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The Allegory of the Cave

Plato

Narrated by Gil Anders

Released
September 30, 2019
Length
1 hr 12 mins
Format
Unabridged Audiobook
Publisher
Author's Republic
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The Allegory of the Cave, found in Plato’s Republic, explores the impact of education and ignorance on human perception through a dialogue between Socrates and Plato’s brother. It describes prisoners confined in a cave who see shadows on a wall, believing them to be reality, while Socrates explains how an escaped prisoner discovers a broader, true reality outside the cave.

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