Caves to Knowledge or Knowledge to Aid

Plato's "Fable of the Cave" is an interesting story designed to educate readers. By presenting a fictitious story, Plato can symbolize many aspects of our lives that we do not think about well. This story symbolizes many important times in our life such as education, growth from children to adults, and even overseas visits. Plato wants us to think and examine these important events so that we can better understand how we develop and observe the world.

The allegory of the allegorical cave of the cave in Plato Republic means the place where humans are before and after acquiring knowledge. Cave fables present us as practical tools and footholds for further realization. Before knowledge, humans are treated as people - controlled dolls according to their own wishes. Through the fable, we will see the influence and results of knowledge. The main expression of the cave comes from the fable of the cave.

The symbols used in Plato's "cave myth" effectively represent knowledge of three levels. Fuzzy knowledge (shadow), mixed knowledge (statue), pure knowledge (actually pure form) In addition, the myth of the cave also categorizes the two reality of material reality (cave) and metaphysical reality (outside world) It is. These symbols explain Plato's beliefs. Because it is related to the level of our reality and knowledge. A prisoner in a cave knows only a kind of knowledge, that is, shadow knowledge. Their imprisonment only allowed them to see the shadow drawn by the statue above. Shadows represent ambiguous knowledge which is the most polluted knowledge available in material reality. Contrary to pure knowledge and complex knowledge, awkward knowledge is completely hidden by the true shape represented by these shadows. Because this is the only reality a prisoner can get, it is true for them.

Imagine a group of people imprisoned in a cave since childhood. The only thing they can see without knowing the outside world is the shadow of the object projected by the fire outside the cave. The reality of these prisoners is based on the shadows they see and believes to be mistakenly a reality. One day, a prisoner fled from the cave for the first time and saw the outside real world. At first, he was shocked by the sight that he observed. He realized that the shadow reflected reality. He adapted slowly to the new experience, but decided to return to prison to help other people who are still trapped.