Plato was a philosopher who believed in higher education and was curios about the way humans learned. Socrates was Plato's mentor who had a major influence on Plato's life. Therefore, it led Plato to writing The Republic. ... Characters of the cave, who are the prisoners, have lived their life in ignorance when they knew nothing of the outside world. ... The cave myth is more meaningful and symbol when read carefully and when influence takes place. ...

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I believe Plato is saying that one who is enlightened has the mind to laugh at one coming from the darkness because this person coming from the darkness will soon be enlightened being able to see what he was unable to see in the darkness. On the other hand Plato is saying the unenlightened man cannot laugh at the enlightened man coming from the light back into the darkness because he has not seen the light. ... I agree with the "Allegory of the cave" because one who is enlightened contains the knowledge that he could not while in the darkness. ... Referring to Plato's observation I bel...

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This is the basic premise for Plato's Allegory of the Cave, in which prisoners sit in a cave, chained down, watching images cast on the wall in front of them. ... Accordingly, to break free, we must open our eyes and see the truth about the world around us according to Plato. The truth for Oedipus being that he is a prisoner of his own beliefs just as the men were prisoners of the cave. ... In "Allegory of the Cave" Plato alludes to a direct representation of the human condition of typical behaviors in society. ... In the context of "Allegory of the Cave," Oedipus can be compared to the...

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I can most relate to Bacons Idol of the Cave. ... This cave is a reference to one's mind and the education they receive is based in their own wants. ... I have been interested in some other education and when I started learning about Bacon and Plato my "former fancies" distorted my image of what bacon was really trying to say. All of these Idols I have seen within my life but the cave is the one that sticks out the most. ... Just from writing this paper I have gained a since of knowledge and realize how big of a role the Idols of the Cave effect my own living style. ...

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