Question

read Plato's Allegory of the Cave and write a one-page paper in which you explain, in your own words, the allegory and indicate why it is important.

Answer 1

There are many philosophical concepts present that tells about that real world is an illusion. Plato’s allegory of the cave is one of them.

According to this concept

We are living in false,illusionary and imaginary world which resembles to the some kind of cave.when someone realize it and escape from it.Then he can see the real world.Now he realize that Everything was an illusion what he saw in the world, where he was living.In Plato’s allegory shadow on the cave walls and statues are also an imitation of real things.

According to Plato, it is a duty of the person who saw reality, must return to save others in order to save humanity from false reality and ignorance.

It is very important that it shows the illusionary nature of world and how people are struggling in this physical world and its false and illusionary system.