jan 1, 386 BC - The Allegory of the Cave

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Dialogue between Socrates and a random person
The allegory goes that there are a bunch of people in chains looking at shadows on a wall. They think that's the whole reality.
One person (representing either Plato or Socrates) is released from his chains and goes up and sees the things making the shadows, then sees the light outside of the cave. He is awed, and decides to try and get other people to come up too. However, the people reject him and put him to death because they think his ideas are dangerous.
Directly related to Socrates' death

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