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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Allegory of the cave- what do you think are the qualities of an "enlightened", educated person? How does your idea about education relate to the education of the prisoner in Plato's cave story? ... When Plato's man was bound in chains, did he not have his reality? For him, the cave and shadows were his reality. ... If you don't this then you"ll be in the cave forever. ...

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Some accredit Plato with the invention of philosophy, while A. ... This contrasts with Plato's initial postulation of a Demiurge. ... "8 Also Plato cautiously considers the problem of evil in outlining God. ... Plato used this argument as the basis for his doctrine on the Forms. ... This notably strengthened Plato's theory of an independent standard of goodness. ...

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According to Plato, by nature, human is a political animal. ... He uses the cave allegory to highlight how human beings will not survive the darkness unless they act together and be led by a philosopher king who leads them to the light. ... Since the primitive clans of the cave man to our modern day sophisticated society, politics has always been the fabric of governance. ... Plato has noted that human nature will always be the same although tested by time and change. ... Plato, as a student of Socrates, documented the views and arguments of Socrates in The Republic. ...

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Furthermore, Plato's "Allegory of the Cave" gives us understanding about human's progress and their responsibility to share and convey the enlightenment to those who are still in the darkness. ... Human knowledge is just accumulated from what people observe in a dark cave. ... According to "Allegory of the Cave", Plato described that "the truth would be literally nothing but the shadows of the images" (Plato). ... And this they must do, even with the prospect of death" (Plato). ... He has to bring the "true light" to the cave where people ...

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Plato presents the Divided Line as an outline for his theory of knowledge. ... Imagine prisoners living in a cave. They have been chained facing the rear wall of the cave since childhood. ... Behind the prisoners on a higher level of the cave floor a fire burns. ... The Allegory of the Cave is an education process for the prisoner. ...

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