Realities Two-Way Street Ignorance is bliss. This phrase, however comforting, is a provocative statement to the debilitating state of society and the human state of mind; the dual-edged comment is represented in both Plato’s Allegory of the Cave and the Wachoski brother’s The Matrix through universes, similar to our own, where people are in strong states of illusion and ignorance. Both have a character, which is brought to the “light” to realize this false reality and to liberate everyone else
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My father always called it “Old Man’s Cave”, and it was a ginormous cave with a waterfall. The only problem is that it was a really long hike to get there. My sister started to get tired, so I had to pick her up and carry her the rest of the way to the cave. I could tell that it was going to be a long hike to the cave. We’ve gone over several hills. Over three hours after we set out in search for the cave, I could tell a clear sign that we were almost there. I found what
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Each of the readings discusses aspects of man being deceived by his senses. In The Matrix, almost every human is plugged into a giant computer and lives out an illusion provided by the computer to the brain (Wachowski, 1999). In The Allegory of the Cave, a hypothetical situation where men are only allowed to see shadows of reality is discussed by Socrates and Glaucon (Plato, n.d.). Finally, in Meditation I of The Things of Which We May Doubt, René Descartes attempts to eliminate all beliefs that might
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The Matrix with the readings from Plato and Descartes. What are some similarities and differences? All three; “The Matrix”, “The Allegory of the Cave” the more eloquent “Meditation 1 of the Things of Which We May Doubt” all seem to center on the same metaphysical question of; what is real? The Matrix is much like a modern version of The Allegory of the Cave in which both the perception based reality is explored with their costs and limitations involved. It seems to me that Rene’ Descartes “Meditations
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What are the first things that come to mind when you hear the word temptation? What kinds of temptations have you faced? The first things I think of are food (eating things that I know I shouldn’t be eating), disobedience (feeling tempted to ignore what my parents told me not to do) and distractions (instead of concentrating on my work, I get drawn into unnecessary conversation with my peers). As we can see we have all experienced temptation in our daily lives. To be able to understand temptation
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What Processes Have Affected the Features on the Stretch of Coastline at Archer’s Bay, St. Lucy, Barbados? Name: Shawana Harris School: Harrison College Candidate Number: 00300141645 Table of Contents Page * Aim of Study......................................................................3 * Location of Study .............................................................4 * Methodology ...................
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February 2015 “The Allegory of the Cave” In this pamphlet, philosophy is presented by Socrates, “The allegory of the cave” by Benjamin Jowett. Through this comparison, there is an image of learning effects on human mind. The thinker is moved by learning through stages on divided line, and the end takes him to a proper evolution. In the pamphlet, the dark scene is described by Socrates whereby, some people have never seen the light of the day because of staying in caves from birth. The darkness in this
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Turning On the Light: The Role of Darkness in the Search for Enlightenment Your fingers scrabble blindly against the wall of the dark room, searching for the familiar shape of a light switch. The recognizable protrusion appears beneath your fingertips and with a crackle the fluorescent light of your dorm room flickers on. In that second of searching, all manner of monster and fiend flashed before your eyes, lurking in the shadows. In this sense, the looming darkness was both your barrier – sightlessly
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enlightened, and attempts to convince the others to leave the cave with him. This illustrates that some people either do not want to know the truth, or that they choose the easy path. Sometimes knowing the truth can harm someone. Plato describes people that do not choose to leave their cave, saying, “I don’t see how they could see anything else…if they were compelled to keep their heads unmoving all their lives!” (Plato). The people in the cave looking at the shadows have grown up in that “ignorance
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Communication To Family Face-To-Face We regret to inform you that your family member is among 33 workers currently trapped due to cave-in. We want you to know that as we speak, we have rescue workers on site doing everything possible to bring every worker to safety as soon as possible. We will keep you informed as new information develops. • I this statement I don’t wont to give too much information about the events that possibly lead to the collapse because I don’t want to cause any more sorrow
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