The Matrix And Plato's Argument Analysis

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The belief of true education has been argued throughout centuries by multiple different philosophers. Plato takes over the argument from Socrates and keeps his legacy going in his writings. In “The Matrix” the arguments from Rene Descartes brings forth the concept of thinking for oneself. Although the concepts come from two separate philosophers they share many of the same ideas. Education as we know it is not true education in the philosophical form, but in fact is a sort of a “recollection.” The education of knowing the reality leadings to an understanding of true-knowledge and is vital to that knowledge. The concepts brought up by both “The Matrix” and Plato leads the audience to understand what the true form of education is and how one