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Are you living in a virtual reality? Plato taught that we are caught in the 'Matrix' due to our body...

17/6/2020

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Are you living in a virtual reality? Plato taught that we are caught in the 'Matrix' due to our body...
For Plato,  true insights come from a timeless sphere of eternal truths; the world of Ideas; a higher world, of which this material world that we perceive is just a shadow. In order to find happiness, Plato maintained, we need to have the Guiding Light of the Idea of True, Eternal Love and Goodness.
“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” - Plato

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Born in 428 BC, into a prominent and wealthy family in the city state of Athens, he studied under Socrates and then devoted his life to one goal; helping people reach a state of what he termed ‘Eudaimonia’ meaning success, happiness and fulfillment...

Expressing his more metaphysical nature, Plato maintained that our body is nothing more than a vehicle for the soul, a sort of biological virtual reality suit. Through philosophy, we could expand our mind and come to the realization that what we perceive as reality is only a shadow of a greater reality. He explained this concept in his work, 'The Republic', using a simple allegory; the 'Allegory of the Cave'. It illustrates the need for more self-reflection and self-knowledge and the consequences of not doing so. 

From Plato also comes the vision of the three-part nature of the soul, or psyche, as explained through the 'Allegory of the Charioteer'. A concept with great depth, it furnishes an unmatched visualization of what a human is, and why he does what he does.

The Charioteer represents reason, the part of the soul that must guide itself to truth and happiness (Eudaimonia). One horse represents rational or moral impulse, the positive part of passionate nature (e.g. honor, righteous indignation), while the other represents the soul's irrational passions, appetites, and lustful nature. 

Without expanding into Plato’s metaphysical descriptions, the purpose of the Charioteer is to direct the entire chariot, ie the soul, towards enlightenment, while keeping the horses aligned and in balance, a difficult task, given that one wants to rise to the heavens, and the other to return to earth.
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