Why do the people in the Republic by Plato remain in the cave?

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Ashlyn Villa

23 October, 08:16

Why do the people in the Republic by Plato remain in the cave?

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Danika Beck · Answer 1

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 and the lack of it on our nature". It is written as a dialogue between Plato's brother Glaucon and his mentor Socrates, narrated by the latter.