Allegory Of The Cave: Nature & Effects Of Education

Allegory of the Cave Author Name University Name Everyone who has come to this world has asked these questions: Why we are here? What’s the purpose of our life? Are we supposed to return? What should I do with my life to become a great person? Plato, a well-known Greek philosopher, wrote Allegory of the Cave, where he tried to answer some of these questions. In Allegory of the Cave, Plato beautifully compares the nature with the effects of education, stating that we can never unfold the hidden truths of nature without gaining sufficient knowledge. He has presented Allegory of the Cave as a small discussion session between a student (Glaucon) and his mentor (Socrates). Socrates believes that the world we live in is made up of multiple reflections and materials. You see images of different things, and relying on your physical appearance or perfection makes no sense. Whatever you smell, hear, see or touch is going to end someday, and you will be nothing more than a reflection, a soul (Ciuba, 2010). Just like Plato, Walker Percy talked much about nature and was known for his philosophical books set in and around New Orleans. Both Percy and Plato dedicated themselves to the welfare and betterment of humanity and contributed to science and technology to an extent. Throughout his life, Walker Percy outlined various ways in which sightseers might be able to avoid disappointments, each of which involved avoiding the expectations of the place. What he means to say is that the tourists should not keep high expectations with the sites they ...