Plato, The Allegory Of The Cave

The story Plato, The Allegory of the Cave, has influenced and impacted many people in present day today as well as in history. Humans today, believe that the educational system is a process which the younger generation needs to follow, leaving a variety of paths in which a student can take. Today, the norm is to follow the educational system; elementary, middle and high school and after having twelve years of education, you must then attend a minimum of two to four years in a college or university. However, who came up with this education system and what is the actual goal of gaining education and knowledge. Back in 428-347 B.C. ,The Republic by Plato; Book VII is where the document is found. In Book VII, the cave represents belief and the cave is an

In The Allegory of the Cave, the goal of the story is to have everymen have the correct knowledge enter the soul and aim it towards the right aspirations to their life. In this document, Socrates is the one who speaks this allegory which is an extended metaphor and it parallels to how he has made two other literacy ackdonwolements; analogy of the sun and analogy of the line. Back in 470-399 B.C., Socrates believed that all humans had a soul and what they did to that soul would determine if it was damaged or good. In The Allegory of the Cave, a prisoner is being held inside a cave within the shadows. Remember being a child and having memories of picking up your favorite toy or eating at your favorite restaurant is something these prisoners have unexplored in their lifetime. Referring back to one of Plato's philosophical