Plato tells us that the point of the allegory is that the prisoner's journey from inside the cave to the world outside the cave can be interpreted as the ...

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Plato's allegory of the cave is meant to represent the journey of the soul from ignorance to enlightenment. The prisoners in the cave represent individuals who are ignorant of true reality and have only experienced the shadows on the cave wall (the physical world). The journey out of the cave represents the ascent of the soul into the intellectual world, where one can gain knowledge and understanding of true reality. Therefore, choice C is the best answer as it specifically relates to Plato's philosophical concept of the ascent of the soul. Choices A, B, and D are not directly related to Plato's allegory of the cave.

Plato Tells Us That the Point of the Allegory Is