found in the spring of 1947 by a group of Bedouin goat herders. These goat herders were searching for a lost goat along the cliffs of the Dead Sea and came along a cave containing jars filled with manuscripts. Not until 1949 did they realize the significance of these letters. The finding of this cave led to the findings of many other caves containing ancient pottery, cloth, and wood. (WSRP) Who/What: The Dead Sea Scrolls are writings comprised of over 800 documents that deepened our understanding
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his ‘Allegory of the Cave’ which presents itself in the form of a Socratic dialogue between Glaucon, the brother of Plato, and Plato’s teacher, Socrates. Plato’s initial focus in his ‘Allegory of the Cave’ is almost entirely transcendent; he is concerned not with knowledge, but rather with the nature of reality. Socrates, speaking to Glaucon, describes a group of prisoners chained to a wall in a cave who have been there since birth. Behind them is a fire, which lights the cave, and between this fire
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Plato’s Republic and Machiavelli’s The Prince are each hugely important texts in the history of philosophy. Even though they were written approximately 1900 years apart, they represent two of the most valuable commentaries on political philosophy. They are of course, very different in their discussions of philosophy, yet some similarities are evident. Plato writes about philosophy through the mouth of Socrates, illustrating indirectly through a lengthy dialogue his own ideas and opinions. As
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Plato describes a cave, in which there are three prisoners. The prisoners are tied down to rocks, arms and legs bound and their head is tied so that they can only see the stonewall in front of them. These prisoners have been here since birth and no nothing about the world outside of this cave. Behind the prisoners is a fire and a walkway to separate them. People walk along this walkway daily carrying a lot of things: animals, plants, wood, and stone. The prisoners obviously cannot see these objects
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happen? e. Forest f. Baghdad g. Caves h. America 3.) What does Ali Baba do for money? i. He is a thief j. He is a wood cutter k. He is a hunter l. He is a soldier 4.) When Ali Baba was out looking for wood what did he discover? m. A lovely girl n. Money o. The forty thieves p. soldiers 5.) What is the secret code to open the cave? q. Open cave r. Open I said s. Open sesame t
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The Matrix, Plato, and Descartes Whether one elects for the “red pill of truth”, or the “blue pill of deception”, the battle for the human mind is being waged. Similarities between the motion picture, The Matrix, “The Allegory of the Cave” from Plato, the Republic, Book VII, 514A1-518D8, and Meditation 1 of The Things of Which We May Doubt, from Rene’s Descartes, Meditations on the First Philosophy 1641, include the existence of the opposing force that seeks to deceive the human (mind) soul,
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Allegory of the Cave “Allegory of the Cave” is a dialog between Socrates and Gloucon in “The Republic” written by Plato. The image of the cave is a universal picture of the human conditions that applies to everyone. It questions the justice created by the society and human nature. The idea conveyed through the dialogue thousands of years ago is so general that examples could be found in today’s society as well. In the beginning Socrates draws the mental image of the cave to his student
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within Virginia is in six eastern counties. At this moment it is known to take residence within three caves in Tazewell County during the summer, and five caves spread through the Highland, Bland and Tazewell counties during the winter. It is only one of two Virginia bat species which roost in caves in the summer. Also it is not that they live in just any cave they only live within limestone caves. There are also only three known maternity colonies. (Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
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INDIAN ART INTRODUCTION Study of history of art has developed in association with archaeological studies; however, it is now recognized as a specialized discipline. In the West, mainly in Europe, historical art as a discipline has grown considerably with numerous methodological inputs, whereas in India it is still in the process of development in its investigating mechanisms. As the study of art history has grown out of extensive documentations and excavations, one finds description of art
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carrying loot and treasures. He hides in a tree and watches their leader (P. Ramlee) stand in front of a cave and sings a verse of seemingly nonsensical words (niat ingsun matek aji semar ngising, actually a Javanese language poem) which causes an entrance to the cave to open. Ali Baba waits until the thieves have all left the cave before coming out of the tree and using the magic words to open the cave. Inside, he discovers a variety of riches and wealth, but only takes a box of gold coins. With
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