Plato, A Cave, and The Meaning of Life.

Posted by rayray on January 17th, 2008

The Cave The Cave

The story of The Cave is an ancient analogy of the world, which if anything has only become more true.

For those who have not yet read the cave, it describes the story of a group of prisoners stuck in a cave, chained together in front of a large wall. The wall displays shadow images which are of real creatures walking on a bridge Read the rest of this entry »

Dualism

Posted by rayray on November 14th, 2007

What is it? Is it a condition where two people cant stop challenging each other sword fights? Is it the male tendency to want sex with TWO women? Nay, dualism is something that anyone not living under a rock is already familiar with. Forces on either end of a spectrum, be it good and evil, male or female, or mind and body.

The idea of dualism can be found in many philosophical writings from Plato to Descartes and the lesser known, Zoroaster.

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