Compare And Contrast Plato And The Allegory Of The Cave
A look into Plato and his understanding of the philosophical ways of life; in this paper we will do just that. There are many aspects of Plato’s understandings of philosophy and its relationships within a society and we will dig into a handful of them. Those few being Plato’s understanding of philosophy and its relationship with politics; The Allegory of the Cave and how it shines light on Plato’s concept of education. The next being the characteristics and abilities of a philosopher making them superior rulers; comparing of a Philosopher-King and Creon, and finally the likelihood of a successful Philosopher-King in the real world. Beginning with a look into Plato’s understanding of philosophy before we can look at its relationship with politics, the " Platonic Conception of Philosophy" states that Plato believes Philosophy to be the love of wisdom and the
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As discussed earlier the Philosopher-King is one who is in constant search of the truth and his sole rule is grounded in his role as the most just man. He is also the only one with the ability to grasp the true reality in its purest forms. Whereas Creon is a weathered man who sees his rule as a burden and duty. He only focuses his interest in the political and social order of the state. Creon’s rule is based in serving the state and upholding order by enlisting fear and intolerance. Taking these differences into consideration, when asked the question of whether the Philosopher-King would be likely to make laws or edicts such as the one Creon made which resulted in the death of Antigone, I would have to say I believe it to be highly unlikely. If the Philosopher-King is truly the most just man and is able to see and grasp the world with a superior view into the true reality of the world, he would be able to see the flaws in laws and edicts such as the one Creon
As discussed earlier the Philosopher-King is one who is in constant search of the truth and his sole rule is grounded in his role as the most just man. He is also the only one with the ability to grasp the true reality in its purest forms. Whereas Creon is a weathered man who sees his rule as a burden and duty. He only focuses his interest in the political and social order of the state. Creon’s rule is based in serving the state and upholding order by enlisting fear and intolerance. Taking these differences into consideration, when asked the question of whether the Philosopher-King would be likely to make laws or edicts such as the one Creon made which resulted in the death of Antigone, I would have to say I believe it to be highly unlikely. If the Philosopher-King is truly the most just man and is able to see and grasp the world with a superior view into the true reality of the world, he would be able to see the flaws in laws and edicts such as the one Creon