Your task for this week is to read the article/s (if applicable), listen to the audio/s (if applicable) and watch the video/s (if applicable).

1.Give a brief but in-depth summary and analysis of the major points discussed in the videos “allegory of the cave,” “do not trust your feelings” and the audio of Plato and Neo-Platonism. (The Video and Audio already attach below, Thanks!)

2. How are the lessons relevant for you and your life. Give a few examples.

Minimum requirements: Two-pages (approximately 500-words)

Note on the nature of your writing”

• Be mindful that the posted materials on Moodle cover a lot of philosophical and religious territories.
• They have been laboriously created by the peoples of each land and protected for thousands of years.
• They are profound and dense and have for thousands of years been a GPS to life, or a map towards living a more meaningful life.
• Though they do not fetch much respect in the modern world, they still deserve your careful study and understanding their world view.

Therefore:

• Stay away from rushed and superficial responses.
• Stay away from book reporting or copying and pasting.
• Make sure your responses have depth and substance.
• Make your responses are engaging and creative.
• Make sure that you demonstrate the practicality of these ideas by inserting them into your own daily life and life experiences.
• To better understand these ideas, provide examples from your life within the context of the subject materials

Audio on Plotinus and Neo-Platonism: