"Plato's Cave" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Etymology: Described by Plato in the Allegory of the Cave in the Republic. Head templates: {{en-prop|head=Plato's Cave}} Plato's Cave
  1. (philosophy, epistemology) An allegorical cave whose unwitting, chained inhabitants perceive reality only in the form of shadow puppetry cast by the light of a man-made fire, lacking any awareness of the limitations of their perspective or its constructed nature. Wikipedia link: Allegory of the Cave, Plato, Republic (Plato) Categories (topical): Epistemology, Philosophy Related terms: the Good Translations (the allegorical cave): Caverna de Platão [feminine] (Portuguese)

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