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Monday, August 27, 2007
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I have a hard time understanding Platos form of writing.I believe he is saying that people who live in relative ignorance assume they know the truth about certain topics. When these people begin trying to understand the real truth, they are afraid of this process, until they become accustomed to it. They may also be shocked to discover their previous opinion of the truth is not accurate.Does this make sense?
The last paragraph of the allegory is confusing. I believe he is saying that everyones goal should be to seek the truth in all matters of everyday life.What is Platos definition of the truth?
Off the subject, has anyone else had a problem logging on to the Creyn266 website?
Yes, many students have had trouble with Creyn266, the link for the Toulmin reading.
I have posted an alternate site in case it does not come back up before class. Either reading will suffice; one does not need to read both.
There were other problems with links, too, but they have been fixed.
I find Jeff Cohens article very enlightening.I had no idea that our media is controlled by right-wing owners/companys, and that they are feeding us almost exclusively conservative opinions.After watching the shows and television hosts that Cohen mentions,he seems to be correct in his views that thes stations are either afraid of insulting our govt., or the station owners have their own agenda regarding what we should and should not hear.Keith Olbermann seems to be an exception to this.I have begun watching him and I really appreciate hearing a dissenting viewpoint, wheteher it is correct or not.I want to hear both sides of the argument and then make my own opinion. Does anybody know of other shows/hosts that are not afraid of calling out our government.
Is seeking absolute truth what everyone really wants? Plato says that once a person sees more, they will want more knowledge of it. Will knowing the truth always be the best for a person? For example, let's say a child's father died in an 'accidental' fire, but he later grows up to learn that a dear-loved and trusted uncle actually set the fire, making that murder. Now the young man's whole trust and view towards people and life is negative. Does that lead us to enlightenment? I do believe however, that people should not judge others for something they have yet to experience. However, that happens a lot, but once it is experienced, a whole different outlook on the subject is seen.
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