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                                                                     Allegory of the Cave


1. Who is Plato? What are some of his accomplishments? What impact does his philosophy have on the comtemporary society? Make at least one link
to a site where readers can learn about Plato and his philosophy.
A.) Plato was an amazing philosopher. He was strongly influenced by Socrates, and became his disciple for about eight years. Due to
     Socrate's beliefs, he was put to death. Plato feared for his own life, therefore he fled to Sicily. Soon Plato founded an academy. He
     had many theories, but two of the most important ones were the theory of Forms and the theory of knowledge. Plato believed that
     knowledge is attainable, and that it must be certain and infallible.
 
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2. In The Allegory of the Cave, Plato seems to discuss about truth, physics, aesthetics, literary criticism, etc. (a) Do research and find three different
interpretations of  Plato's Cave. (b) List the links of each different interpretation to your web site with brief annotations. (c)After reading , discussing, and
analyzing the text, describe your interpretation in a 250-word essay. Explain why you draw such a conclusion.

A.)                                      "The Allegory of the Cave"  
     An Analysis of "The Allegory of the Cave" The Allegory of the Cave is Plato's explanation of the
     education of the soul toward enlightenment
 
                                          Plato's "Allegory of the Cave" in Modern Politics
      An interpertation about the Modern Politics that is compare with The Allegory of the Cave
 
                                         Plato's "The Allegory of the Cave" of the media
    Talks about how the media affects the voting populations and how is related to The Allegory of the Cave



 

                                                                     My Own Interpertation of The Allegory of the Cave
 

    An Interpertation of The Allegory of the Cave can be seen in today with the affect of the media on people. People tend to believe what the media say  about celebrities , politics, and many other things.
    The media sets an image into the people minds telling them what is going on the world. Therefore,  people only believe what the media brings to them about the soceity. Ironically, that is the only way people can find out things.