Plato: The Analogy of the Cave.
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- Plato: Analogy of the Cave.
- Meanings:
- Explains some theory of the forms.
- Who is most suitable to rule in society - the philosopher who is capable of seeing forms, or whom who seeks power.
- Examines idea that most people are happy with their ignorance.
- Symbolism:
- The Cave: the visible world we live in.
- The released prisoner: Philosopher, Socrates (or Plato).
- The Prisoners: the rest of humanity.
- The Shadows and Echoes: what we perceive as reality, empirical knowledge.
- Outside the Cave: True reality, unchanging and eternal.
- The Sun: the form of the Good, illuminator.
- The Journey out of the Cave: the struggle for true knowledge.
- Return to the cave: Philosopher explaining ideas, those who can see forms should be leaders.
- Death of Escaped Prisoner: reference to the death of Socrates.
- World of Shadows
- Opinions, guesses and beliefs
- Changeable, contingent and imperfect.
- Dependent on the Sun.
- World of Forms
- Knowledge
- Unchanging, perfect and eternal.
- Dependent on the Form of the Good.
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