Question

Explain the allegory of the cave.

Answer 1

hey dude

The allegory of the cave is supposed to explain this. In the allegory, Plato likens people untutored in the Theory of Forms to prisoners chained in acave, unable to turn their heads. All they can see is the wall of the cave. Behind them burns a fire

Answer 2

The Allegory of The Cave' by Plato: Summary and Meaning. The 'Allegory Of The Cave' is a theory put forward by Plato, concerning human perception. Plato claimed that knowledge gained through the senses is no more than opinion and that, in order to have real knowledge, we must gain it through philosophical reasoning.