But this particular little pug who just wanted a drink ended up being the perfect visual representation of one of Plato's most well-known allegories, "The Allegory of the Cave." ...

The problem with the term “parasocial relationship” is that it implies the choice to form a relationship. The reality is, people intrinsically bond to any projection of life — in art, in the world, in ...

Plato's Allegory of the Cave by Jan Saenredam, according to Cornelis van Haarlem, 1604. Source: Wikimedia Commons The Allegory of the Cave (circa 380 BCE) Human beings spend all their lives in an ...

Some 2400 years ago, Greek philosopher, Plato wrote a narrative called “The Allegory of the Cave.” In this parable Plato puts forth a theory concerning human perception, distinguishing … ...

It was like coming out of Plato’s cave and seeing the sun for the first time. I thought about it again when the pictures gushed in the national psyche, opening a geyser wound that will not heal.

This story is, of course, Plato’s “allegory of the cave” from his book The Republi c, written in the second half of the 4th century B.C.E. But it’s also us, today.

Near the Acropolis, there are caves. In this birthplace of democracy known as Athens Greece, tradition tells us that some 25 centuries ago, one of these caves was Socrates’ prison.

Daniel’s trip to Walmart, for instance, is a florescent-streaked sleepwalk in “Plato’s Cave,” an illustration of the abundance and convenience that came to Paulie while Daniel was away.

A glance at the fall issue of Harvard Design Magazine: City subways, Plato’s cave, and Piranesi’s prisonsTo Marshall Berman, the long platforms and barrel-vaulted ceilings of the Washington, D ...

Plato's Allegory of the Cave by Jan Saenredam, according to Cornelis van Haarlem, 1604. Source: Wikimedia Commons The Allegory of the Cave (circa 380 BCE) Human beings spend all their lives in an ...