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Cave opening
pp. 9-18
Abstract
Let us briefly look at a decisive moment in the construction of the Western notions of image and depiction: Plato's cave as it is described in Book VII of The Republic.1 It is introduced as part of a long analogy, destined by Socrates to explain the human condition.
Publication details
Published in:
Rosengren Mats (2012) Cave art, perception and knowledge. Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan.
Pages: 9-18
Full citation:
Rosengren Mats (2012) Cave opening, In: Cave art, perception and knowledge, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, 9–18.