In the reading I did the other day for Sophie's World, I read about a philosopher named Plato. His beliefs really struck me as valuable and as an important way to live by. There is certainly a lot of information forced at the reader about philosophy. Honestly, none of which were much of an interest to me because of how obvious all these theories are about life. It does not make any difference to me whether it was Plato, Aristotle, or Socrates who made the discovery or had the idea. However, for some reason, the author chooses to take the idea of philosophy and the history of it and incorporates it into a novel rather than writing a text book which people read who intend to learn about these ancient philosophers.
Anyways, I actually did get something out of the reading because of how true Plato's ideas are. The cave allegory talked about to how there is something more real and truthful waiting for us outside the cave. It made me think about the movie the Matrix which is actually based on Plato's allegory of the cave because of how clearly this historical example is applied into a present day film. The idea that there is some greater truth out there is an important idea to live by because of how much is stretches an individuals potential to see beyond their comfort.
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