Have you heard of Plato's Analogy of the Divided Line? The analogy represents 4 sections of the human psyche. There's a great similarity to intercultural learning & how people perceive reality and what is going on around them.

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Plato's
Analogy of the
Divided Line
I m p a c t o n I n t e r c u l t u r a l L e a r n i n g

2. What Is Plato's Analogy of the Divided Line?
THE ANALOGY OF THE
DIVIDED LINE REPRESENTS 4
SECTIONS OF THE HUMAN
PSYCHE.
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3. THESE 4 SECTIONS
CORRESPOND TO
INCREASING LEVELS OF
REALITY & TRUTH.
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4. OPINION
(IMAGINATION)
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Section #1

5. THE EYE MAKES GUESSES
UPON OBSERVING LIKENESS
(OR DIFFERENCES) OF
VISIBLE THINGS.
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6. OPINION
(BELIEF)
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Section #2

7. THE EYE MAKES PROBABLE
PREDICTIONS UPON
OBSERVING VISIBLE
THINGS.
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8. KNOWLEDGE
(THOUGHT)
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Section #3

9. ASSUMES HYPOTHESES,
ALWAYS MOVING TOWARDS
FINAL CONCLUSIONS.
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10. KNOWLEDGE
(UNDERSTANDING)
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Section #4

11. EXAMINES ALL
HYPOTHESES; IDEAS ARE
COGNIZED THROUGH
REASON.
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12. I CAN'T HELP OF THINKING
ABOUT INTERCULTURAL
UNDERSTANDING & HOW
ONE MOVES FROM
ENTHNOCENTRICISM TO
ETHNORELATIVISM.
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13. 4 Sections of the
Human Psyche
O P I N I O N
( I M A G I N A T I O N )
K N O W L E D G E
( T H O U G H T )
Lowest relative truth
& reality
K N O W L E D G E
( U N D E R S T A N D I N G )
O P I N I O N
( B E L I E F )
Low relative truth &
reality
High relative truth &
reality
Highest relative truth
& reality
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14. WHAT IS TRUTH? WHAT IS
REALITY?
EACH ONE OF US MUST LEARN TO
UNDERSTAND & ACCEPT OTHER
CULTURES & RECOGNIZE THAT
TRUTH & REALITY ARE NOT
UNIVERSAL.
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15. Contact Me
TO LEARN MORE
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FOUNDER & PRESIDENT
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