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Allegory of the Cave**:

Allegory of the Cave**:

  • In one of the most fans, Plato describes an allegory of a cave, which symbolizes the journey from ignorance to enlightenment.
  • Prisoners in the cave represent those who are trapped in the material world, while those who escape represent the philosopher who seeks knowledge and truth

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