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This document discusses and analyzes Plato's Allegory of the Cave from two articles. The Allegory of the Cave illustrates humans experience of reality as seen from within a cave, with reality being what is seen outside the cave. The articles analyze the symbolism within the allegory, such as the sun representing vision and the journey of escaping the cave representing moving from ignorance to knowledge. Both articles discuss how the allegory demonstrates humans' natural tendency to stay within what is familiar but also curiosity to explore beyond that.

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This document discusses and analyzes Plato's Allegory of the Cave from two articles. The Allegory of the Cave illustrates humans experience of reality as seen from within a cave, with reality being what is seen outside the cave. The articles analyze the symbolism within the allegory, such as the sun representing vision and the journey of escaping the cave representing moving from ignorance to knowledge. Both articles discuss how the allegory demonstrates humans' natural tendency to stay within what is familiar but also curiosity to explore beyond that.

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Plato’s Allegory of the Cave

In the article "The Platonic Choice of Lives," the author analyzes Plato's definition of

what the good life signifies. He feels that Plato saw the good life as a person closer to God and

displayed a steep virtue. According to Plato, virtue signifies that one has no desires, yielding true

happiness and satisfaction with what he currently has. In the article, the author deliberates on the

virtuous; according to Plato, one should be satisfied and not hear for the unknown. He figures out

the cave and what the significance is inside the cave.

For the man to be moral, he should have remained inside the darkness instead of

exploring outside. But he did not. Once he was set free, he explored, thus seeking satisfaction

outside of his current knowledge. In life, we all have choices to guide us ? are we comfortable

where we are? Or we aren't satisfied yet, yarning more than what is expected of us. In my

research, I think this article will be a great source to analyze what Plato meant by the good life

and our weaknesses.

Part II. In the Allegory of the Cave (Continued)", the author explores the

misunderstanding of the similes used throughout. The cave is a representation of how humans

live. It is our reality versus perception or interpretation of what life is. In this article, he shows

how Plato uses the simile of the cave to be a good versus evil scenario. It illustrates the journey

of the soul and how we travel from what we have known to the "good" that we did not know

existed (Smc).
He then shows how once we, as humans, get a glimpse of something different and

perceived as "good," we want more and share our discoveries with others. Such is the case in

"The Allegory of the Cave," as the once enslaved man escapes and sees the light and outside

world. Once he sees that there is more to life than what is inside the cave, he wants to explore

even more. But he wants to go back to share his discoveries. However, it is difficult for the

others to understand as they have not seen the "good" waiting for them. This article is an

excellent reference while researching humanity's misperception of reality. Overall, the article

seems to be a good reference for my chosen topic. Fogelin,

In this article, the author focuses on the analogies used throughout Plato's "Allegory of

the Cave." He believes that the analogy of the sun is that it illuminates the object of one's vision.

This is relative to how the eyes are used to see things. In other words, the sun is our vision.

Another one of the analogies he discusses is the form of "good." He believes that the good in the

story is the object of our cognition or what we understand.

In this article, the author discusses how man must be willing to know the unhidden. He

emphasizes that we must be aware of and understand the potential untruth. He believes we must

be willing to move away from what we have always known and explore the unknown (Plato).

The real question the author was after was, "What is truth itself?"The author discusses therapy

sessions and how they relate to Plato's "Allegory of the Cave." As in the story, we are all after

what we know versus what we don't know. The journey and discovery of the unhidden exist in

the cave, and with the patients the author counsels. We must be willing to dig deep within and

see the truth. Generally speaking, as humans, we tend to stay hidden as a sense of security.
This is an excellent article for me as it helps me see things more clearly. It allows me to

see how the story relates to the truth of everyday life and situations in today's life.

Work Cited

Smc. “Allegory of the Cave.” Allegory of the Cave, 19 Feb. 2023,

faculty.washington.edu/smcohen/320/cave.htm.

Plato. “The Allegory of the Cave.” Philosophical Thought, Tulsa Community College, 12 Aug.

2022, open.library.okstate.edu/introphilosophy/chapter/on-the-allegory-of-the-cave-Plato/.

University, Carnegie Mellon. “The Desire for Information: Blissful Ignorance or Painful Truth? -

News - Carnegie Mellon University.” The Desire for Information: Blissful Ignorance or Painful

Truth? - News - Carnegie Mellon University, 19 Feb. 2023,

www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2020/march/information-desire-places-bliss-vs-truth.html.

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