… i was reading up on the Ancient Greek philosophers this morning… this quote from Heraclitus stood out…
“Although this Word is common, the many live as if they had a private understanding”1
… the Word is a kind of universal truth that Heraclitus believed all people had access to although he didn’t think most people were capable of seeing it and, as a result, operated according to their personal truths… it seems people have been living in their own private Idahos for some time…
…and since Heraclitus was an influence on Plato, i was thinking this line of thinking might have inspired the famous Cave analogy?…