The Allegory of the Cave
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| Rating | : | 4.97 (719 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1521777810 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 25 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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It is written as a dialogue between Plato's brother Glaucon and his mentor Socrates, narrated by the latter. The prisoners manage to break their bonds one day, and discover that their reality was not what they thought it was. The inmates of this place do not even desire to leave their prison; for they know no better life. 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 allegory is presented after the analogy of the sun (508b–509c) and the analogy of the divided line (509d–511e). Even if these interpretations (or, in Kantia
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