...●FishBowl 2 on Plato, Coates, and Gregory Rodriguez Answer the JHW questions due today and also complete the following: What happens when a prisoner is released from the den and “compelled to look straight at the light?” What does the prisoner see when he is returns to the cave? What does he then feel about reality? What happens when a prisoner is released from the den and “compelled to look straight at the light?” What does the prisoner see when he returns to the cave? What does he then feel about reality? When the prisoner leaves the cave and looks straight into the light, he is left blind by the extreme brightness of it. However, after a while, he gets accustomed to the light, and he realizes that the world of shadows in which he had lived his whole life was a mere imitation of reality. Consequently, when he returned to the cave, he has not used to the darkness anymore and his peers...
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...Plato - Allegory of the cave In Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave”, prisoners have been chained up in a dark cave for most of their lives and can only look at a wall without any access to the outside world. Behind them is a roadway used by travelers and behind that is a fire that casts shadows on the wall the prisoners look at. They know nothing else in life except these shadows. In the allegory, one of the prisoners is released and he is blinded by the light outside the cave. As his vision slowly clears however, he explores the new world and he is able to see the truth, the very thing he knew wasn’t true. When the prisoner ran back to the cave to tell the other prisoners, they didn’t believe him. This allegory is a symbol for the contrasts between ideas and what we perceive as reality. For example, Plato would argue that ideas transcend the physical world. Think of a cup. That cup could fall on the ground, it could crack, break... eventually it won't exist anymore. However, the idea of the cup will go on forever. The idea, once thought of, cannot be undone. It cannot be broken or tainted. Plato also argues that we are the cave slaves. We live in a world of shadows, where we don't see the reality of ideas. We see the cup that can be broken, the shadows of ourselves. However, it is possible to climb out of the cave, to be released from our shackles, but the process is painful. When the cave slaves (ourselves) climb from the cave (perceive and understand ideas), we see the world...
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...analogy of uneducated people who lack common sense. People who live in a world of imagination and illusion, not knowing what's real and what isn't. What Plato states as the, “ignorance of our human conditions”. Outside the cave are the people of knowledge. The people who live in the light, or the enlightened people. When Plato speaks of the cave and the people dwelling in it, it makes me think of our world now and the people I believe to be stuck in a “cave”, whereas that cave is a...
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...The Allegory of the Cave In The Allegory of the Cave, Plato describes a dark underground cave where a group of people are sitting in one long row with their backs to the cave’s entrance. Bound to their chairs since childhood, all the humans can see is the distant cave wall in front of them with shadows being displayed. Their view of reality is solely based upon this limited view of moving shadows; this is what is real to them. Plato illustrates, in The Allegory of the Cave, that humanity believes aimlessly in their beliefs, prohibiting any comprehension of the truth of their existence. The "prisoners" do not realize that they are being held captive, since that existence is all they have ever known. “One might be released, and compelled suddenly to stand up and turn his neck round, and to walk and look towards the firelight; all this would hurt him, and he would be too dazzled to see distinctly those things whose shadows he had seen before” (15). What Plato is trying to tell the reader is that a man cannot leave the cave himself, he needs foreign help to achieve true reality. The only way to successfully leave is if you are “unplugged” from the game of life, almost as if “...someone would drag [a man] thence by force, up the rough ascent, the steep way up, and never stop until he could drag him out into the light of the sun....” (19). Upon his release into the free world, “he would have to get used to it...” (21), Plato says this to make the reader apparent of the fact that...
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...Revolution, when people had more leisure time and the demand for entertainment and amusement began to increase. This is significant because media has a powerful influence on society and affects how we dress, act, and think. In The Republic by Plato, Socrates argues against Thrasymachus’ idea that "Obedience to the interest of the stronger" will lead to a successful tyranny. Socrates believes that "justice is the excellence of the soul,” and that benevolence is the key to a successful state. Yet humans embody not only Apollo, the god of the sun, of dreams, and of reason but also, Dionysus, the god of wine, ecstasy and intoxication, both sons of Zeus. In Plutarch’s Moralia, it is suggested that the state allows society to live for their pleasure so that the state gains the power to control them. We are fighting a constant battle between the rational principle of the soul and the irrational or appetite. The state is determined to keep feeding the Dionysus in each of us in order to continue to control us. The music industry is a tool that is used to influence the youth to indulge in their desires through songs about violence, sex, misogyny and drug use. In the Socratic dialogue in The Republic, Adeimantus, son of Ariston of Athens, proposes the idea that “any musical innovation is full of danger to the whole State, and ought to be prohibited. Plato informs us that “when modes of music change, of the state always changes with them.” Adeimantus is known for his concern for the education...
