Plato: The Allegory of the Cave Within the Allegory of the Cave, Plato expresses his theory of humanity’s unconscious resistance to change through a conversation Socrates may have had with a fellow philosopher. In the beginning of this allegory we see “human beings in an underground den.” These “unenlightened” humans are chained at the neck and legs, which prevents them from seeing anything but what is directly in front of them. Behind the “unenlightened” …showed first 75 words of 1087 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1087 total…would be shut out and perceived as a threat to the “unenlightened’s” way of life. Finally, we see the newly enlightened prisoner regressing to where he could again belong. In short, Socrates says only God can judge right and wrong, but states his opinion that the right answers can only be gathered through life experiences, and the more open to new realities one is the better prepared and educated the answer given will be.