Part one of term paper
Plato was a student of the famous philosopher known as Socrates. During his studies, Plato wrote many dialogues. One famous dialogue is “.” This is an allegory because the whole essay symbolizes many different things rather than a few symbols of certain things. The story behind the hidden meanings takes place in a dark cave. The cave ...

Part two of term paper
... fire is a track with a parapet built along it with people walking on it, like a puppet show. The prisoners are able to see the shadows of the people and things from the light of the fire. They live their life believing that the only thing that exists are these shadows. "The Allegory..." symbolizes man's struggle to reach understanding and enlightenment. First of all, Plato believed that one could only learn through dialectic reasoning and open-mindedness. Humans had to travel from where there ...