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Plato Recap Mind-Maps (Analogy of the Cave (Represents the freedom Plato…
Plato Recap Mind-Maps
Analogy of the Cave
Represents the freedom Plato beloved would come from anamnesis, and the prison of the world of appearances.
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The shadows represent everything in this world, which is comprised of copies of the Forms.
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The chained prisoners don't want to be freed because they are terrified of their worldview being challenged. This represents how philosophy makes you question all your values and everything you know, which is uncomfortable becuase it takes you out of your comfort zone.
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The Forms
Perfect and eternal forms of everything we see in this universe- objects like beds and animals like dogs, but most importantly, concepts like justice and goodness.
The Forms were to be trusted above their 'pale imitations' in this universe, because they never changed and had no flaws.
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Plato used this theory to explain how we can recognise beauty in such different quarters, eg. many people think of sunsets as beautiful, but also flowers. They have few similar qualities, but we see beauty in both. However, a weakness of this theory is that beauty is subjective.