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Republic VII: The Allegory of the Cave (514a–520a)
Plato, fourth century BCE
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The image of prisoners watching shadows on a wall, and of the soul's painful ascent to the sunlight — and back down again, in service of the city.
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The Academy · May 27, 2026
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