The Allegory of the Cave
Narrated by Gil Anders
- Released
- September 30, 2019
- Length
- 1 hr 12 mins
- Format
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Publisher
- Author's Republic
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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