{"id":776,"date":"2019-09-19T14:47:36","date_gmt":"2019-09-19T18:47:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/ldst1010304f2019\/?p=776"},"modified":"2019-09-19T14:47:36","modified_gmt":"2019-09-19T18:47:36","slug":"cave-allegory-and-leader-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/ldst1010304f2019\/2019\/09\/19\/cave-allegory-and-leader-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Cave Allegory and Leader Post"},"content":{"rendered":"

Leaders, Followers, and the Cave Allegory<\/span><\/p>\n

Susan Nevin<\/span><\/p>\n

The whole idea of the Cave Allegory is extremely interesting. The concept that the prisoners are living in what they believe to be a reality, when in fact, shadows aren\u2019t real beings, but rather just a part to a whole. However, the prisoners have no idea, and think that the shadows and echoes of voices may be the real being. But, Socrates questions that if one of the prisoners were to break free and see the whole world, would the prisoners reject his radical ideas and try to kill him? I think that this whole idea is really compelling, and it begs the question that is it better to be aware but be killed or permanently hurt for the knowledge, or it is better to live in harmony and ignorance with everyone else.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition, I think that this whole metaphor relates to the leader follower dynamic, and how sometimes people reject a leader because they are scared of their unique ideas, and the group mentality always wins against an individual. For example. John W. Gardner argues in his novel,<\/span> Leaders and Followers<\/span><\/i>, that, \u201cleaders must have a capacity for rational problem solving; but they also must have a penetrating intuitive grasp of the needs and moods of followers.\u201d Therefore, I would claim that these articles and videos argue there is a fine line between what they should tell their followers versus what should be kept in the dark to keep the peace and avoid utter chaos. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Leaders, Followers, and the Cave Allegory Susan Nevin The whole idea of the Cave Allegory is extremely interesting. The concept that the prisoners are living…<\/p>\n

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