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...Wachowski’s The Matrix Today’s modern media and society are greatly influenced by not-so-modern artists, philosophers, and writers. We have all watched, read, or analyzed something that was based off of the idea of someone before us. One example for this would be the movie Inception (2010), directed by Christopher Nolan. In this movie the depiction between the idea of a dream and reality is extremely contrasted to the point where it is difficult to draw the line between what is or is not real. The mind boggling adventure of this movie makes us wonder; did the director draw this idea from thin air? The answer is no. In fact, the animated film Paprika (2007), directed by Satoshi Kon directly resembles the ideas and concepts of Inception. This is because Paprika served as a basis for Christopher Nolan in his movie Inception. Movies, concepts, and ideas are always being interpreted or rephrased in different forms. Aside from these two movies, there are other works that are very similar by concept. Two pieces of work that will be discussed further in detail are, the philosophical work, Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave” and Lana Wachowski’s movie, The Matrix. Plato’s “The Allegory of the Cave walks the readers through a dialogue between a character named Glaucon and Plato’s former teacher, Socrates. They discuss the predisposed beliefs of humans and how those beliefs cause them to create a false reality in which they live. Plato claims that our perceptions are not true, they...
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...Welcome London | 2 November 2012 Heineken NV What’s Brewing Seminar Delivering Sustainable Top-line Growth Alexis Nasard Chief Commercial Officer and Member of the Executive Committee London | 2 November 2012 Heineken NV Disclaimer This presentation contains forward-looking statements with regard to the financial position and results of HEINEKEN’s activities. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. Many of these risks and uncertainties relate to factors that are beyond HEINEKEN’s ability to control or estimate precisely, such as future market and economic conditions, the behaviour of other market participants, changes in consumer preferences, the ability to successfully integrate acquired businesses and achieve anticipated synergies, costs of raw materials, interest rate - and foreign exchange fluctuations, change in tax rates, changes in law, changes in pension costs, the actions of government regulators and weather conditions. These and other risk factors are detailed in HEINEKEN’s publicly filed annual reports. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this presentation. HEINEKEN does not undertake any obligation to publicly release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after...
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...Reflection Walden University Introduction to philosophy PHIL 1001 How can you prove weather at this moment we are sleeping, and all our thoughts are a dream; or weather we are awake, and talking to one another in the waking state? Plato For this reflection I founded it fascinating to consider different understanding of reality, I really enjoyed Plato Alegory of the cave amazing piece of art work what a great philosopher for that time period, also movie Matrix great movie directed by Wanch brothers. So questions we can all ask ourselves: Are things we see around us real, are they our reality, and how do we know that for sure, how do we know if we are dreaming or not. These are questions that unfortunately are out of our reach and only time will answer. The Alegory of the cave is a famous story from the Plato Republic, it is a profound allegory with many interpretation, and in this reflection I will compare it to the movie Matrix, and my view of reality. “ Imagine the condition of men living in a sort of cavernous chamber underground, with an entrance open to the light and a long passage all down the cave. Here they have been from childhood, chained by the leg and also by the neck, so that they cannot move and can see only what is in front of them, because the chain will not let them turn their heads. At some distance higher up is the light of a fire burning behind them, and between the prisoners and the fire is a track with a parapet built along...
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...link it to another event to establish the chronology with sufficient proof and the carbon dating has been inconsistent. However it is thought to be around 1630 to 1780’s . (The Eruption of Thera: Date and Implications, 2006) The eruption of Thera brought life to an end for the Cyclades culture. Although there are virtually no artifacts left there to help us understand the life there, we have uncovered buildings. Most of what we know of this region was found through the burial sites where we have found art and artifacts. (Sayre, 2010) Philosophy Greek: Homer- 800 BCE Socrates & Plato 469-347 BCE Aristotle 384-323 BCE Roman Venus: Georgics Greek - Homer: Wrote the Iliad & Odyssey a tale about the the war between Mycenae and Troy between 1800 and 1300 BCE. Roman - Poems: Moral Right and Wrong & Human Destiny. Greeks- A sense of idealism Socrates and Plato Virtue: Be the Best you can be. Belief that man is perfectible. The Romans were imitators...
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...Although I hated this place with a passion, I wouldn’t be who I am today if it wasn’t for going there. Reality came in the form of a brick and hit me in my head. In “Allegory of the Cave”, plato expresses the importance of knowledge and the powerful influence it has on our perception of reality. Contrary, this school disillusioned me and welcomed me to the real world. My new school was predominately black and hispanic opposed to my Catholic school. I assumed I would fit right in but I was wrong. The Black Americans at that school found it absolutely absurd that an African person was claiming to be black. That isn’t just ignorant, but ridiculous. Kids are ruthless. They told me I belong outside with the monkeys, they asked me why I had hair because all African children are bald, and they always told me “Oh you’re black, but you’re not really black”. Plato said “..it's plain to everyone that the [rational part of the soul] with which we learn is always entirely directed toward knowing the truth." At this time it struck me that I needed to understand why these people have an irrational disgust for my heritage. My dad is my primary source of information so I went to him...
