Plato's Allergy Of The Cave

When thinking of philosophers one of biggest names out there is Plato. The greek meaning of the name plato meant “Broad Shouldered”.Plato was around during 428 - 347 B.C and was one of the most influential philosophers of his time. During Plato’s early life was around Peloponnese War and grew into his teenage years around the time of Athens defeat of Spartan. Plato was descendants of Athenian Nobles on both sides of his family. Plato’s father Ariston died when plato was young and his mother Perictione remarried. Plato destined to be an active role in Politics but he was more interested in education and philosophy. As an middle aged child plato studied philosophy, poetry, and gymnastics. His first teacher was Cratylus, and as he grew up he became a
For example we all in some ways the people in the cave not introduced to outside ideas. If you think about it we are all in some ways the people in the cave, oblivious so many things in our world. We are given things like the media, military, presidential election, and society to block out the other unknown ideas about life We sit in the cave and these made up things are the fire and the shapes we look at making things that aren't real. Also religion is a prime example of the fire in the cave. Today we are chained to a wall called stereotypes we make these concepts up to preoccupy us from living a real and true genuine life. A time where plato's philosophies connected to my life was when a used to care about what everyone thought about me. I was basically chained to the wall, not being my true self. Then i started to realize that i was not happy and then pulled myself out to be who i truly want to be. Like how the old man pulled a prisoner out og the cave to experience real