PLATO'S ALLEGORICAL CAVE RECKONING

First, there was Socrates! Old Socs in the middle probably giving his mates his reckonings, Plato by his side getting excited Athenian style SOURCE: http://brewminate.com/from-presocratic-to-classical-greek-philosophy-a-shift-in-focus-and-methodology/

Then, an old and wise Plato with his gossip mags in hand talking with a young Aristotle, to view my reckonings of Aristot's check this previous post of mine out. SOURCE: http://hipporeads.com/plato-and-aristotle-on-the-american-state/

A coloured illustration of the allegory. SOURCE: http://brewminate.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/TheCave02.jpg

I really enjoy reading Plato’s BookVII of The Allegory of the Cave, applying it to any form of modern day social norms of social media and the internet is quite fascinating as it stands symbolically with my views on what the internet is doing to us by acting as our chains to willingly but forcefully view unrealities by displaying false images and content when all one needs to do to experience real life and all that represents good is to break free from the comfortable ignorance we live in but can liberate ourselves from.

I think that can be applied perfectly to that of a video gamer too! Below I’ve created the likeness of Plato's Allegory of the Cave to the mindless consent of the video gamers.

(You can probably tell also my distaste for video gamers here, all most as much as my own chains to internet addiction)

Plato's Cave. SOURCE: https://lightnightgreekfire.wordpress.com/platos-cave/
Video Gamer. SOURCE: http://www.altmuslimah.com/2015/03/dear-salma-my-husband-is-addicted-to-video-games/ 

edited photo linking the two concepts together by yours truly.

ARISTOTLE: MODE OF [ONE SIDED] COMMUNICATION IS KEY

The Greek philosopher Aristotle who, I might add lived in 384-322 B.C. (So taking his great teachings with a grain of salt is much required.) Had plenty of impressive revisions under his girdle. Physics, logic, mathematics and he even tutored hotshot military-man Alexander the Great to name a few. But while in his exploration of the human nature, Aristotle developed a linear model of communication known as ~“ARISTOTLES MODE OF COMMUNICATION”~ Which was considered the first model of communication proposed before 300 B.C.

Aristotle giving Alexander the Great his reckonings

What I found interesting is even though this particular model can only be used in public speaking (As there was no concept of feedback or communication failures like noise and barriers taken into account) Aristotles Model is mainly focused on speaker and speech, and like much of his work, is vaguely divided into 5 primary elements: Speaker, Speech, Occasion, Audience and Effect.

As you can see from this BORING diagram (I tried to find something a little more exhilarating to engage in but alas, could not) Aristotles model explains a speaker centred model as the only active speaker that has the most important role of delivering speech to the passive and influenced audience. Open to many interpretations and criticisms; one of which by Shannon and Weaver, This makes the communication process which must be clear in speech with very good non-verbal communication, only one way.

Now I’m unsure about you and I’m by no means a scholar of physics, logic, human nature or mathematics and the only person I’ve successfully tutored once was a foreign student all the swear words in the English dictionary but one way communication seems a little dictator-y and propaganda-ry to me, don’t you think? But that’s just my reckoning.