"The Cave"

"The Cave"

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http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/platoscave.html

Read the "The Cave"

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Answer the following questions after reading it.

1. Summarize what the allegory is about in your own paragraph
These people were chained in a cave. They think that the shadows were just part of the cave wall. They let one go and he is overwhelmed with all that he seen. He sees the sun and he firstly rejects what he sees. If he were to go back the other people in the cave would not believe him and they would probably kill him.

2. What do you think Socrates is trying to say about the nature of reality/truth?
That reality is not always what you think it is. If you see it you believe it. The way you were raised determines what you think that reality is. The truth isn't always reality.

3. How does this allegory relate to the learning process and education in general?
That the older you get the more world you see. It changes your viewpoint. You don't want to go back to your past now that you have experienced more.

4. Think about our modern day technological society; how does this allegory written thousands of years ago connect to our culture?
Once you have a cell phone you don't think you could ever live without it. Technology has distorted the reality of our lives. But I also think that it has brightened our horizons some. We are informed about the rest of the world and whats going on other than what we come in contact with every day.