Plato discusses his theory of mimesis in his "Allegory of the Cave" in Book VII of The Republic. The allegory tells of prisoners being chained to a wall in a dark cave. ... Plato's allegory then represents society's inability to see larger truths. ...
Religion is the practice of belief, in most cases identifying to the existence of a divine, transcendent being or beings. The proposals of Plato selected to be discussed will adhere to a general definition that religion is "a strong belief in a supernatural power that control human destiny".1 This will enable an appropriate scope into the discussion, and allow us to explore ideas beyond defining religion as simply codified practises of prayer, ritual and religious law, as these were not substantial within Plato's work. Plato's ideas that were contained within a religious co...
