Thursday, October 25, 2007

How well does the video interpret Plato's theory of the cave? Are there any aspects of the allegory that the video leaves out? How does this affect the meaning?

this is for video five. This video did not fully interpret the meaning of Plato's allegories. It focused mainly on the light and was not a "Platoish" interpretation. It was more of a literal interpretation. the video is a comedy and does not depict the theory well because it is more literal than illusory. Many aspects of the video are left out, only the prisoners and the light allegories are truly shown.

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