The 'Allegory of the Cave' is a famous philosophical metaphor found in which of Plato's works?
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The Republic
The allegory describes prisoners chained in a cave who mistake shadows on the wall for reality. It illustrates the effects of education on the human soul and the philosopher's journey toward true knowledge.
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