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Plato's Allegory of the Cave is a philosophical story or metaphor that illustrates the nature of reality and the human condition. It appears in Book VII of Plato's Republic, a dialogue between Socrates and his student, Glaucon.
In the allegory, prisoners are chained in a dark cave and forced to face a blank wall. They can only see the shadows of objects passing behind them, cast by a fire burning behind them. The prisoners perceive the shadows as reality, and they believe that the shadows are the only reality that exists.
When one prisoner is freed and is allowed to leave the cave, he discovers that the shadows are only a reflection of real objects, and that there is a whole new world outside the cave. The freed prisoner becomes aware of a higher reality that he had never known existed. He returns to the cave to share his new knowledge with the other prisoners, but they are skeptical and do not believe him.
The allegory of the cave is often interpreted as a metaphor for the human condition. The cave represents the physical world in which we live, and the prisoners represent people who are trapped by their limited perceptions and beliefs. The freed prisoner represents someone who has gained insight into the true nature of reality, and who seeks to share this knowledge with others.
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Holy Man (1998)
Alaska (1996)
Army of Darkness (1992)
Balto (1995)
The Astronauts Wife (1999)
Immortal Beloved (1994)
Chaplin (1992)
Hackers (1995)
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