What Would Plato Do?
Plato had no idea that his allegory of the cave would wind up being as pervasive in contemporary culture as it has become. I doubt that Plato could have foreseen a movie like the Matrix, for example, which is entirely based on his idea of seeing the true nature of things, the Platonic truth wisdom.
Plato also probably did not know that his collected works (that which has survived the test of time) would be digitized, and available online. Nor did he know that people would be able to receive online philosophy degrees, without even leaving the comfort of their homes.
I am sure, being the lover of knowledge and wisdom that Plato was, he would be ecstatic to learn that online philosophy degrees were so simple to work toward, and the internet would make him brim with joy. I do think that he would have a few
