Imagine, if you will, a building so high it seems to touch the heavens. It has been there for what seems like a lifetime, and will be there for twice as long. The building is surrounded by...
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In Plato's "The Allegory of the Cave," Socrates tells an allegory of the hardship of understanding reality. Socrates compares a prisoner of an underground cave who is exploring a new world he never kn...
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Many philosophers have explored the idea of enlightening one's mind through the acceptance of the inalienable truths of justice, beauty, and essential goodness. Arguably the greatest thinker to delve ...
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Select, Survive and Succeed
How many times have we stopped ourselves from doing something that is too hard? Do we realize how important it is for us to take a step and try things? Everyday, things c...
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In every story, there are always themes that leave the reader pondering over. Numerous stories share many of the same themes. The Allegory of the Den by Plato and Why the Geese Shrieked written by Isa...
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How many times have we stopped ourselves from doing something that is too hard? Do we realize how important it is for us to take a step and try things? Everyday, things change around us. Whether it is...
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Throughout time, philosophers, neuroscientists and laypeople have granted us knowledge over a vast variety of topics, answering the questions that no one thought could be answered, but there is one q...
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Plato and Freud
In "The Allegory of the Cave," Plato shows how the mind influences perception. He states that because the prisoners are forced to only look at the shadows of the statues, their mi...
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Essay
Media and peer pressure cause people to deny the truth and stop us from thinking. For example, models in magazines make us feel inferior and ugly because in order to be beautiful...
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In Plato's Republic, the great philosopher describes what is needed to achieve a perfect society. He addresses several subjects still debated in today's society, such as justice, gender roles, and the...
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General consciousness is an individual's awareness of his or her surroundings. When conscious, a person is able to interact and respond to the environment and other people. On the other hand, events s...
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