Plato's Cave Allegory
Alex Gendler - TED-Ed
This brings me back to Classical Political Theory with Dr. Neal. When you really think about it, the cave metaphor is true. Our views of the world were shaped by the people around us. Growing up it was our parents. Our parents were the people telling us what was going on - just as though we were handcuffed and facing the back wall of cave. The things were saw were the shadows of the people on the back wall which were influenced by our parents and family. It wasn't until later on in life - when we went to school, moved away and started doing things on our own did we truly see the light. We finally left the cave and saw what it was exactly like on the outside.
Maybe society really is too ignorant to govern themselves. But it's the job of all philosopher's to "drag you kicking and screaming into the light." Show you what is real out there.
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