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...THE POOR OF EDUCATION IN INDONESIA (Conversation V) By Okta Riyuni Br Rambe 10111138 S1 English Literature Higher School of Foreign Language TEKNOKRAT Bandar Lampung 2013 I. INTRODUCTION 1.1 The Background All developed and developing countries in ths world must have good education, because education is very important for every society. Education will get well if they have the basic quality of the education and training can also be received through the education of families, schools and environment. According to Wikipedia, ”education is defined as a planned effort to establish a study environment and education process so that the student may actively develop his/her own potential to gain the religious and spiritual level, consciousness, personality, intelligence, behavior and creativity to him/herself, other citizens and for the nation”. (www.wikipedia.com) The quality of education in Indonesia is currently very poor. This proved that Indonesia's human development index decline. Now, in this era about the quality of education also very low competitiveness. Both formal and informal education has become the crutch in improving Indonesia's human resources for nation building. And that's what causes the low quality of education that impedes the provision of the human family who have the expertise and skills to meet the nation's development in various fields. The cause of the low quality of education in Indonesia among others is a matter of...
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...food to the historic land of India, it was much more. India is a land of vivid taste buds, an emerging economy and home to a very wrong conception about American culture and Americanization imported with it joy, the wrong conception about American life, and hard work, which in fact are shaping the Indian culture today. As an Indian I have seen how local Indian flavors restricted American giants like KFC, Coca-Cola and PepsiCo to be successful in the Indian market. Who in the whole world ever thought that KFC would include more vegetarian options than chicken on its menu? In his article “In 2000 Years, Will the World Remember Disney or Plato?” Mark Rice-Oxley frames a picture in our mind through his writing, describing a usual American day but in London. Thus leading us to his main argument, in 2000 Years, Will the World Remember Disney or Plato? He claims basketball is climbing the ladder, becoming more important in our lives each day and it’s not just basketball, but we are under the skies governed by American soft power. We can find, through examples, in the article that world cultures in some countries have given their own unique twist to the overtaking American culture. For instance, Japanese have taken the ideas of Fast-Food and Hip-Hop and given them a new twist, according to their culture and lifestyle. But the article comes to an end with the same argument with which it started, will Disney survive the falling sand of...
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...The Greek philosopher Plato depicted an analogy where people or prisoners facing a wall were chained for as long as they were alive. Due to the fire behind them it created shadows as of passerby between them. That was their reality. But as he became freed and expose to the world, he learned very quickly that the life they lived did not represent reality. It was nothing more than a mere illusion. We are all born into some way of life; either it be religion, a belief system or a social class but essentially we are born into an identity or one is forced upon us. Like in Douglas’s Narrative of the life where “slaveholders have ordained, and by law established, that the children of the slave women shall in all cases follow the condition of their...
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...journey to true knowledge and is living their life only seeing what is on the surface, what they want to see. In the cave the prisoner is held by chains, this represents the power of society over the average human being and is reinforced by the influence of media which portrays a life of misapprehension. The prisoner is cloaked with a false reality and has never known life outside the cave, this tells us that human beings have become accustom to their ‘comfort zone’ and refuse to believe in a world that they have never seen. This relates to Plato’s idea that our senses are what deceive us but can we seek a world that we have never seen, heard or felt? The mind is where all great things are conceived and no two minds are alike, this allows us to seek truth through reasoning. Plato believes that our mind is conditioned by the walls of society and humanity, causing us to think in a certain way. Although our mind is free to think as we please, we are incarcerated within our own reality keeping us within the confined walls of the cave. This tells us that most human beings will remain in the cave and have become institutionalised, they are unable to even dream of a life outside the cave and are just puppets to the world they know. Plato...
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...Ashleigh Wheat April 24, 2011 Comm. And the Media Matthews Plato: The Allegory of the Cave Imagine a life of only looking at the shadows on a wall. Not knowing what the outside world was like or even what a person looked like. Just monstrous shadows projected on the wall in front of you. The prisoners in Plato’s story were born in a cave and chained in a way they only knew the wall in front of them. In the allegory of the cave the prisoners were not allowed to look at anything but the wall. They were chained with a “bridge” behind them. I refer to it as a bridge because people walked across it carrying their water or camels. I used the youtube video: “The Cave: An adaption of Plato’s Allegory in Clay” as a reference. It helped me understand the story more in depth but yet there was a lot more to tell through the text “Plato, The Allegory of the Cave.” I believe that my favorite sentence from the article I chose would have to be “…and you will see, if you look, a low wall built along the way, like the screen which marionette players have in front of them, over which they show the puppets.” (Kreis, 2000) Once I read this I could see a picture in my head. I felt that I was trapped in the chains and was restricted to just the wall. Plato’s story shows me to respect life. Enjoy what God gave you instead of taking advantage of it. The prisoners were not allowed to see the outside world. They didn’t know what the sky looked like or what a voice sounded...
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