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Plato – forms I NTRO Plato is one of the most famous philosophers in history, Greek, 5 th Century BC He was taught by Socrates, western philosopher His idea revolved around the world we live in being limited, world of appearance and there is another world, the real world where there is no limitation ANALOGY OF THE CAVE Plato uses the analogy to illustrate his theory of the forms Underground there are people chained up in a way they can only see a wall Their only light source is a fire, located behind wall, behind the prisoners Other people are carrying statues on their heads, and the prisoners can only see shadows being casted on the wall infront of them, hearing the people speak would lead them to think it is the shadows speaking – believing its reality One of the prisoners are freed, first he will be confused and not understand until he becomes accustomed to the firelight If the released prisoner is brought into sunlight (dragged) and be able to see the real world He will look up and realise the role of the sun, supporting life and seasons of the year He will not wish to go back, but his duty is to tell the other prisoners He goes back and he cannot see clearly, the others ...
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