The second idea in the Republic, called the Divided Line Analogy, shows the differences on how society perceives the world. The first side of the divided line is represented by the visible world. ... The other side of the divided line is the intelligible world; the world of knowledge. This section of the line holds the concepts of understanding and reason. ... It is stated that the visible world is only seen and not put into perspective, whereas the intelligible world gives understanding and reasoning to the visible world. ...

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Evidence of this is supplied in the very reasoning behind his trial and subsequent death sentence. ... Once an individual has taken a moral line, for good or bad, they must stick to it, "taking no account of death or anything else before dishonour"... Socrates states the importance of standing by his previous reasoning (no unjust acts). ... If everyone adopted this particular Socratic line, society would doubtless have little to worry it. ...

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From this reasoning Socrates comes to the conclusion: therefore we shouldn't believe the majority in why escape would be moral. ... The main issue I want to cover is when the book states, "Here Plato agrees with Parmenides, who admonishes us not to trust our senses but to follow reasoning alone. ... You must rely on reasoning alone. ...

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Hypnotism is an exceptionally interesting experience to witness firsthand. With an object as ordinary as a swinging pocket watch, some individuals have the power to gain control of another person's mind by lulling them into a meditative state. The hypnotist is able to speak to the person's subconscious mind, directly bypassing their normal conscious thoughts and defenses, influencing them on their most basic level of thought. This instigates an unusual response in individuals under hypnosis, as they ignore all but what the hypnotist suggests. The Christopher Nolan movie Inception d...

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