In Plato’s “The Allegory of the
Cave” Socrates tells a story to his student Glucon to explain that we live a
closed life, always on the same level of knowledge, never being able to
increase that knowledge. The illusions are created by our culture/society (by
those who benefit from keeping us ignorant and we believe these illusions to be
“real.” When we are given knowledge we
become free of these illusions but, gaining knowledge is a slow painful
process. Gradually we become wise when
we try to explain what we have learned what is “real” (true and right) to
others, we fail because they deny or cannot understand the truth. They conclude
that the knowledgeable person is ridiculous, stupid or crazy- and
dangerous. Seeking truth is a journey
from the cave to the light, and those who love wisdom will
1 comment:
Okay, but where are the examples from your own experience or human history?
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