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Revision as of 14:57, 4 February 2023

Plato was a warrior and statesman, and a slave-owner to boot. Given the chance, Plato would have locked us up in a cave and forced us to tend the elephant.

"Tending Plato's Elephant" is a short essay by Karl Jones.

Tending Plato's Elephant

People forget that Plato was a warrior and statesman, and a slave-owner to boot

Given the chance, Plato would have locked us up in that cave and forced us to tend the elephant

Commentary

Origins

A mix of "Prisoners in Plato's cave" and "Blind men tending Plato's elephant"

Mental models

"mental models do make a difference in delivering results"

Is the Prisoners in a Cave metaphor better than the Blind Men with an Elephant metaphor?

It is if you're the prisoner in the cave.

  • Post @ Twitter (26 November 2022)

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