Is the world as it appears to be, or is there some further reality - TopicsExpress



          

Is the world as it appears to be, or is there some further reality beyond appearance? Platos allegory of the cave, from The Republic, is one of the most famous and beautiful expositions of the difference between appearance and reality. Using Socrates as his mouthpiece, Plato argues that empirical knowledge amounts to no more than knowledge of appearances. In fact, he claims, our perceptual knowledge is at least thrice removed - it is merely knowledge of the shadows of illusions of reality. The media often attempts to take us even a step further. https://youtube/watch?v=xdK26vO6wtQ
Posted on: Thu, 01 Jan 2015 03:14:07 +0000

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