Plato · Philosophy

The Allegory of the Cave

Plato’s unforgettable image of the human condition - prisoners mistaking shadows for reality - and of education as the soul’s painful ascent from illusion to the light of truth.

What you'll be able to recall

You learned that Plato’s Allegory of the Cave depicts prisoners mistaking shadows for reality, and the ascent to truth as education. Reconstruct the allegory and its meaning in your own words.

Leads to Martin Heidegger.

epoché — a humanities education that remembers you.