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2025
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- <p> </p> <p>This paper proposes an epistemological interpretation of Plato’s philosophy centered on the allegory of the cave. Rather than treating the cave as a purely ontological metaphor contrasting the sensible and intelligible worlds, it argues that the cave represents the fundamental epistemic condition of human beings: a state in which cognition necessarily begins with appearances.</p> <p>From this perspective, Plato’s enduring concern is not primarily the structure of reality itself, but the question of how knowledge of reality is possible, and on what grounds such knowledge can claim legitimacy. The theory of Forms is interpreted not as the foundational aim of Plato’s philosophy, but as a provisional response to this epistemological demand. Philosophy, accordingly, is understood not as the accumulation of knowledge, but as a reorientation of the soul that makes knowledge possible.</p> <p>The paper further examines a tension implicit in Plato’s later dialogues: even if one leaves the original cave through rational inquiry, it remains unclear whether this movement constitutes genuine access to reality or merely a transition into a more complex conceptual framework. In this sense, Plato’s philosophy is read as an open-ended investigation into the conditions and limits of human knowledge, rather than as a completed metaphysical system.</p> <p> </p>