Plato's 'Allegory Of The Cave'
Unit 2 Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave” Assignment
Blanca Peterson
Kaplan University
HU250
The Allegory of the Cave is a deep theoretical philosophical scenario that is being described by Plato in the form of a progressive conversation which begins with Socrates having a fictitious conversation with his brother Glaucon. The conversation between both brothers deals with the lack of knowledge of humanity and the ethics that society has created. This story envelops the reality that comes forth through knowledge and the willingness for man to seek the truth. Once man has been made aware of this, all he desires is to share this with his fellow man and free them from their oppression of ignorance.
In this scenario Socrates …show more content…
Gradually the prisoner begins to feel fortunate and begins to become accustomed to his new world and. When the prisoner begins to slowly identify everything in his new world he begins to realize that the outer world is a true world and that the cave world is a fallacy. Soon he finds himself remembering the others still shackled in the dark cave and begins to feel disappointed and compassion. He also begins to contemplate that he would rather be a slave in the outer world than be a king inside the dark cave world. Although he does not want to enter the dark cave world, he goes and makes an attempt to persuade them that the outer world is the real world the prisoners begin to mock him. He still tries to persuade his former companions the outer world is the true world and what they see on the wall are merely shadows of true object. To no avail the prisoners ignorant friends refuse to believe him and eventually kill …show more content…
Four years ago, Brooks AFB was being closed which meant that all military and civilians would be moving onto other positions at other bases. I was fortunate enough to finally get an offer to gp to Lackland and be a supervisor of a section. I was extremely excited at the opportunity because I would be working in a different area, the job would be completely different than what I was normally used too, and I would also meeting a new group of people. However, what I did not expect was the backlash and harsh treatment that I was going to endure for the short period of time I held the position. As soon as I met the Division Chief of the new section, he immediately stated, although I was pleasant, personable and my background was impeccable, I was really not wanted there and they would make sure that I didn’t last long. What I found out was that I had apparently taken the position from one of their people and they of course were not pleased. This caught me off-guard and I immediately felt I was on the defensive. Because I was on the DoD Priority Placement Program, I was unable to turn the position down because if I did, I would be on my own to find a new job. Nevertheless, I decided regardless of their behavior, I was going to make the best of the situation and move forward with their blessings or not. Unfortunately, meeting with the individual whose position I
Blanca Peterson
Kaplan University
HU250
The Allegory of the Cave is a deep theoretical philosophical scenario that is being described by Plato in the form of a progressive conversation which begins with Socrates having a fictitious conversation with his brother Glaucon. The conversation between both brothers deals with the lack of knowledge of humanity and the ethics that society has created. This story envelops the reality that comes forth through knowledge and the willingness for man to seek the truth. Once man has been made aware of this, all he desires is to share this with his fellow man and free them from their oppression of ignorance.
In this scenario Socrates …show more content…
Gradually the prisoner begins to feel fortunate and begins to become accustomed to his new world and. When the prisoner begins to slowly identify everything in his new world he begins to realize that the outer world is a true world and that the cave world is a fallacy. Soon he finds himself remembering the others still shackled in the dark cave and begins to feel disappointed and compassion. He also begins to contemplate that he would rather be a slave in the outer world than be a king inside the dark cave world. Although he does not want to enter the dark cave world, he goes and makes an attempt to persuade them that the outer world is the real world the prisoners begin to mock him. He still tries to persuade his former companions the outer world is the true world and what they see on the wall are merely shadows of true object. To no avail the prisoners ignorant friends refuse to believe him and eventually kill …show more content…
Four years ago, Brooks AFB was being closed which meant that all military and civilians would be moving onto other positions at other bases. I was fortunate enough to finally get an offer to gp to Lackland and be a supervisor of a section. I was extremely excited at the opportunity because I would be working in a different area, the job would be completely different than what I was normally used too, and I would also meeting a new group of people. However, what I did not expect was the backlash and harsh treatment that I was going to endure for the short period of time I held the position. As soon as I met the Division Chief of the new section, he immediately stated, although I was pleasant, personable and my background was impeccable, I was really not wanted there and they would make sure that I didn’t last long. What I found out was that I had apparently taken the position from one of their people and they of course were not pleased. This caught me off-guard and I immediately felt I was on the defensive. Because I was on the DoD Priority Placement Program, I was unable to turn the position down because if I did, I would be on my own to find a new job. Nevertheless, I decided regardless of their behavior, I was going to make the best of the situation and move forward with their blessings or not. Unfortunately, meeting with the individual whose position I