Plato’s Cave, from The Republic, is a story of 3 men imprisoned in a cave lit by a dim fire. Puppets cast shadows along the walls of the cave, forming the men’s only conception of reality.
One of the men escapes his bonds and begins exploring the cave. Discovering the fire and the puppets, and eventually exiting the cave to the outside world. He is blind…
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