has not understood that the sun is outside the cave and not inside and that the real objects are yet to be found.
Appearance becomes reality because man assumes it is reality. It is, after all, the only thing he can see, the only thing he experiences with his limited senses. He has not yet risen to the top of the cave and peered out to see the source of the light and the meaning of the ideal.
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