Plato's Allegory of the Cave by Jan Saenredam, according to Cornelis van Haarlem, 1604. Source: Wikimedia Commons The Allegory of the Cave (circa 380 BCE) Human beings spend all their lives in an ...

Imagine you are inside a cave, chained with others and facing a blank wall. All you can see are shadows cast against the wall from the light outside. Plato tells this story in “The Republic”: “Imagine ...

When we were kids in school, if someone didn’t know some important piece of information — like who won the Baltimore Colt’s game the day before — inevitably one of the group would sarcastically say, ...

An excerpt from Plato's Republic, the 'Allegory of the Cave' is a classic commentary on the human condition. It is an example of the philosophical underpinnings of Lovecraft's thought and fiction.

A sentiment echoes across the United States, and it stems from “the people.” Just last week, “the people” elected a president. How can we understand this political moment better? Let’s go back to ...

You’re a prisoner, held in a dark cave. Your hands are tied behind you and you can only look straight ahead at the cave wall. Your captors keep you occupied by putting objects on it. To pass the time ...

Someone must first escape the cave’s illusions, confront the true nature of reality, and return to enlighten the community with a vision for the future.