PLATOS ANALOGY OF THE CAVE

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  • Created on: 12-12-15 21:22

ELEMENTS

CAVE - LIMITS KNOWLEDGE THE WORLD AS WE SEE DISTORTION TRUTH

PRISONERS - UNENLIGHTENED 

SHADOWS - ILLISUIONS REALITY PEOPLE INTEPRET WITHOUT TRUTH 

GAME PLAID PRISONERS - HOW PEOPLE JUDGE EACH OTHER - WINNERS / LOSERS

JOURNEY - ENLIGHTENMENT

SUN - FORM OF GOOD

VISIT BACK - TEACHING PHILOSOPY

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CAVE ANALOGY

OTHER WRITING PLATO ARGUES GET CONSUSED

THINK WORLD IS WORLD OF REALITY 

SOUL TRAPPED BODY & FORGETS REAL WORLD IS 

THE THINGS THIS WORLD VERY IMMEDIATE APPEAL SENSES

SURPIRSED PEOPLE SAY MORE BEYOUND SENSORY WORLD

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EVENT: PRISONERS CHAINED CAVE

PEOPLE TRAPPED PHYSICAL APPEARANCE & SENSE EXPERIENCE

CAVE REPRESNTS VISIBLE WORLD

BODY TRAPPED SOUL OF A PERSON

WORLD IS ILLUSORY DOESNT OFFER KNOWLEDGE

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EVENT: PEOPLE HOLDING STATUES REFLECT SHADOWS

SHADOWS MISTAKEN REAL THINGS

SOUNDS & SIGHTS IS THE REAL WORLD

UNAWRE EVENTS TAKING PLACE BEHIND THEM

PEOPLE MISLEADING POSSIBLE POLITICANS OR PHILSOPHERS IGNORING REAL OF FORMS

OBJECTS REPRESENT IMAGES FORMS

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EVENT: PRISONER FREED MAKE JOUNREY

REALISES MORE TO WORLD THAN WHAT IS IMMEDIATLEY APPARENT

PHILOSOPHICAL JOURNEY GOES AGAINST IMMEDIATE SENSATIONS

CAUSE US "SEE" WORLD DIFFERENT LIGHT

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EVENT: PRISONER GOES OUT OF CAVE

REALISES WORLD TRAPPED ILLUSORY

ADJUST EYE TO SEE SHADOWS BEING CAST REAL OBJECTS (FORMS) 

BEHIND THIS IS SUN - FORM OF GOOD

REASON INFORMNG MIND ESSENTIAL PHILOSOPHER REALISE THIS

JUST AS LIGHT ON EYE IS ESSENTAL FOR SEEING

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EVENT: PRISONER RETURNS TEACH - KILLED

PHILOSOPHER ENCOURAGE A LIFE FOR A REASON SUGGEST WORLD IS NOT REALITY FACE SCORN RIDICULE

DEATH REFRENCE SOCRATES - PLATOS TEACHER

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