The prisoners in the cave mistake appearance for reality.

Such prisoners would mistake appearance for reality. They would think the things
they see on the wall (the shadows) were real; they would know nothing of the real
causes of the shadows.

How do we know the truth based on the allegory of the cave?

The allegory contains many forms of symbolism used to instruct the reader in the
nature of perception. The cave represents superficial physical reality. ... The shadows
cast on the walls of the cave represent the superficial truth, which is the illusion that the
prisoners see in the cave.

What is the main message of the allegory of the cave?

The main theme of Plato's Allegory of the Cave in the Republic is that human
perception cannot derive true knowledge, and instead, real knowledge can only come
via philosophical reasoning. In Plato's example, prisoners live their entire lives in a cave,
only able to see shadows. To them, these shadows are reality.

The main themes of Plato's "Allegory of the Cave" in the Republic

are that humanity cannot comprehend the true nature of reality
through mere observation and perception and that philosophical
reasoning must be utilized in order to reach true understanding.

This is an allegory of the life of all enlightened and wise people who get rejected by
ignorance when they try to enlighten others. For Plato, most of us live like the prisoners
in the cave. The masses are stubborn and ignorant and dedicate their lives to pursue
shadows instead of the real thing.
What is the main lesson of Plato's allegory of the cave?
The key life lesson from Plato's Allegory of the Cave is to question every assumption
you have about the reality you call “real.” This is a powerful way to develop the skill of
thinking for yourself and discovering your own unique solutions to any problem

How does the allegory of the cave relate to education?

So, the teacher in the allegory of the cave guided the prisoner from the darkness and
into the light (light represents truth); education involves seeing the truth. Plato believed
that you have to desire to learn new things; if people do not desire to learn what is true,
then you cannot force them to learn.

mental illness, social anxiety for example-can

make people not want to leave their house

What is truth according to Plato in this allegory?

What is truth according to Plato in this allegory? Truth differs depending on who
you are. It's whatever your reality is. For the prisoners, it was the cave. For people
outside the cave, it was the real world.

shadows are reality for the prisoners because they have never seen anything else; they do
not realize that what they see are shadows of objects in front of a fire, much less that these
objects are inspired by real things outside the cave which they do not see.

prisoner returns to the cave in order to enlighten his friends they just cannot
understand what he's saying he tries to explain to them of the greater reality
but they cannot begin to comprehend this is the only life that they know and they
cannot understand anything else

Plato’s Allegory of the Cave is a reminder that not everyone will understand or be
happy for you, when you decide to change your habits and outlook on life.

Just like how the people in the cave responded to the escaped prisoner who returned
—you can expect friends and family to laugh at your “stupid” ideas.

It’s normal to face criticism once you leave the cave.

In the end, if you can’t convince them through your words, convince them through
your actions—because actions speak louder than words.
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The cave is a symbol of our lives

it shows that we base truths and what we see and what we hear in front of us not
really knowing what the truth is our reality could just be mere shadows of
something bigger, something greater.

Empiricism

Just like the prisoners who only ever

saw the shadows they believed this was
life an ignorant in an unintelligent
Group.

so what about the competitions

Plato mentions well the competitions the
prisoners had and the honors they gave
themselves

who represents the idea that

those who understand the empirical world
around them become the leaders but in
the greater scheme of things these
honors are meaningless
as the world they are perceiving is a
lesser reality

yes knowledge and truth

is better than being the master of force
 the reason the prisoner returned was to
enlighten the others as this is what the
enlightened should do try and spread the
truth and get people to see the actual
Reality

but as we saw the prisoners

could not understand what they had not
experienced they ridiculed the idea of
leaving the cave and wanted to punish
those who tried yes they did

this is representative of people being

dismissive and even afraid of what they
do not understand they cannot comprehend
the ideas and are afraid of
philosophical truths they would rather
no one ever knew the truth and to change
their lives they have throughout history
many great men have been imprisoned and
even killed because of speaking the
truth and trying to enlighten people.

Plato's allegory of the cave draws

frighteningly similar characteristics to
our everyday world

When we look around and think about our world, our life

We are not just a prisoner now living the

only life we know perceiving that which
is immediately in front of us is our
reality maybe just shadows of an even
greater reality.

It is like are we even able to

comprehend anything greater?
are we prepared to explore outside this cave?
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NOBODY IS BORN WITH INNATE KNOWLEDGE. All
knowledge, ideas, and concepts including talents and skills are
learned from experience.

From this argument, two distinct sides form; Rationalism and Empiricism.
Rationalism argues the idea that human beings have some universal
knowledge, such as reasoning, mathematics, and ethics, which is then
forgotten at birth and only uncovered by experience derived from the senses.
Empiricism conveys the opposite idea, stating that our minds are blank slates
from birth, with sensory experience providing the opportunity to deduce and
reason more complex ideas.

Plato: Roots of Rationalism

The precedence of the mind and reason over the material world of experience and
impressions was a Western philosophical position well before the time of the”continental
rationalists” we will examine in this section. Plato (427-347 BCE) was a rationalist. As
you will see in the short upcoming videos, for Plato the world of experience held no
primacy; what happens in the realm of the sensory and the experiential does not even
qualify as “real” much less as a pathway to knowledge. Plato’s “forms” are seen as
innate ideas in that the forms/ideas are inborn, within us to be discovered.

Plato’s Forms can be known only through the intellect, and they are the ultimate reality.
The world we observe with our senses contains only imperfect copies.

Believing and Knowing

For Plato, there is a distinction between believing and knowing. Since there are objective truths to be
known, we may believe X, but belief alone does not guarantee we are correct. There are three
necessary and sufficient conditions, according to Plato, for one to have knowledge: (1) the proposition
must be believed; (2) the proposition must be true; and (3) the proposition must be supported by
good reasons, which is to say, you must be justified in believing it. Thus, for Plato, knowledge is
justified, true belief.
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