Are we still gazing at the projected flickerings on the cave wall, mistaking those ephmeral appearances for reality?
2007-04-21 06:05:37 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Yes and some of us have left the cave and have become so blinded by the brightness that we are stumbling around the realm of forms struggling to use our laptops and answer on Yahoo.
2007-04-21 06:14:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I believe so, although philosophy seems to be very suggestive of each particular individual, we have consider those shadows as reality, for we still believe in stupid things, and reality must not allow room for stupid things, for example God and the role it plays in our daily life, heaven and hell, sin, and so on. And as Heraclitus said God is willing and unwilling. Even though Plato is much responsible for our western philosophy, we have no perceived the message quite well, so as with that of Jesus. Stupidity abounds, or maybe is more like laziness. If we would be living in reality we would had already realise the damage we are doing to ourselves.
2007-04-21 14:01:36 · answer #2 · answered by Alejo 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think the point of Plato's Cave is that humanity will always be in it. There will always be relatively few who see what makes the shadows.
2007-04-21 13:29:32 · answer #3 · answered by David 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes,we probably are.For those who try and venture out, find,not the blinding sun,or the brightness,but the unspeakable violence of today's world,fresh,close and more unbearable than the shadows of their T.V.screens.Is all that madness in the Cave?Help,I know I'm in the Cave,I would please like to get out.
2007-04-21 13:53:47 · answer #4 · answered by song1709! 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well, considering that Plato's sunlit utopia would be an intellectual's autocracy, I'm quite happy in the cave, thank you.
2007-04-21 13:12:55 · answer #5 · answered by Convictionist 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Good question, good comment..and yes, all of us will forever be in the dark in regard to most things in this world.
2007-04-21 13:14:01 · answer #6 · answered by robert43041 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You mean he spent all his time in a cave! No wonder he couldn't get laid.............all he had was Plantonic relationships, get it?
2007-04-21 13:12:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Yep,sad but true.
2007-04-21 13:16:59 · answer #8 · answered by Dead 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
somebody club me
2007-04-21 15:00:13 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Not me!
2007-04-21 13:10:06 · answer #10 · answered by Jonathan 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