Plato's The Allegory Of The Cave
Plato, "The Allegory of the Cave"
"And whereas the other so-called virtues of the soul seem to be akin to bodily qualities, for even when they are not originally innate they can be implanted later by habit and exercise, the of wisdom more than anything else contains a divine element which always remains, and by this conversion is rendered useful and profitable; or on the other hand, hurtful and useless. Did you never observe the narrow intelligence flashing from the keen eye of a clever rouge -- how eager he is, how clearly his paltry soul sees the way to his end; he is the reverse of blind, but, his keen eyesight is forced into the service of evil, and he is mischievous in proportion to his cleverness."
"They must be made to descend again among the prisoners in the cave, and partake of their labors and honors, whether they are worth having or not."
"…the uneducated and uninformed of the truth, nor yet those who never make an end of their education, will be able ministers of State."
Plato's "The Allegory of the Cave", discusses the fact that we can't teach someone but, we can awaken their abilities to learn and understand. It also, states that peoples eyes can be clouded by …show more content…
What we might be seeing may be something we shouldn't be seeing. Because we are around our parents for most of our lives what we see is believed to be the right things to do in life. A king is forcing his young son to learn the duties of the royalty and to understand that he has to carry out his duties corruptly or it will be the end of him. Showing his son that having mercy on the slaves is unacceptable. The king and his son go out into town and the slaves building the monuments are taking a break. The king draws his whip and beats the slaves until they are barely alive while his son watches. Things like that are deemed hurtful and useless and should not be learned because they don't help enrich one's
"And whereas the other so-called virtues of the soul seem to be akin to bodily qualities, for even when they are not originally innate they can be implanted later by habit and exercise, the of wisdom more than anything else contains a divine element which always remains, and by this conversion is rendered useful and profitable; or on the other hand, hurtful and useless. Did you never observe the narrow intelligence flashing from the keen eye of a clever rouge -- how eager he is, how clearly his paltry soul sees the way to his end; he is the reverse of blind, but, his keen eyesight is forced into the service of evil, and he is mischievous in proportion to his cleverness."
"They must be made to descend again among the prisoners in the cave, and partake of their labors and honors, whether they are worth having or not."
"…the uneducated and uninformed of the truth, nor yet those who never make an end of their education, will be able ministers of State."
Plato's "The Allegory of the Cave", discusses the fact that we can't teach someone but, we can awaken their abilities to learn and understand. It also, states that peoples eyes can be clouded by …show more content…
What we might be seeing may be something we shouldn't be seeing. Because we are around our parents for most of our lives what we see is believed to be the right things to do in life. A king is forcing his young son to learn the duties of the royalty and to understand that he has to carry out his duties corruptly or it will be the end of him. Showing his son that having mercy on the slaves is unacceptable. The king and his son go out into town and the slaves building the monuments are taking a break. The king draws his whip and beats the slaves until they are barely alive while his son watches. Things like that are deemed hurtful and useless and should not be learned because they don't help enrich one's