Plato’s two writings demonstrated all of the elements of pre-modern worldview. These elements reflected the culture and time in which these writings took place. First, I seen that the writings were dominated by his belief in superstition. There several instances where Plato gave me the idea that superstition played an integral role in life. In Seventh Letter, for instance, he discussed how the gods and outside forces would either punish or reward people for the things they do. At one time Plato wrote about how Dionysius didn’t listen to him and instead of things changing for the good, it got worse.
Plato (360 B.C.) wrote: But now some daemon or avenging deity has fallen upon us, and through disrespect for law and the gods, and worst…show more content… This writing was about the early history of the people during his time and how natural or social phenomenon had affected live in Sicily. This goes along with him believing in superstition and supernatural phenomenon. This writing was about Plato and his life in Sicily while tyranny has overcome the city of Syracuse. This writing was a tale that shared experiences of people during those ancient times. Dion and Dionysius have been battling over the tyranny of the city and Plato wanted to share his knowledge and teach them how it could change them and the city for the better. Plato stated, “The ills of the human race would never end either those who are sincerely and truly lovers of wisdom come into political power, or the rulers of our cities, by the Grace of God, learn true philosophy” (Seventh Letter, 326b). This reference gave me evidence of the element of God being a distant-supreme being. The quote simply stated that only those that already have the love for knowledge or those have been given the gift from God to learn philosophy could save the cities they…show more content… Therefore we must count it lesser evil to suffer great wrongs and injustices than do them. (Seventh Letter, 335a)
These quotes provided me with evidence that the Church is an apparent element in this writing. Plato did believe in the authority of the Church and presence in their lives. Also Christianity and reading from the Bible help us to seek and understand the truth in our lives. In The Allegory of the Cave, Plato writes about the search for the truth and how it can change lives. Plato gave an analogy of how a cave can represent the effects of education on the soul. He describes that when a person is in the cave, he only has imagination (a visible realm) and cannot experience reality or the truth. But when they come up and see the real world, they can look at things in a more intellectual way (knowable realm). Plato believes that the knowable realm is the ultimate goal in life.
Plato explained: It produces both light and its source in the visible realm, and that in the intelligible realm it controls and provides the truth and understanding, so that anyone who is to act sensibly in private or public must see it. (Republic,