In Search of Truth

In this installment of ‘Reaching Within,’ we explore Greek philosopher Plato’s analogy of the cave and artist Jan Saenredam’s interpretation of it.
In Search of Truth
Plato's Allegory of the Cave. 4edges/CC BY-SA 4.0
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In these interesting times, the truth is difficult to discern. One news outlet says one thing and another says something different. Social media bombards us with opinionated echo chambers based on our most-watched videos. The fast pace of it all causes some of us to rely on headlines and memes for day-to-day truths.
But what is truth? One of truth’s earliest and most prominent investigators was Plato, who lived about 2,500 years ago. The Greek philosopher’s ideas about truth influenced much of Western culture. 
Eric Bess
Eric Bess
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Eric Bess, Ph.D., is a fine artist, a writer on art-related topics, and an assistant professor at Fei Tian College in Middletown, New York.
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