Plato’s Allegory of the Cave vividly illustrates how people often remain trapped in limited perceptions of reality. Modern psychology, particularly Jung’s theory of the unconscious and the study of cognitive biases, deepens this metaphor, showing how we internalize illusions...
Neoplatonism explores the nature of reality, the soul’s relationship to the divine, and the path to spiritual enlightenment. Neoplatonism extends Plato’s teachings by presenting The One—an indescribable, transcendent source—as the origin of all reality. Through a process called emanation,...
At its core, Platonism presents a vision of reality that extends beyond the physical world, proposing the existence of a higher realm of perfect, unchanging forms or ideas. Plato’s teachings challenged the way people think about knowledge, truth, and...
