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Plato's The Allegory Of The Cave

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Plato was an ancient Athenian philosopher living in 429-347 BCE. (Grimwade 1) Following in the footsteps of his old friend ancient Philosopher Socrates he shared his thoughts and ideals with the people around him. Unlike Socrates Plato wrote down his thoughts and became one of the most read philosophers in history. One of Plato’s most famous and influential Socratic dialogues is “The Allegory of the Cave” which is found in the Republic Book VII. The Allegory of the Cave is a piece of writing in which Socrates is speaking to a man named Glaucon and telling him a story. In this story there are prisoners who are held captive in a cave. The prisoners are held with bonds held up against a wall in which they are not able to move or turn their
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