One of the earliest texts to explore the connection between vision and philosophy is Plato’s "Allegory of the Cave." Found in Book VII of “The Republic,” this philosophical allegory ...

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 ...

No matter our achievements, we, as a people, have been unable to celebrate our gallantry because we are like brave and gallant soldiers trapped in the scene described in the allegory of the cave.

How can we understand this political moment better? Let’s go back to Plato and his cave. Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave,” from the Republic, helps us understand populism in the U.S. today ...