Re: Lies in the Shadows
Huh?
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Lies in the Shadows
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- Nov 7, 2012 1:28 PM
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- Nov 8, 2012 12:54 AM
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ohthatdeb wrote:Huh?
Plato's Allegory of the Cave
- Nov 8, 2012 1:16 AM
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xcix wrote:Plato's Allegory of the Cave
Well, yes, I know THAT, and I get the whole cat/sabre-toothed tiger dealio... but the blank wall is the rock, so what does the white rectangle represent? And I assume those are the chains, so... are the chained people on the other side of the rectangle? Or have these two been released from their chains, and thus identified as philosophers, recognizing the true nature of the Forms...
OK, I'm way overthinking. This is just another cute interweb kitteh, right?
- Nov 9, 2012 11:24 AM
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Rectangle is a projection canvas and kitty stand closer to the canvas, so it appears much larger on the rock behind ;-)
ohthatdeb wrote:Well, yes, I know THAT, and I get the whole cat/sabre-toothed tiger dealio... but the blank wall is the rock, so what does the white rectangle represent? And I assume those are the chains, so... are the chained people on the other side of the rectangle? Or have these two been released from their chains, and thus identified as philosophers, recognizing the true nature of the Forms...
OK, I'm way overthinking. This is just another cute interweb kitteh, right?
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