In the complex and often violent political arena of ancient Greece, ideals of civic engagement and self-determination mingled ...

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Plato’s Cave Allegory and Its Symbolic Elements Plato’s cave allegory is a metaphor that examines human perception, knowledge, and enlightenment within his book The Republic .

The Republic, the best-known work of ancient Greek philosopher Plato, authored around 375 BC, has shaped western political thought. Greece is now known as the “cradle of democracy”.

Ancient philosopher Plato may have an answer to why only those skilled in statecraft should rule the unskilled COMMENT | ...