The prime culprit is Plato, whose metaphysics subordinates action and appearances to the eternal realm of the Ideas.
The allegory of The Cave in The Republic begins the tradition of political philosophy; here
Plato describes the world of human affairs in terms of shadows and darkness, and instructs those who aspire to truth to turn away from it in favor of the “clear sky of eternal ideas.
The allegory of The Cave in The Republic begins the tradition of political philosophy; here
Plato describes the world of human affairs in terms of shadows and darkness, and instructs those who aspire to truth to turn away from it in favor of the “clear sky of eternal ideas.
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