A dialogue/scenario included in Plato's The Republic about our nature as humans regarding education and our nature's want of education. This dialogue, written by Plato, exemplifies Socrates and includes discussion with Plato's brother, Glaucon.
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In Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave,” Socrates describes a literal journey from an underground cave into the light of the sun
The allegory is representation of Plato’s concept of Truth and the challenge of philosophical thought.
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Plato has Socrates describe a group of people who have lived chained to the wall of a cave all of their lives, facing a blank wall. The people watch shadows projected on the wall by things passing in front of a fire behind them, and begin to ascribe forms to these shadows. According to Plato's Socrates, the shadows are as close as the prisoners get to viewing reality. He then explains how the philosopher is like a prisoner who is freed from the cave and comes to understand that the shadows on the wall do not make up reality at all, as he can perceive the true form of reality rather than the mere shadows seen by the prisoners.
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