Allegory of the Cave by Plato



Allegory of the Cave by Plato

In the “Allegory of the Cave”, Plato describes the world as the common man or the layman sees and perceives it. He describes a cave where there are prisoners. The cave represents the mindset and the perceptions of the common man and the prisoners are called thus because they are limited by their own perception and their perpetual denial of the truth of life (Plato, 2010). The allegory of the cave is a masterpiece because it explains the contrasts between what humans believe to be real and what they ...