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Plato’s Allegory of the Cave is perhaps the most famous passage of philosophy ever written. But what does it mean? Plato imagines a group of people imprisoned in a cave without any knowledge of the outside world. The message? These underground dwellers are us! How might this be true? Surely, our colourful world couldn’t be more different from the grey confines of the cave. Yet Plato would disagree. Is Plato right? And if he is, what can we do about it?

Rick Lewis is the founder and editor of Philosophy Now.

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