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Plato’s Famous Allegory in Modern Literature

Over two thousand year ago, the philosopher Plato illustrated man’s search for knowledge and truth in his book “The Republic” with a parable of sorts. He compared this search to a group of men chained since birth in a deep cave. They can’t even move their heads to see each other or a way out ...