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Philosophy of the Matrix

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The main theme is of course (although for some people it is not so obvious) the Allegory of the Cave of Plato. At this stage, a brief summary of the Allegory of the Cave is required. In the Republic, Plato and SOcirates figure out a metaphor describing philosophers : In the darkness of a cave, men are chained since childhood, looking towards the back wall. Behind them, the opening of the cave with a wall, behind which men pass on their shoulders all kinds of items. The men are not chained bystanders, their shadows projected on the back of the cave, and hear their voices sound distorted echo of the cave. One of the captives will be released, will leave the cave and will first be blinded by the light ... eventually he will realize that what he saw before was not the reality. He wants to return to the cave to persuade, open your eyes to other prisoners and set them free. They do not show themselves receptive to his theories. Having grown up in this system, they will defend to the end and will kill the escapee from the cave.The main theme is of course (although for some people it is not so obvious) the Allegory of the Cave of Plato. At this stage, a brief summary of the Allegory of the Cave is required. In the Republic, Plato and SOcirates figure out a metaphor describing philosophers : In the darkness of a cave, men are chained since childhood, looking towards the back wall. Behind them, the opening of the cave with a wall, behind which men pass on their shoulders all kinds of items. The men are not chained bystanders, their shadows projected on the back of the cave, and hear their voices sound distorted echo of the cave. One of the captives will be released, will leave the cave and will first be blinded by the light ... eventually he will realize that what he saw before was not the reality. He wants to return to the cave to persuade, open your eyes to other prisoners and set them free. They do not show themselves receptive to his theories. Having grown up in this system, they will defend to the end and will kill the escapee from the cave.

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