Plato's Allegory of the Cave

Join George and John as they discuss different Philosophical theories. In this video they will be looking at Plato's Allegory of the Cave. Is there a similarity between our lives and the lives of chained prisoners in a cave?

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0:00 - Introduction
0:21 - The Allegory of the Cave explained
2:08 - Leaving the Cave
3:01 - Returning to the Cave
3:40 - What does the Allegory of the Cave represent?

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[PhilosophyVibe]

The script to this video is part of...
- The Philosophy Vibe "Plato & Aristotle" eBook, available on Amazon:

- The Philosophy Vibe Paperback Anthology Vol 2 'Metaphysics' available worldwide on Amazon:

[sparhopper]

Great series. I think one of the main issues with the cave that you missed mentioning though, is that the prisoner is *dragged* up the staircase and into the light (the challenge of learning can be painful). Great work.
-cheers

[ndiyakholwamqamelo]

This reminds me of Zaheer on the show Avatar: the legend of korra, he said "When you base your expectations only on what you see, you blind yourself from the possibility of a new reality." Thanks for this video awesome will share with friends.

[elgatofelix]

"It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere." - Voltaire

[VannessaVA]

I really appreciate your videos. You make philosophy easy to understand and by doing these videos you are doing a HUGE service for society. Thank you.

[df]

That's a very good Allegory. What is often overlooked is the fact that it doesn't address the way in which someone enlightened can overcome the mindsets of those who can be compared to the inhabitants of the cave. It highlights the eternal problem that philosophers have in trying to reach out to people, often with ineffective strategies to overcome the "living in a cave" mindset. It also runs counter to the questionable truths that religious missionaries tried to inflict on unbelievers, especially people inhabiting newly discovered lands.

[tal_cyyy]

Thank you so much for this. I learned a lot and I can now answer my modules.

[jeffk]

Its funny how well The Cave works as a intro to Epistemology when Plato meant it as a treatise on metaphysical ontology.

[sikksotoo]

Best animation and concise explanation on the cave that I've seen. Great job.

[topsecretbear]

"Take the red pill and see how deep the rabbit hole goes."

[GuardianAngel..]

This is literally Best explanation of this subject online, Keep it up👍

[victor_dakota]

Love the message behind Plato's Allegory Cave story. "FOOD FOR THOUGHT" & "WORDS OF WISDOM".

[tendonstrength]

I love this series. It’s great to see philosophy presented for visual learners. I do have one question. Are both characters voiced by the same person? Just curious.

[tiannthomas-walford]

Thank you so much for explain these to me.I understand it more better with pictures rather then reading the book. Thank you

[shweta]

great video, its so fun learning this way please come up with videos of more political thinkers like Machiavelli, hobbes, john locke, rousseau, JS Mill, etc.

[victormbugua]

you guys really make me question knowledge as i know it. Thank you

[_Cet_Cet]

this has really opened my eyes thank you

[thesageverse]

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[AxelWedstar]

There's a few holes in this allegory of course. The biggest one being that if the prisoners were chained for life their limbs would've atrophied to the point of uselessness. So the freed prisoner's gonna have a hell of a time getting about once he's been dragged out of the cave. Then there's the matter of the prisoners' basic needs like eating and - well you know what happens a few hours after you eat or drink. These needs would require attendants that the prisoners would naturally be curious about. "Who are these beings?" "Are they not the same as us?" "Where do they go when we can't see them?" ect.

Makes me wonder if Plato got annoyed by the few ppl smart enough to find these holes persistently asking questions. 😅

[kakooti]

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