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Mind Map by Heloise Tudor, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Heloise Tudor
over 10 years ago
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Analogy of the Cave
- In 'Republic' Plato demonstrates his ideas about human knowledge (in relation to reality and the Theory of the Forms)
- Symbolism
- The
cave =
the
visible
world we
live in,
WoA
- Escaped prisoner = philosopher (Socrates/Plato)
- Prisoners =
humanity
- Shadows + echoes = our
perception of reality, empirical
knowledge, copies of Forms
- Outside = true
reality, world of
the Forms
- Sun =
Form of
the Good
- Journey = discovering true
knowledge
- Prisoner dying =
Socrates' death, due
to ignorance
- Return to the cave =
philosopher trying to explain
his ideas. Plato's belief that
those with philosophical
knowledge should lead
society.
- The
cave =
the
visible
world we
live in,
WoA
- The analogy:
- A dark cave
connected to the
outside world by a
long passage.
Inside is a row of
prisoners. They are
chained up with
their backs to the
entrance, unable to
move.
- Behind prisoners is
a bright fire, people
move past the cave
all day carrying
things. Their
shadows projected
on the wall, and
voices echo around.
- This is their perceived reality
- This is their perceived reality
- A prisoner is released. The
sunlight blinds and confuses him
but he comes to understand the
world outside the cave
illuminated by the Sun.
- He returns to the cave and is
blinded by the darkness. The
others don't understand his
experiences as they only know
the shadows+echoes. He can't
play their guessing game
anymore. They may kill him for
bringing confusion to their safe
world.
- A dark cave
connected to the
outside world by a
long passage.
Inside is a row of
prisoners. They are
chained up with
their backs to the
entrance, unable to
move.
- Analogy = comparing one thing with another
that's similar to explain something
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