Evidence
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| Tradition | Source | Passage | Confidence | Evidence | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greek | The Republic | The Republic / THE REPUBLIC / INTRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS.; lines 4241-4307 | high | The passage says the allegory has political and philosophical meaning; the den or cave represents the narrow sphere of politics or law, and the light of eternal ideas affects those who return to the lower world. | record |