Abstract

The multilayered Allegory of the Cave is a center point in Plato's metaphysical and epistemological framework. It is a synthesis of wisdom that finds practical application. Debates about the Myth's interpretation remain active nowadays, and its relevance continues as long as humans live. The abstract allegory of the Cave is Plato's philosophical outlook on human existence. Knowledge, as one of the allegory's central themes, is also a key element that bridges the abstract idea with the practical application and manifestation into reality. The analysis of Plato's Forms of Good, hierarchy of knowledge, and their connection to the human soul will shed light on the central question of this essay – can Plato's Allegory of the Cave be interpreted as a map of reality, and if we use this map to guide intellectual and moral transformations?