e, and the womens demands were meet. There is nothing else that could of intervened to stop the fighting except for the mens passion of a womans touch. Plato thought and believed that things should be seen in a form. He thinks that you need to see things in this way in order to perceive the true nature of something. He tried to prove this in Allegory of the Cave; in this writing he used shadows to show that people dont always see what they think they see. In order to see the true form of something you must in essence open your eyes and see the light. For most people this is impossible to achieve, the reason this is so difficult to do is peoples passions interfere with their true perceptions. You must rid yourselves from passions and addictions to accomplish an open mind. For this reason he believes that the ability to do this is so hard that most people dont see the true form or meanings of many things. They only see the shadow but not the whole picture. It takes self-control to gain knowledge. This is the reason that only certain people are fit to rule because they can see the true dimension of objects, with this ability they can help others accomplish harmony and justice. These two men were without a doubt extraordinary thinkers. Although they used different means to spread their thoughts they still have one thing in common, the belief that change has to occur. They both had these ideas about problems with in society and politics. They broke the barrier for people to open their minds and accept traditions to be abandoned to achieve the ideal conditions for a harmonious life. They viewed justice as an enormous step in achieving the goal of utopia. Many of their thoughts and beliefs exist and shape our lives today; from the laws we obey and follow, to the creation of our political system. These men were more that philosophers and play writers but pioneers of believing we can accomplish happiness. ...
