Il mito della caverna. Testo greco a fronte

The allegory of the cave takes the form of a conversation between Socrates and Plato's brother Glaucon, in one of Plato's literary works, The Republic, (Volume 7). Since Socrates never wrote anything down, we know of his teachings mainly through third party accounts. Plato had been one of Socrates'

Review to follow. Plato of course, was one of the great philosophers. I became interested in his works through my childhood readings of Cleopatra. The cave in the story is an allegory, but I don’t want to give away too much by talking about why that is so. Suffice to say it is all about how we consume Leggi tutto

i'll write a review abt the dangers of conception, knowledge and belief + believing your perception is right vs liberalism in society based on this. someday.

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Known also as "myth of the cave", "metaphor of the cave", "parable of the cave", and "Plato's Cave", this is perhaps one of the most famous allegories in history. For those of whom don't know, this is an allegory told in a dialogue between Plato's (427-327 BCE) brother Glaucon and his mentor Socrate Leggi tutto

im not like totally sure how to rate this because i feel like i didnt absorb much of what i read but i read a summary afterwards and i think its really cool ofihohvsdoadk idk! 4 stars ig

This allegory is central to so much Western thought and really struck me when I first encountered it. I remember thinking how brilliant the allegory was, and being driven to never be stuck staring at the shadows.