Prologue I learned a few things about Plato in high school and in my university classes on ancient and medieval Greek history. I improved that meager ...

Someone must first escape the cave’s illusions, confront the true nature of reality, and return to enlighten the community with a vision for the future.

Some 2400 years ago, Greek philosopher, Plato wrote a narrative called “The Allegory of the Cave.” In this parable Plato puts forth a theory concerning human perception, distinguishing between sensory ...

Plato's Allegory of the Cave by Jan Saenredam, according to Cornelis van Haarlem, 1604. Source: Wikimedia Commons The Allegory of the Cave (circa 380 BCE) Human beings spend all their lives in an ...