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A 3 page essay that provides an overview of the Allegory of the Cave in Book VII of Plato's Republic. This paper suggests that Socrates proposed the Allegory as a way of demonstrating the importance of philosophers in demonstrating knowledge and truth.
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for decades on his determination, his vision, his "theory of the universe." He bases much of his theory on what the future may hold based on his own work
relating to the meaning, arrangement, and development of the universe. The simplest way to describe Kakus theory of the universe is to describe it as "ultimate interconnectedness." Kaku is
a professor of theoretical physics at the City College of the City University of New York. A great deal of
his theory has developed through a meticulous study of the three 20th-century major scientific upheavals: the "computer revolution," the "biomolecular revolution," and the "quantum revolution." These revolutions are all
interconnected as are all aspects of the universe. For example, discovery of the DNA double helix, for example, relied on X-ray crystallography, a technique derived from quantum physics (Silber
46). A study of the multiplicity of interconnectedness of the universe has led Kaku to speculate that the universe has ten
dimensions rather that the generally agreed upon four. He also speculates that humans are about to make the remarkable transition "from being passive observers of Nature to active choreographers
of Nature. He has also noted that while the 20th century has involved a great deal of specialization, the 21st century will be a time of synergy. Synergy
will be readily embraced due to the synergetic nature of the universe and all of its connected parts. Such synergy and interconnection
is a fundamental factor in Platos "Allegory of the Cave." One of the most significant reasons that interest in Plato has persisted for 2,500 years is that his
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