Six Lessons from Plato's Cave

Wednesday Wisdom #179 + Breaking Free from Your "Chains"

Happy Wednesday, wisdom lovers!

Last week, we wrote about My Top Ten Favourite Rumi Quotes

This week: Six Lessons from Plato’s Cave

Now, let's get to it 👇

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Weekly Reflection

For those of you who took philosophy class in school, you may remember the allegory of Plato’s cave. At the time you may have dismissed it because it was confusing or nonsensical, but now as a student of philosophy, it’s worth revisiting. For those who have no idea what I’m talking about, you may be wondering…

What is Plato’s cave?

What did he try to show us through this metaphor?

And how can it help us in our daily challenges?

To answer your questions, here are SIX lessons we can learn from Plato’s cave.