BY PETER HARRIS Plato’s Allegory of the Cave, which is found in his magnum opus The Republic, is used to illustrate how humans are ignorant of ultimate reality. It was written as an imagined dialogue between Plato’s brother and his mentor Socrates. According to Socrates, humanity is like people who are chained in a cave in a position that forces them only to see a … Continue reading Bringing Knowledge Where There is Ignorance: Dear Townies, Reviewed