult to think other way to go, as are the light (right) was guided to.
1. In the cave: Summary Early metaphor, Socrates asks Glaucon situation in which several prisoners in a cave is the home of thought. All the prisoners were chained since childhood and it is impossible for them to move a force. Not only by arms and legs of prisoners are immobile, until the rate is fixed. All he is able to appear before the wall. Prisoners of fire and fire at the rear and between the prisoners is a walkway. People on the sidewalk of animals, men and other things on their heads for different types of data to go with. The fact that the prisoners and the dead raised walkway bridge static fire, while walking among the people because of the shadows in front of prisoners are considered stones. The sight of these stones is where the prisoners, there are continuous because they are linked is fully depressed. In addition, there are also shadows of echoes produced by the sound of the prisoners due to new sounds. Cellar for prisoners and those who play the best rock shows of the shadow side, deserve the respect is mutual.
Interpretations According to Socrates the shadow prisoners are not simply a reflection of reality. It is a fact because what they saw with their years of growth will be. In life, we arrogant man mentality ideas or beliefs similar, and conservatism is about ideas. Most of us are prisoners of their own point of view. Another person for a person of truth and reality in a completely different field may be regarded as truth. Socrates is the fact that we are all focused on the relative ignorance of the victim tries. Company and beliefs of its members in general and ideals set by blinded. They have rarely been more in the shoe by the fact, try to follow. Thus, Socrates is the fact that only in this world comes, attend college, is a working, married and then send their children to school myself in this life may seem that highlight the fact wants. However, this fact is also an illusion of life in that more and more complete is deep. Thus, the center of our existence and reality, logically can feel is certainly a part of grand illusion. The fact that the common man in mind for centuries philosophers have tried to change.
2. Exit of the cave: Summary Dialogue in this area, Socrates Glaucon think that one of the prisoners by one of the cave in daylight appeared in the sun, I ask. He then takes questions the prisoner's face. Prisoners released after being in darkness, the light will be able to accept? realizing it, seeing the shadow was a reflection of reality, people walking bridge? Prisoner in his own field, which they did last fact will not be worrying?
Interpretations Their way of life since childhood is used, the prisoner difficult to get rid of this area. His first reaction would be denial and fear. They put darkness for light will be afraid to accept. With that society and individuals is the same. It is very difficult to accept change, especially if they are new ideas that will change the old brings fully. When we think less traveled path to follow, or spiritual life are told, us, security and peace of mind to face your fears. Change is difficult to accept, the truth is very difficult to get rid of the conjecture. These are people who can not continue that awareness of physical life as the only reality is. But life, as is well know different facts. What we pay attention, the focus is reflected back to us. This does not mean that other facts exist is over. They are there, always, is that we have gained over the shift attention solids. Like prisoners of caves, we are often a way to travel, to accept a change, although it can be for our best interest to fear. All because our ideas and thoughts with us and we limit (the truth of the imagination to be felt. Even if new a new potential for us in the world free of these limitations, our false sense of security while at time of my past, I would try. metaphor too general, this class of philosophers and intellectuals have been anti-reflective coating. Intellectuals Corporation and philosopher still hate the first ideas What is the. It's just great philosophers of the years and for decades the rich history texts of the wisdom and virtues valuable was able to filter what is later. just took the prisoner from the cave, the answer may say dangerous people in society as a daily fact of life that is different is not to try to see. Galileo killed because it is a fact that anti-religion and anti-Christ has considered trying to present. Thus, an ideological formation of the company in violation of standards, is facing criticism and denial.
3. Back to the Cave: Summary Platonic allegory of the cave in the last part, Socrates asks Glaucon to examine the statements of prisoners of the cave. Now, this place of the reaction of inmates and their friends are, because then it would be in the cave? This cave, I'll be able to free breathing more a reality in the cave when they saw the enrichment of the dark?
Interpretations Socrates in the last section have a very simple fact to show that when we have an idea or not but life is trying to watch the last true, we have freedom and independence, your experience completely different. primitive state prisoner new life he has seen the new reality is about, has been negative about. However, as he hid his fear and sun can discover the world, and many more great features not seen in this cave, with a completely different worldview can. It is a world that is different from that to see the cave is lit. His assumption that what he saw as the truth broke in the cave. Meaning of life and a new look. Now, if the prisoner, then return to the cave and tell your friends that there is another world, they are not corrupt or consider changing the tent? Even if he tries to stay there, be able to play their game as they did before? He saw a different reality is now, and he knows the life of the cave was wrong, just an idea into reality. If he stays there, the reality of the world will be able to accept? And if they killed the prisoners freed, too, will kill the prisoners? After all, they changed their own, as is the reality for them to accept the others are in a hurry. Inmates who suffer various outside world, is now probably the other prisoners to see the truth remains the same.
Fortunately, the cave of metaphor interpretations given in this paper that you use analogies with Plato should have a deep insight. Using things like the "cave", "Prisoner", "Shadow", the philosophers Plato most important lesson, religions and spiritual thinkers of mankind for centuries have been trying to highlight that ultimate truth and reality is rarely pursued by companies and individuals. News Most of us are capable of is incomplete, and distorted perceptions are wrong. According to Plato, true knowledge of only the lowest level (dark existence, ignorance of reality) to spread more slowly (leaving the cave, another life experience) and colleagues spread of this experiment (up to which can be obtained from the cave, knowledge) is dispersed.
If we put a few sentences meaning allegory of the cave is made, it could be that we follow the crowd in society in general, one can say. Not really the standards of society is the ultimate truth. Plato, however, free us from the crowd mentality tent and we ask that children in her life, marriage, career and job security daily is beyond question. Right to know through their experiences blindly believe the crowd is different. Share your comments under section views of the cave allegory. We millions of readers around the world with love from you vision

 

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