The allegory actually digs into some deep philosophy, which is not surprising since it comes from Plato. Its main idea is the discussion of how humans perceive reality and if human existence has a higher truth. It explores the theme of belief versus knowledge. The Setting Behind the ...
And then, Plato says, the third group you need is leaders.Their main role will be to think rationally, to use their reason or intellect to make decisions.As decision makers, leaders determine what the state is to do, how the affairs of the citizens are to be run. ...
FormPlatoXenophonTranscendentals'Good' is nothing specific but is transcendentally or generally applied over specific, and specified, 'categories'. These 'categories' may be seen—at least for the purposes of this note—as under...doi:10.1007/s11841-009-0136-1Patrick Hutchings...
“Ultimately for Plato, the ‘best’ form of government turns out to be the rule of philosophers. But the fundamental questions of the Republic are: What is justice? And what are the limits of justice politically?” Those limitations are on full display in Book VIII of the Republic, in ...
内容提示: End of the Text (Plato’s Cave) o What is good according to Plato? How do we attain it/break free of chains? § Good is very related to enlightenment – The light of the visible world is very connected to good. It also points out that what is good is sketchy and ...
In The Allegory of the Cave, what statement is Plato making about the nature of truth? Give two responses Plato gives to defend his theory. What is the form of the ideal state, according to Plato? Who was Plato's student? How did Newton use the ideas of Plato?
Alexander is interesting not just in his discussion of patterns, but also of quality. What makes a design pattern good, in his mind, is its fitness for a purpose. He says, "The form is the part of the world over which we have control, and which we decide to shape while leaving the...
At the dawn of history, and in the religion of more recently attested, pre-literate peoples, there are gods. We get used to the idea of such gods portrayed in anthropomorphic or theriomorphic (i.e. animal) forms and embedded in mythological systems, but as we find them, this is not ...
1.To what extent should education be aimed to equip students for particular tasks within society?2.Hence it can equally be argued that Plato’s scheme of education is aimed at an appreciation of the ‘form of the good’.3.Thus a philosopher such as Locke,who sees all knowledge as ...
oInthetext,Platosaysthatthelegofthefireinthecaveisthesun.Ifwetransplantthat toourworld,howdowereachthatenlightenmentifwecan’tjustwalkoutofa cave?Plato,asaphilosopher,thinksofhimselfasenlightened. oGoodisahigherbeing–itiscapableofcreatinglightorbeautiful–it’sacreator.To applythattotheallegory,theprisoners...