In the cave allegory, Plato illustrates his theory of ideas by showing that the world man senses and tries to understand, actually only is a dim representation of the real world. We know the allegory for its light and shadow; however, there is also sound and echo in the cave. In this article, I discuss whether the narrative of the prisoners in the cave is in tune with an audial experience and whether an allegory led by sound corresponds to the one led by sight. I start with a phenomenological analysis of the cave as a place of sound. After that, I elaborate on the training of attentive listening skills and its ramifications for pedagogical practice. I conclude that there are profound differences between seeing and listening and that sound reveals different aspects of “the real” compared to sight. The significance of Plato’s cave allegory should be evaluated in relation to modern, scientific thought characterised by a visual-spatial language. With support of this allegory, the light-shadow polarity has become the Urbild of represented reality. At the same time, a visually oriented culture of ideas repeatedly confirms Plato’s cave allegory as its central metaphor. Finally, an elaboration on the sounds in the cave proves to be fruitful in an educational sense: The comparison of sound and sight sharpens the differences and complementarities of audial and visual experiences.

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回声与阴影：柏拉图洞穴寓言的现象学反思

在洞穴寓言中，柏拉图通过展示这个世界人能感知并试图理解的事实来说明他的思想理论，实际上这只是对现实世界的一种模糊表示。我们知道寓言的光影；但是，洞穴中也有声音和回声。在本文中，我将讨论洞穴中囚犯的叙述是否符合听觉体验，以及由声音主导的寓言是否与由视觉主导的寓言相对应。我从对洞穴作为声音发生地的现象学分析开始。之后，我将详细介绍注意力听觉技能的训练及其对教学实践的影响。我得出的结论是，听觉和听觉之间存在着巨大的差异，与视觉相比，声音揭示了“真实”的不同方面。柏拉图的洞穴寓言的重要性应与以视觉空间语言为特征的现代科学思想联系起来进行评估。在这种寓言的支持下，光影的极性已成为代表现实的乌尔比尔德。同时，以视觉为导向的思想文化反复确认柏拉图的洞穴寓言是其中心隐喻。最后，对洞穴中声音的详细说明在教育意义上被证明是卓有成效的：声音和视觉的比较突出了听觉和视觉体验的差异和互补性。以视觉为导向的思想文化反复证实柏拉图的洞穴寓言是其中心隐喻。最后，对洞穴中声音的详细说明在教育意义上被证明是卓有成效的：声音和视觉的比较突出了听觉和视觉体验的差异和互补性。以视觉为导向的思想文化反复证实柏拉图的洞穴寓言是其中心隐喻。最后，对洞穴中声音的详细说明在教育意义上被证明是卓有成效的：声音和视觉的比较突出了听觉和视觉体验的差异和互补性。