The freed prisoner is forcibly dragged out of the cave and into the light of the outside world. The prisoner is unable to realise the truth. The prisoner takes comfort with what is familiar and refuses the knowledge that the shadows are simply created by the objects that are carried in front of the fire. Socrates asks what would happen if one of the prisoners were to be set free and released from the chains and look towards the light of the fire situated behind him. Socrates suggests that the prisoners would take these shadows to be real things as they have no knowledge on how these shadows are made. The objects project shadows onto the wall in front of the prisoners formed by the light of the fire. People walk behind this wall carrying numerous objects. Socrates describes this like a screen at a puppet theatre. Behind the people there is a fire which is a little higher up and between them and the fire is a small wall. They are only able to see what is in front of them as they bound chains and unable to move. In Plato’s Allegory, Socrates asks Glaucon to picture a group of human beings living in an underground cave. Both philosophers, highlight key features of what education is although they do this in very different ways. This is often said to rival the great works of Philosophy including such as Plato. Dewey focuses on education firstly in his early work titled “My Pedagogical Creed” and then later in his book Democracy and Education. Furthermore, another key philosopher in the philosophy of education is John Dewey. Throughout the allegory, it shows the main aspects of Plato’s idea of education. Argued to be one of the most influential philosophical accounts of education is Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave.” The “Allegory of the Cave” can be found in Book 7 of The Republic.
Many people see early education as preparation for adulthood, whilst further education as a means to develop one’s own understanding of a subject. Having an education was often seen to be more of a privilege than what education stands for today. The value and meaning of education has surely changed over time.
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