21 October 2022

Allegory: A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.

• In the person of Socrates, Plato provides the powerful tools of conceptual analysis and allegory that can be fruitfully applied to the questions about addiction.  (Peg O'Conner)
• In this passage, the British explorer explains in detail how the conference is an allegory of the Sufi path to achieving oneness with God, a solution to the question of We and Thou. (Matthew Rettino)