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Plato’s cave and the stubborn persistence of ignorance

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By Daniel R. DeNicola
| Big Think Verified
A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people The most memorable image of ignorance occurs in what is probably the most famous passage of all philosophy: Plato’s Allegory of the Cave in “The Republic.” Recall the scenario: human beings dwelling in the darkness of an underground cavern, bound at the legs and neck so that they cannot move, even to turn their heads. They have no other memory of life, since they have been imprisoned in this way since childhood.
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Plato’s cave and the stubborn persistence of ignorance

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By Daniel R. DeNicola
| Flipboard
6 hours ago M.I.A. Names ‘First Thing’ Jay-Z Told Her To Do After He Signed Her, And It’s Gross The “Paper Planes” rapper signed to Jay-Z’s label Roc Nation in 2012 before leaving two years later. Rapper M.I.A. says she refused to fulfill Jay-Z’s sexist request upon signing to his label.
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Plato’s Cave and the Stubborn Persistence of Ignorance

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By Daniel R. DeNicola, Daniel C. Dennett, David Nye, Abigail Gosselin
| The MIT Press
BeeLine Reader uses subtle color gradients to help you read more efficiently. The most memorable image of ignorance occurs in what is probably the most famous passage of all philosophy: Plato’s Allegory of the Cave in “The Republic.” Recall the scenario: human beings dwelling in the darkness of an underground cavern, bound at the legs and neck so that they cannot move, even to turn their heads. They have no other memory of life, since they have been imprisoned in this way since childhood.
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