Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
allegory
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| gptkbp:adaptation |
gptkb:art
gptkb:film gptkb:literature gptkb:theatre education |
| gptkbp:appearsIn |
gptkb:The_Republic
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| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:Plato
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| gptkbp:book |
gptkb:Book_VII
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| gptkbp:dateWritten |
circa 380 BCE
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| gptkbp:describes |
prisoners chained in a cave
a prisoner freed and exposed to the outside world shadows projected on a wall |
| gptkbp:explores |
gptkb:philosophy
philosophy of mind theory of knowledge |
| gptkbp:genre |
gptkb:philosophy
allegory |
| gptkbp:hasCharacter |
gptkb:Glaucon_(as_interlocutor)
gptkb:Socrates_(as_narrator) prisoners the freed prisoner the puppet-masters |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Allegory of the Cave
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:philosophy
Western philosophy metaphysics |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
literary criticism
psychology critical theory modern philosophy |
| gptkbp:interpretedBy |
philosophers
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| gptkbp:mainTheme |
gptkb:philosophy
education enlightenment ignorance perception of reality |
| gptkbp:relatedConcept |
gptkb:Plato's_Theory_of_Forms
enlightenment philosophical education illusion vs reality |
| gptkbp:symbolizes |
the difference between the world of appearances and the world of reality
the effect of education on the human soul |
| gptkbp:writtenBy |
gptkb:Ancient_Greek
Ancient Greece |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Form_of_the_Good
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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