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Plato's Cave and Enlightenment
- Plato's cave depicts humanity's imprisonment in illusion, mistaking shadows for reality.
- The philosopher's journey out represents an ascent to true understanding and a return to enlighten others.
Interpretations of Plato's Cave
- Plato's cave allegory has interpretations: religious, visionary, and intellectual.
- The religious one sees it as finding divine grace; the visionary, intense worldly awareness.
Visionary Interpretation
- A visionary interpretation sees the cave allegory as achieving an intense awareness of the world.
- This intense awareness is similar to how poets like Wordsworth and Blake saw the world.