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The allegory of the cave is about how people are trapped by their perception of the world. If all that a person sees is their reality, how much of that is the truth and how much is something put there on display?
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∙ 13y agoIt is about prisoners in a cave, chained so that they may not see anything but shadows. They have no knowledge of the world outside of the cave.
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Which philosopher wrote the Myth of the Cave?
Plato wrote The Allegory of the Cave.
What was Plato the philosopher famous for?
Allegory of the cave
How does the prisoner leaves the confines of the cave in Plato's allegory of the cave?
chicken in a box
How does the prisoner leave the confines of the cave in Plato's allegory of the cave?
chicken in a box
What is enlightenment in the allegory of the cave?
When the man is removed from the cave he is brought into the light. That is enlightenment.
What does the Cave Represent in 'Allegory of the Cave'?
The fire in the cave represents the illusions that keep us in the dark from the truth.
What does the chains symbolize in Plato's allegory of the cave?
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In the Plato's Allegory of the Cave what does the sun represents?
"the good"
What does release prisoner in the Allegory of the Cave represent?
The fire in the cave represents the illusions that keep us in the dark from the truth.
What is the Allegory of the Cave?
It is about prisoners in a cave, chained so that they may not see anything but shadows. They have no knowledge of the world outside of the cave.
What do the people outside the cave represent in the allegory of the cave?
The diversity of a much bigger world than what is known inside the cave
What was Plato know for?
PHILOSOPHY. especially the republic and the allegory of the cave
