The Allegory of the Cave is presented by the Greek philosopher, Plato. He wrote this in his book, the Republic, to compare the effect of education to the lack of experiences. In his allegory, the cave consisted of prisoners, a fire, puppets, and puppeteers. The prisoners would see a shadow projected onto the wall, which the puppeteers would control using the puppets. The prisoners were unable to tell that the shadows were merely puppets. The way each person would see the shadow was different; this…
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