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Sense Perception and Plato's
Cave
In search of theshadow of a duck . . . .. .
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Two IB students walking . . . .
Year 12 says: that's poop! Don't step in it!! Year 13 says: that's not poop! Year 12 says: yes it is! Year 13 says: no it isn't . . . let's smell it.
They both smell it.
Year 12 says: eeewww! I told you it's poop! Year 13 says: no it's not. Year 12 says: yes it is! Year 13 says: no it isn't . . . let's taste it.
So the Year 12 tastes it and shouts:
EEEEEWWWW Disgusting! It IS poop!
Year 12 says: I'm glad we didn't step in it!
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What happened ?
The Year 12 got trickedbecause he didn't trust hissenses (a WoK)!
The Year 13 tricked him (usinglanguage a WoK) because hehad a higher level ofunderstanding . . . . . . after ayear of ToK!
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What are senses good for?
Organizing the environmentaround you:
You know not to step in front of
the speeding bus! You know not to stick your
hand into boiling water You can recognize your best
friend
You can hear the fire alarm . . .
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What are senses not good for?
Understanding the world beyond yourimmediate environment
Distinguishing between appearance
and reality
For these difficult questions, we need:PHILOSOPHY
One of the most difficult questions inphilosophy is:
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How do we distinguish between
th
ings as th
ey appear and th
ingsas they really are?
Or:
What is real?
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Plato was a Greek philosopher
who thought deeply about reality
In his Allegory
Of the Cave(The Republic,Book VII)
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Behold! Human beings living in anunderground cave!
Prisoners are chained (from birth) deep inside acave (no natural light)
They cannot even move their heads
They must look ahead at shadows on the wall The shadows are created by passing beings The beings pass in front of a fire The prisoners see only the shadows, and hear
only the echos Eventually, they believe the shadows are real
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The truthwould be literally
nothing but the shadows of theimages.
They might see the shadow of a dog and yell:
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The truthwould be literally
nothing but the shadows of theimages.
They might see the shadow of a cat and yell:
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The truthwould be literally
nothing but the shadows of theimages.
They might see the shadow of a duck and yell:
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The task (30 minutes)
Write a script for a 4-minute (max) playillustrating Plato's Cave
Use the paper given (one side) you will turn it
in Memorize the script and practice the play Perform the play in front of your peers We are especially interested in the dialogue
between the person who has seen the light andthe chained prisoners