Plato - The Cave

[pinkfedoragal]

Ps the blooper where you ran into the screen was really funny! I almost rofl'd!

[pinkfedoragal]

so does this have to do with the fact that reality is what we can see touch smell, etc? Is this like a pro-empiricism thing? I had to read this in philosophy but I can't really understand what it has to do with humans.

[2VandaLEyes]

Very cool video. This has inspired the first 4 paragraphs of my essay on Plato's Cave Allegory for Philosophy class.....I hope that nugget of info flatters! All of those that don't think you went "deep enough" into the meaning of the cave allegory clearly don't realize that this concept goes over the heads of many and needs a simplistic interpretation if it is going to bypass the same ignorance Plato's allegory encompasses. Job well-done, Sir! :)

[GenusCastor]

Your version looked promising until 1:50ish hit and it all went to shits, you have to realise that you would have to drag the prisoner away from what he perceives as his world (the shadows), when you do so and show him what really is producing these shadows he will deny that to be the truth and think the shadows are the truth, since he has never learned anything beyond the bold echo's and shadows in the cave, but as time passes he realises that what the world he is in now is actually real

[CampageIsEre]

How did they feed the prisoners?

[Purushadasa]

@CampageIsEre Bread and water.

[qwertyfshag]

well said

[jennabreeze]

so marlena is not the devil? ;)

super awesome in so many ways. thank you!

[MrCafiero]

ROFL! Welcome to my world!

[prettyparadoxal]

are the shadows getting rid of the ego? defense mechanisms? attatchments ect? or something else?

[Purushadasa]

@prettyparadoxal The shadows represent material events.

See my video entitled, "Cave Allegory: Theism Vs. atheist Dogma" for a complete explanation of what this allegory means.

[Arkenarge]

id say, HEY GUYS THERES MORE SHADOWS OVER THERE! ITS SO MUCH COOLER! and the slaves would be like OH BOY OH BOY and i release them and take them upstairs

[princeminski47]

Good day, 'ey. Welcome to the "Great White North." Today's topic is "The Cave" by Plato. I'm Doug McKenzie and I'm trapped by the shadows on the T.V. Ooh! Here's the real world! It's a parking lot. And here's beer! Take off, reality! Back to the shadow box.

[FixMeThin7]

hahaha I rock. You are from Canada. That was fun.

[FixMeThin7]

I'm guessing you're Canadian based on the way you said "about"... I'm going to go look at your profile to see if I'm correct.

[getaroom528]

OH MY GOSH!!

you have saved my butt! haha.

i had been trying to understand what plato had been trying to talk about for a few days now and i had an assignment that i had to write about and i went to a bunch of websites and then came to youtube as a last resort and found your video! Long story short, i now fully understand what plato what was talking about thanks to you and hopefully ill get a good grade on my assignment! haha. You really helped me ALOT!

THANK YOU SOOO MUCH!!! Your are awesome!<3

[roryboryalice]

You did a GREAT job! What is "The Gate?"

[mountainbreath]

I am so glad someone else understands the TV part I thought i was the only one THANKS MAN

[AnonymousMusician]

im studying philosophy, and this plato's cave theory is something i have 2 study in detail, and u TOTALLY HELP!!! thanks a bunch!

[TruthJockey]

Just an FYI...that reference to the Sun, that's an experience that'll change you FOREVER! Plato knew more about the force or energy called God than ANY modern era preacher! BELIEVE THAT! Manly Hall knew too, Carl Jung knew too, I KNOW TOO ;-) (no, REALLY!)

It takes ZEAL & intuition though, better pack a lunch and prepare to be AMAZED! And watch out for that BRIGHT LIGHT at the end...that inner-song you hear leads towards that light - I wish somebody had given me a heads up, you got yours!

[TruthJockey]

My intuition kept feeding me something about a "duality" that I was supposed to see...I got sent way back in history, searching through almost every culture from the Sumeria to today...history seemed to be riddled with clues that led to other clues, culminating in something that felt like walking up one wall & leaping out...only to find that I had been living in a mist, a fog of BS & propaganda & gimmicks..herded around like cattle by preachers & politicians & teachers. The light came later on!

[dakshinamurti]

Who are the puppetmasters? Who is playing us?

[fengarisol]

This is great! Maybe the sun is the light of love. Because love really changes one´s sight.

[Ketiara]

Hehe, fun and educational too =) Thanks for leading me out of the cave! Great work =D

[Aspirin99]

It's like people who's world view is constrained by religious fundamentalism. When they discover that their holy book was really written by mortals, they are free to discover truths that contradict religious interpretations.

[aniki91344]

Wow, your I love this. Your enthusiasm really carries the story extremely well!

[laylajade07]

We just finished discussing this in my Survey of Religion class....lol, Good Job!!!!

[vantimmy]

It's interesting to read some of these comments. The guy in the video is a Pastor in my church, and he did this video for a sermon a few years back. I'm with HSO82, feel free to start a discussion here if you want.

[NSO82]

well done. This message is to everyone reading these posts from this video. I would like you guys to write down what you guys believe on this video so we can start discussion.

[sdsunandfun]

Great!

[dietergrosse]

thx so much for sharing your version of this allegory. Very accurate!!

[davidrvrthompson]

haha great discription

[planetfrog]

Great stuff, loved it! Had me giggling too. Thanks for the great post.

[Barklord]

I'm suprised and a little disappointed that there are so few comments on this video. I'll check out your channel. Thanks.

[trunks78244]

Good representation of the Allegory.

[Davidscave]

well done