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Allegory of the Cave by Plato and Media Illusion: A Contemporary Adaptation to the Media Reality of the Present-day India

Author(s) Shakespeare Malita
Country India
Abstract The Republic, Book VII, (the Allegory of the Cave by Plato), has still remained ever-relevant as a metaphor of the human condition of ignorance and the pursuit of knowledge. Prisoners in the allegory are in a cave and the shadows are the reality, and this is a symbol of the human weakness to believe in things that are false. In this paper, the allegory of Cave will be rewritten in the context of the 21st century media landscape of India when a digital environment, television, and print media all create a new-century cave. The paper discusses how modern citizens, just like the prisoners in Allegory Of The Cave by Plato, are locked in
perceptions created by the media which occasionally creates confusion on what is the truth and what is not. It critically examines the force of social media algorithms, political discourse, and commercialized journalism, which display the mass consciousness in India. The paper explores what parallels exist between the symbolic cave of Plato and mediated reality of the Indian society through their use of philosophy and use of recent examples. It further stresses the revolutionary process of education, ethical journalism and critical media literacy as a tool of liberation as a way out of illusion. The research can provide a
reflective insight into the role of ancient wisdom within the contemporary issues of perception, truth, and freedom in the media-driven democracy by relating classical philosophy to the current problems of society.
Keywords Plato, Allegory of the Cave, Lies in the Media, Social Media, Print Media, Digital Reality, Ignorance, Enlightenment, Perception, Truth, Democracy, Misinformation, Journalism, Awareness, Education, Knowledge, Shadows, Reality, Liberation.
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Published In Volume 8, Issue 1, January-February 2026
Published On 2026-02-09
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