The Myth of the Cave is an allegory created by Plato to illustrate society's nature and to explain the evolution of knowledge. It is written as a fictional dialogue between Socrates and Glaucon, in his work, The Republic. You can find an excerpt from the original text clicking on the link bellow: http://people.bridgewater.edu/~jjosefso/The%20Myth%20of%20the%20Cave.htm In this dialogue, Socrates describes a group of human beings imprisoned in an underground cave, where they have been living since childhood, with their legs and necks chained, so they could move neither their bodies nor their heads to look around. They could only see what was in front of them: a blank wall. Above and behind them, there is a fire, whose light creates shadows on the wall. Between the fire and the prisoners, there is a walkway and a low wall like the ones made to hide puppet players. Behind this wall people pass carrying a great sort of articles and object
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