Are there any other stories like Plato's The Cave from any of the other Greek philosophers?

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Are there any other stories like Plato's The Cave from any of the other Greek philosophers?

2007-09-08 11:28:15 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy

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Thus Spake Zarathustra, Nietzsche

2007-09-12 06:29:37 · answer #1 · answered by M O R P H E U S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

There are other stories somewhat like that by Plato. As I recall, Plato was the only one, but there may have been another one or two. Call up a local community college Phil instructor and ask. Or a prof at a university's Phil Dept, or Classics Dept.

2007-09-08 12:46:14 · answer #2 · answered by Theron Q. Ramacharaka Panchadasi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

I Offhand Don't Know an Equivalent to the "Allegory of the Cave", but There Must Be One, Good Question.

2007-09-08 11:47:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