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Plato’s Allegory of the Cave is what many believe to be the foundation of Western Philosophy: what is visible and invisible, seen and observed versus intuited and imagined, public versus private, just versus unjust, the meaning and importance of education, the state of the soul, the conflict between truth and beauty, animal urges versus higher aspirations, knowledge versus ignorance, and so on and so on.

In less than 60 minutes you will have heard the original Allegory of the Cave by Plato and much more. To improve your understanding of the Allegory of the Cave we have included original commentary surrounding this subject. This information is intended to give you a fuller understanding of the Allegory without flooding your head with secondary material.

Fewer people than you think have read or even heard of the Allegory of the Cave. Fewer still have read or heard of The Republic. If you’re looking to boost your performance in school or if you’re just curious, this puts you ahead of the class!

Below is a list of the basic subjects covered:

Plato and his Life
The Republic
The Translator: Benjamin Jowett, Professor of Greek at Balliol College, Oxford
Reading of the Allegory of the Cave, Book VII, 514 A to 521 C
Platonic Idealism & Realism
Universals
Particulars
Criticism: The 2 Main Issues
Simply Notes
Simply Discussion: Questions for Discussion & Subjects for Essays

This product is part of the Simply Magazine Great Thoughts™ series. Our series emphasizes short readings so you can spend your valuable time thinking about the subjects, with time to re-listen to these original works. It’s easy to find what you are looking for because tracks are organized by subject. For example, many people in book clubs discuss the subject after each track. This also works well for teachers, especially as track lengths are relatively short.
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