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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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http://classics.mit.edu/Plato/republic.8.vii.html

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The Academy · May 27, 2026

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What does this material reveal? Where else does it lead?