The Allegory Of The Cave
According to Plato's theory of the allegory of the cave concludes society cannot rely on empirical evidence as a basis source of true knowledge. For example, the prisoners, in the cave, use their sense to give a meaning of what an object can be understood as. However, when a prisoner escapes and get a taste of what is real other than his unexamined life, he then realize he senses have been fooling him. In addition, he see what the objects real look like other than how they appear as shadows.This relates to Descartes first meditation, that empiricism cannot be used for knowledge considering we cannot trust our senses. In addition, Descartes claims that there is Evil Genius deluding our perceptions. For instance, the prisoners in the cave are
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However, a prisoner in the cave escapes and learns that his life has been an illusion and there more to learn about existence. Yet, he is scared to learn and forced back to his habit, shows that his is a victim of Nietzsche's slave morality. Not only are the prisoners slaves from knowledge but they are fine with it because that is all they know. For example, it is not proven there is a god, or creator, yet some believe there is. In addition, that is why the prisoners may nor what to leave because they don't want to believe there is something more than what is before there eyes. However, like Plato’s says we are not different from them because, not only are the prisoner’s being deluded but also, the ruler’s over them. Which goes back to the creator, God or the Evil Genius, who could be misleading our perceptions. Either way empirically evidence cannot be used for a bases of knowledge, therefore, some people may live in scepticism. Which makes it hard to understand life because you then don’t know what you are living for. Therefore, it would be impossible to want to live like a “educated administrator” or a “master” if you don’t know what they teach is moral or immoral. Therefore, since it is hard to distinguish reality or an illusion, it is not absolute to say what is true
However, a prisoner in the cave escapes and learns that his life has been an illusion and there more to learn about existence. Yet, he is scared to learn and forced back to his habit, shows that his is a victim of Nietzsche's slave morality. Not only are the prisoners slaves from knowledge but they are fine with it because that is all they know. For example, it is not proven there is a god, or creator, yet some believe there is. In addition, that is why the prisoners may nor what to leave because they don't want to believe there is something more than what is before there eyes. However, like Plato’s says we are not different from them because, not only are the prisoner’s being deluded but also, the ruler’s over them. Which goes back to the creator, God or the Evil Genius, who could be misleading our perceptions. Either way empirically evidence cannot be used for a bases of knowledge, therefore, some people may live in scepticism. Which makes it hard to understand life because you then don’t know what you are living for. Therefore, it would be impossible to want to live like a “educated administrator” or a “master” if you don’t know what they teach is moral or immoral. Therefore, since it is hard to distinguish reality or an illusion, it is not absolute to say what is true