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Description of Plato’s allegory cave
A group of people---prisoners that live in a cave, who have
been chained and held immobile since childhood: not only are their arms and
legs held in place, but their heads are also fixed, compelled to gaze at a wall
in front of them. Behind them was an enormous fire, and between the fire and
the prisoners is a raised walkway, along which people walk carrying things on
their heads. The prisoners watching the shadow on the wall, and they think this
is real, not shadow. The whole of their society would depend on the shadows on
the wall.
A prisoner get permitted to go out from the cave, he see the
real objects outside the cave he don’t know what is that. He would believe the
shadows on the wall to be more real than what he sees in the first.
We cant just believe on something that we saw or heard, and
also have to find the prove! Many times, the truth are hidden by many
reasons---gate-keeping.
reply....
The gatekeeper filter out the true from us maybe got the beneficial but also got the harm. For example, the gatekeeper(government) tell us that this country is a rich country, and we will think it good and won't worry about the economy problem, feel more comfortable. But the true is actually this country is facing the bankruptcy problem! If suddenly this country bankrupted we all cant accept this kind of things happen，some of us may feel disappointed and maybe will kill themselves!
For me, the gatekeeper actually cant control the spread of the network so we can know all the things from internet.
For me, the gatekeeper actually cant control the spread of the network so we can know all the things from internet.
So you have found out the significance of "shadows in the cave", what's more important is... what does this mean to you? How does it relate to your life. Maybe you can give us an example.
ReplyDeleteThe gatekeeper filter out the true from us maybe got the beneficial but also got the harm. For example, the gatekeeper(government) tell us that this country is a rich country, and we will think it good and won't worry about the economy problem, feel more comfortable. But the true is actually this country is facing the bankruptcy problem! If suddenly this country bankrupted we all cant accept this kind of things happen，some of us may feel disappointed and maybe will kill themselves!
ReplyDeleteFor me, the gatekeeper actually cant control the spread of the network so we can know all the things from internet.