Question

Comment on this passage, the response must be at least 125 words.

MG

2.1 The Allegory of the Cave is the reflection of an idea by Plato. He describes the human world as a group of persons living in a sunken cave with only a glimpse of sunlight as they watch normal life reside above them. Not knowing everything thing that is apparent to those outside of the cave it would be impossible for a human of the cave to venture to the above world and instantly be familiar with everything around him and everything he saw. It would take time and getting familiar with those things. And in retrospect could that person return to the cave and say he was as good at living in the cave in which they stayed as those that never went outside.

This allegory was Plato’s explanation to the need for a sense of understanding of a Form of good that can be found in the world of knowledge. To find this good one must one must first identify themselves as willing to search for it. “But whether true or false, my opinion is that in the world of knowledge the Form of the Good appears last of all, and is seen only with an effort.” (Plato, 2018). After finding the form of good a person can envision themselves as a part of a good reality that knows the form of good to acquire a more fulfilling wisdom. And until then they could not become wise.

I returned to cave that I had not been back to for a long time when I was visiting my high school. There was a lot that had changed since I had been there before. Except for the location it was completely different with new buildings and more classrooms. The students also tend to seem a lot younger than they did when I was a student there. The behavior of the students was a lot different also. As time passes the way a school evolves says a lot about how much more students are capable of in later generations compared to prior ones.

Answer 1

Every person is bound to certain surroundings that acts as a cave for them. When an individual is in that situation, the changes that comes along is not perceived by them, due to the limitations of human perception and that the changes are very gradual, hence, the individual thinks it to be static. But, when the individual moves out of that situation, that is moves out of that cave and returns after a while, they notice those changes that have been gone unnoticed except for the concrete structural changes. As in the given scenario, the person who returned to his/her school notices changes, except for the location of the school, everything else has changed. The structural building change is the most abrubt and concrete change, but, the changes in the values and students are gradual and abstract that was in process when the person was a student. During those time the person didn't recognize those changes due to the human incapability and the pace of the change. Thus, the allegory of the cave, the human incapability to understand and percieve is illustrated in the scenario.