In 2024, researchers revealed they had found new details of the Ancient Greek philosopher Plato’s burial site. It was a ...

On 11 June, engineers at OHB's facilities in Germany joined together the two main parts of ESA's Plato mission.

The Republic (c. 375 BCE), featuring Plato’s teacher Socrates in dialogue with several friends, is unquestionably central to ...

Banksy's new mural in Marseille is not the first image he has connected to the history of ideas. A Banksy expert reveals the philosophy behind these popular artworks.

The End tells the story of a wealthy family who survived the collapse of the climate and civilisation in a bunker inside an abandoned mine. Before the collapse they were rich, and they continue to ...

Discover showtimes, read reviews, watch trailers, find streaming options, and see where to watch The Cave: An Adaptation of Plato's Allegory in Clay (2008). Explore cast details and learn more on ...

allegory of the cave. Arts & Culture. Plato’s Cave and Trump’s Next Term ...

Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave,” from the Republic, helps us understand populism in the U.S. today and its role in Donald Trump’s rise. ...

In Plato's allegory of the cave, a person stands inside a cavern with a fire at their back, watching the shadows formed by the fire on the wall. The person believes the shadows are their reality, not ...

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.

You’re a prisoner, held in a dark cave. Your hands are tied behind you and you can only look straight ahead at the cave wall. Your captors keep you occupied by putting objects on it. To pass the ...