Plato

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Philosophy

 

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Mollie S

 

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November 11, 2014

 

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University

 

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Behind them burns a fire with walking puppeteers that cast shadows on the cave where the prisoners can watch. The prisoners can not see the puppeteers or the real objects that pas behind them. What they do see and hear are shadows and echoes cast by objects that they can not seen. Plato suggests that such prisoners tend to mistake appearance for reality...
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The prisoners can not see the puppeteers or the real objects that pas behind them. What they do see and hear are shadows and echoes cast by objects that they can not seen. Plato suggests that such prisoners tend to mistake appearance for reality. They would think the objects they see on the wall were real but they would know nothing of the real causes of the shadows...
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