You’re a prisoner, held in a dark cave. Your hands are tied behind you and you can only look straight ahead at the cave wall. Your captors keep you occupied by putting objects on it. To pass the time ...

Imagine you are inside a cave, chained with others and facing a blank wall. All you can see are shadows cast against the wall from the light outside. Plato tells this story in “The Republic”: “Imagine ...

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An excerpt from Plato's Republic, the 'Allegory of the Cave' is a classic commentary on the human condition. It is an example of the philosophical underpinnings of Lovecraft's thought and fiction.