Allegory of the Cave
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Sun – Line – Cave, Part 1
A dear colleague has invited me to discuss a few of the metaphors at the heart of Plato’s Republic. So I’ll be live streaming from his class Friday, 26 Feb 2016 @ 1pm… if you are not busy at work… Continue reading
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The Allegory of the Cave
The Allegory of the Cave, also commonly known as Myth of the Cave, Metaphor of the Cave, The Cave Analogy, or the Parable of the Cave, is an allegory used by the Greek philosopher Plato in his work The Republic… Continue reading
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Alone Together: thoughts on José Saramago’s The Cave
Originally posted on Pomp and Intertext: Click the picture to read in the Quarterly Conversation how Saramago has begun to blog at the age of 85. “Heidegger’s analysis of metaphysical truth as Aletheia (the unveiled), that of Plato’s myth of… Continue reading
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The Platonic Superman
Or, Man of Steel: Man of Gold Even though the Snyder/Nolan Superman film has been out now for a bit, let me begin by saying: SPOILER ALERT. I was finally able to see the blockbuster with my buddy-friend-guy, Christopher. The… Continue reading
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