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 380 (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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