" nobody can be led where they don't want to go" ... I hollered, that was so good.

Nice lecture. Day one in my class, my students had to explain the Buddha quote, " believe nothing, no matter where you've read it,  no matter who has said it,  even if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and common sense."  It was all over my room with the word THINK above it. I challenged my students on day one to question anything said in the room, whether it was me saying it or a classmate. What's interesting with The Cave, is that there really isn't just one Power group in our lives. At the beginning there is, our parents,  but as we age, we have teachers, then media, and gov etc all casting their own shadows and that is where the discomfort begins. Where we have the thoughts like: "but I thought" or "wow, I never knew." Another quote I would introduce my students to is, "where you stand depends on where you sit". To let them know that our experiences shape our views and conversations can get uncomfortable because you have two people who sat, basically,  in two different caves. When two different cave dwellers meet.... oh, boy, that can get  tough. Lol. The one who is able to not get so emotional during the meeting is the one who can take the time to understand why the person thinks the way they do. That doesn't mean you must agree with or believe what they are telling you, but you can see where their views are coming from. I think those who can best understand that they have been chained up in many caves,  has the best chance to not let a new light disturb them.

This is one of the most excellent lecture I have ever heard on Plato's Cave, the Dr. Kleiner has not only summed up an allegory, but a physical and mental procedure that we all practice in life, several times.

I love this work by Plato. The irony...those held prisoner aren't aware of the chains that bind them. You can imagine when one is "dragged" out for a proper education, those left behind would come up with a narrative that the individual is being punished for something they must have done! Then you can imagine a whole scenario of new rules for behavior in the "cave" to prevent anyone else from being taken away for punishment. It's fascinating and very relevant for the way we live a life in this existence.

Same with addiction. Gotta want to get clean for yourself. Gotta desire that more than you do the comfort of the high.

Wish I’d had more teachers like Dr. Kleiner.  Thank you, Doctor

“Why do you stay in your prison cell, when the door is always open “ Rumi

i actually enjoyed this lecture. i just came from watching The Allegory of the Cave from Ted Ed, then came here for a deeper understand of the allegory. and i was not disappointed. it was so enlightening. am from the Philippines, and 59 years old, fyi. thanks a lot, Dr. Harrison Kleiner. Salamat po!

This professor is so eloquent wow. Amazing lecture. Lucky students :)

This was one of the most illuminating lectures I’ve ever heard on Plato’s Cave. The speaker didn’t just retell an allegory, but unfolded it as a living process—something we all undergo, both mentally and spiritually, at different points in our lives.

Great lecture! Especially from 24:00 until the end it's a really valuable interpretation

I wish my school / university had been more relentless about making EVERY student understand that learning is active (and about desire to understand) until EVERYONE actually gets this fundamental truth 100%. Using the cave allegory is the perfect vehicle to get this point across imo

I’ve actually been to Plato’s Cave. Shit’s wild

One of the best lecturers I have ever listened to.

I am 66 year 66-year-old Greek person and feel robbed by seeing this man Dr. Garrison Kleiner teaching our philosophy so brilliantly. I wished we had an earlier opportunity to be helped by someone of his stature.

Gnosis, and Quantum Physics. This goes way deeper than morals, and the perception of material ideology. This is a key to Consciousness before matter.

Finally i could understand the Allegory of the cave, thank you Dr. Kleiner

I love this presentation of the Allegory.  I've borrowed heavily from it in my own teaching.  Thanks Prof. Kleiner!

Now that's a great lecture on the philosophy of education. It's your education, seize the moment. Thank you prof, I enjoyed it.

this was an insightful lecture for me, i enjoyed learning about the allegory of the cave and the interpretation the professor offered. thank you, Dr Kleiner !

Such a superb lecture by a shadowcaster.

How many caves will we be lead into