According to the allegory of the cave, lack of clarity or intellectual confusion can occur in two distinct ways;
- When abject ignorance or 'darkness' pervades a group of people, and they do not know that there is an alternative reality than the one they've known all their lives.
- When people are presented with an alternative reality/ truth than the one they've known all their lives without taking them through the process of discovery. They will refuse the truth because all they know is the knowledge they've built in ignorance. It is a more comfortable truth that is easier for them to understand.
What is the allegory of the cave?
The allegory of the cave is pluto's philosophical work that seeks to explain ignorance, and the effect and proper use of education to enlighten people who are in the dark.
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