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In Plato's famous allegory of the cave, he presents a scenario in which prisoners have been chained inside a cave since birth. They are facing the wall of the cave, unable to turn their heads to see what is behind them. Behind the prisoners is a fire, and between the fire and the prisoners, there is a raised walkway where various objects are placed, casting shadows on the cave wall. The prisoners, having never seen anything else, believe that the shadows on the wall are the only reality.

Question: How do the prisoners initially perceive the shadows on the cave wall?

 

 

Option: 1

 They believe the shadows are just illusions.


Option: 2

 They see the shadows as the only reality.


Option: 3

 They understand that the shadows represent the external world. 


Option: 4

They are indifferent to the shadows.

 


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The prisoners in the allegory believe that the shadows on the cave wall are the only reality because they have never experienced anything else. They are unaware of the external world casting the shadows.

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Ramraj Saini

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