The Allegory of the Cave

The conversation between Socrates and Glaucon as told by Plato in Plato's Republic chapter 7

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[845624]

i hate my english class but i love youtube

[Youngterror101]

@PTFAbedeh I think he's telling it in the present day point of view, because in actuality we too are chained (just invisibly) by television and the media. They influence our opinions and have us brainwashed... It's quite peculiar how all of Plato's work or plans or defenses can be evaluated today even with the modernization of things.

[KauzWaldhar]

@GamerOfSkills you're an idiot

[flowerflower03]

@GamerOfSkills you don't seem to understand, this is not about cave the cave is a representation of your sick society we obviously do not live in caves think of it basically as a metaphor kind of because in his times he obviously had nothing better to describe it as.. this man was ahead of his time think a little instead of trying to prove some point of absolutely nothing and just talking bad about such thing because you hated your English or philosophy class think a little.

[GamerOfSkills]

@flowerflower03 lol because i dont care for plato and his philosphy? Give me a real argument for once seriously. What part of this cave-stuff do you believe in? Ive obviosuly not read a lot of books but i can already tell you with 100% certainty that plato was wrong.

[flowerflower03]

@GamerOfSkills WOW WOW WOW never hear such a naive person haha bro i am so damn sorry that you are narrow minded and naive you obviously are at a huge lack of knowledge read a damn book something outside of what this government is okay with publishing...you have no idea how dumb you sound honestly.. no offence intended.

[GamerOfSkills]

@flowerflower03 im not gonna read more useless plato-bullshit than i have to so no thanks. I'm talking about "The Theory of Forms". I dont know what youre talking about or what you believe in but youve gotta be a lunatic to believe in all (if anything) of that mentioned theory. Now tell me what you think is correct about platos form/idea-theory.

[flowerflower03]

@GamerOfSkills whos nobody? what theory? look around if you knew anything you would be seeing it happen right before your eyes im sorry you have been targeted and blind by media,and everything else carried by this sick society you and i both live in... you have no idea.. read more and im not talking about your school books this agenda has affected and influenced..

[AirForceGirl05]

Very deep concept.

[GamerOfSkills]

@flowerflower03 uh what? Nobody really believes in this "theory of idea"-crap. It was stupid to begin with (IMO anyway) and it's disproved.

[flowerflower03]

@GamerOfSkills so you talk against him but don't give any reason for you to be right?... your lost my friend and i don't blame you because just like the rest of civilians the media and others view on things have blinded you to the truth.. i don't take Plato's or any others view on things i make sure i do my research and then go back to old teachings and they make sense seems as if you started in the wrong place and took in fouls information.. im sorry for your misunderstanding and ignorance.