FREE ESSAY ON SOCRATES` THE CAVE

SOCRATES` THE CAVE

The cave
I think that the idea of the cave and one man breaking lose from the chains is a good
representation of the select few in the world. It takes great courage to break away from
the group and venture out on your own. Once you find what you are looking for do you have
a choice of weather or not you should go back to the group? If you found the one thing
that could explain all of life's mysteries would you keep it all to you're self or would
you want to share it with the world? Personally I would have to share it with at least
one person. This is the exact way that Socrates felt, if he didn't share his knowledge
with the masses his soul would impure. To Socrates there was nothing worse then a damaged
soul. What makes one want to break his or her chains and venture out into the unknown? Is
it the search for truth or is it just the feeling of being dissatisfied with what you
have already? Is it a selfish act? I don't think that its selfish, but more along the
lines of moving man kind forward. If one is searching for the truth for purely selfish
reasons then that person will never find what they are looking for. Without having
someone to share that knowledge with, that person will never know if they have truly
found it. On the other hand if that person does bring back the truth to those in the cave
and they can't except it, then have you done it for nothing? In either case finding truth
is both selfish and selfless, in that truth is not only knowing but also excepting.