Critical Thinking Plato's Allegory of the Cave Essay
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Authors
Whitaker, William
Issue Date
2025-02-11
Type
Learning Object
Language
en_US
Keywords
Plato , Philosophy , Plato's Republic (title) , Shadows , Socrates
Alternative Title
Abstract
Plato's Allegory of the Cave shows the huge struggle in society with ignorance and enlightenment. This story shows prisoners trapped in a cave their whole lives being fed a false reality, which represents our own ignorance. Enlightenment is represented by one of the prisoners being freed but painfully adjusts to the truth of reality, showing the difficulty in challenging inherited beliefs. Thid is ultimately a metaphor for education saying that education isn't merely obtaining information but rather turning one's soul toward the truth.