Essays on Glaucon

Plato held the belief, illustrated by his use of the analogy of the Cave, that we live in a world of illusions, with the true forms of the everyday objects which surround us being shrouded behind said illusions. According to his own philosophy, every object or concept (such as beauty or goodness) has a truth behind it; one which is perfect in every way. Furthering this idea, Plato believed that behind the world of illusions we live in which clouds our ability to see the true world, is a world which is populated by all those perfect forms of ...

Glaucon is depicted in Book II of “The Republic” (Plato) as a philosopher concerned with the value of justice. He wishes to decide if it is worth being a just person just for the sake of justice. He argues that there is no reason to prevent a person from behaving in an unjust manner if that person can get away with it – in other words if someone can reap the rewards of wrong behavior, but not deal with the consequences of their actions. The Man without a Face (1993) tells us of a McLeod, a man who was involved ...

The movie “The Man without a Face” is an American film produced by Mel Gibson in 1993. The central theme that the film intends to address is prejudice, the kind of relationship that exists between teacher and the student. In addition, it also looks at the motive of deception. Gibson represents these by his cast of Chuck Norstad, who is a young boy whose mother has unstable marriage life. The situation leads to some tension between the boy and his family prompting him to look for companionship elsewhere. He lands herself to a friend whose face is damaged. The ...