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Meaning of Plato's Cave | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An allegorical cave whose unwitting, chained inhabitants perceive reality only in the form of shadow puppetry cast by the light of a man-made fire, lacking any awareness of the limitations of their perspective or its constructed nature.

Equivalents

Português Caverna de Platão

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

platometer Platon Platonic Platonic dialogue Platonic hydrocarbon Platonic ideal

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