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An allegory representing the nature of human understanding, this parable on the life of Socrates, is based on a fable from BOOK SEVEN of Plato's "REPUBLIC." As men are chained in a cave by their own...
An allegory representing the nature of human understanding, this parable on the life of Socrates, is based on a fable from BOOK SEVEN of Plato's "REPUBLIC." As men are chained in a cave by their own fears, distorted, shadowy symbols of air, animal, water and other elements; so the darkness of ignorance enchains their minds to a limited reality. One man, released from his dark visions, fearfully emerges from the cave to experience the sensations of enlightenment. Finding in the sunlight,...