Allegory of the Cave

Plato's "Allegory of the Cave" is concemed about on how humans perceive things or the truth in
particular. It shows how we gain knowledge. Plato claims that truth from what we see and hear are not
real knowledge, and that there is another way of finding the truth which is philosophical. The allegory
shows how the cave, shadows, game, escape and return of the prisoner symbolized different things a
person would know if he/she would even try to look at things differently

The allegory started with three prisoners tied up by a chain inside a cave where the fire behind them is
the only source of light. They didn't have any choice but to look at the wall in front of them where they
only see shadows as reflections of the things outside the cave. Because they were chained, they have
decided to have a game which is to guess what shadows would appear next. The winner will be praised
on how clever he is. The twist of the allegory was when one of the prisoners escaped and left the cave.
He was shocked on what the world outside of the cave is. As he begins to understand things, he realized
that the world outside the cave is not real. After his intellectual joumey where he discovered beauty and
meaning, he retumed to the cave and told the prisoners his discoveries. They didn't believe him and told
him that the world outside corrupted his way of thinking. They even threatened to kill him if he tries to
set them free.

The allegory really made me think hard after watching it. It made me contemplate on a lot of things. It
also amazed me on how the minds of Socrates and Plato works. It is a good representation on how a
person should think or the kind of mentality that a person should have. A person's knowledge is not
acquired only through the senses, the thruth should be found in a philosophical way. Not everything
that we see and hear is the truth.

People should learn how to think out of the box. We should not conform ourselves to what is considered
to be universal. There is no harm in trying to look for the answers in things that makes us wonder. Going
out of what is viewed to be a norm would not mean that you are trying to break the rules Feeding our
curiosity is not a bad thing because we are just fulfilling our desires as a natural human being who are
bom curious.

The Allegory of the e Cave

 Plato's "Allegory of the Cave" is thought about how people perceive things or reality in particular. It
shows how we acquire knowledge. Plato says that the truth from what we see and hear is not real
knowledge, and there is another way of finding truth which is philosophical. The allegory shows how the
cave, the shadows, the game, the prisoner's escape and return symbolize the different things that a
person would know if he tried to look at things differently.

The allegory begins with three prisoners chained inside a cave where the fire behind them is the only
source of light. They couldn't do anything but look at the wall in front of them where they could only see
a shadow as a reflection of things outside the cave. Since they are chained, they decide to have a game
of guessing what shadows will appear next. The winner will be praised for how smart he is. The twist of
the allegory is when one of the prisoners escapes and leaves the cave. He was surprised by what the
world was like outside the cave. As he begins to understand things, he realizes that the world outside
the cave is not real. After his intellectual joumey in which he discovered beauty and meaning, he
returned to the cave and told the prisoners of his discoveries. They didn't believe him and told him that
the outside world was ruining his way of thinking. They even threatened to kill him if he tried to free
them.

The allegory really made me think after watching it. It made me think about a lot of things. I was also
surprised by how the minds of Socrates and Plato worked. It is a good representation of how a person
should think or the kind of mentality a person should have. One's knowledge is not only acquired
through the senses, truth must be found philosophically. Not everything we see and hear is true.

People should learn how to think out of the box. We should not conform ourselves to what is considered
universal. There is nothing wrong with trying to find the answers to the things that puzzle us. Deviating
from what is considered a norm does not mean that you are trying to break the rules. Feeding our
curiosity is not a bad thing because we are only fulfilling our desires as a naturally curious human being.