The Allegory of the Cave by Plato, Benjamin Jowett

The Allegory of the Cave

Plato, Benjamin Jowett with Benjamin Jowett (Translator)

25 pages first pub -375 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy challenging reflective medium-paced
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The Allegory of the Cave, or Plato's Cave, was presented by the Greek philosopher Plato in his work Republic (514a-520a) to compare "the effect of education (παιδεία) and the lack of it on our nature". It is written as a dialogue between Plato's b...

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