Plato’s Allegory of the Cave and the Mere Shadow Story of the Traditional Icarus Myth Plato rejected the old myths and religion of ancient Greece, including that of Daedalus and Icarus, to ...

Plato thought that the enlightened ought to rule over the cave dwellers as philosopher kings, but Plato’s solution won’t work for us in the 21st-century (and it didn’t work for Plato back ...

Plato thought that the enlightened ought to rule over the cave dwellers as philosopher kings, but Plato’s solution won’t work for us in the 21st-century (and it didn’t work for Plato back ...

Propaganda has trapped us in Plato’s Cave — the shadows aren’t real but the sun is blinding (iStockphoto via Getty Images) By Jennifer Mercieca PUBLISHED: February 27, 2024 at 8:26 p.m.

Let’s go back to Plato and his cave. Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave,” from the Republic, helps us understand populism in the U.S. today and its role in Donald Trump’s rise.

Propaganda has trapped us in Plato’s Cave — the shadows aren’t real but the sun is blinding (iStockphoto via Getty Images) By Jennifer Mercieca UPDATED: February 27, 2024 at 8:26 p.m.

Opinion Propaganda has trapped us in Plato’s Cave — the shadows aren’t real but the sun is blinding (iStockphoto via Getty Images) By Jennifer Mercieca PUBLISHED: February 27, 2024 at 8:26 ...

Plato thought that the enlightened ought to rule over the cave dwellers as philosopher kings, but Plato’s solution won’t work for us in the 21st-century (and it didn’t work for Plato back then either) ...