Since philosophy was invented, people have worried about its subversive effect on tender minds.

Think you know it all? Plato's cave and new psychology research reveal why true self-awareness starts with admitting what you don’t know.

Some 2400 years ago, Greek philosopher, Plato wrote a narrative called “The Allegory of the Cave.” In this parable Plato puts forth a theory concerning human perception, distinguishing between sensory ...

Near the Acropolis, there are caves. In this birthplace of democracy known as Athens Greece, tradition tells us that some 25 centuries ago, one of these caves was Socrates’ prison. Today, these caves ...

In his famous cave allegory, the Greek philosopher Plato sought to show a way toward enlightenment. Today, Houston Methodist Hospital is using 3-D technology in its own Plato's Cave in hopes of ...

The End tells the story of a wealthy family who survived the collapse of the climate and civilisation in a bunker inside an abandoned mine. Before the collapse they were rich, and they continue to ...

Strictly speaking, there can be no biography of Plato — only what Carol Atack calls a “biographical tradition.” Exactly when he was born, exactly where he traveled, and to what extent his famous ...

Plato's Allegory of the Cave by Jan Saenredam, according to Cornelis van Haarlem, 1604. Source: Wikimedia Commons The Allegory of the Cave (circa 380 BCE) Human beings spend all their lives in an ...