Heidegger e a concepção dos quatro estágios da ἀλήθεια na Alegoria da Caverna de Platão

The text is a reflection on the notion of ἀλήθεια in the context of Plato's Allegory of the Cave. We do so based on Heidegger’s conception of the “four stages of the event of truth”. To do so, it will be necessary to develop an understanding of ἀλήθεια as “uncovering” (Unverborgenheit). Each stage expresses a specific way of being from which man deals with what is shown and revealed to him. What is shown and revealed, in turn, can only happen thanks to ἰδέα, which is the principle of luminosity and, therefore, is what allows man to see. The vision or contemplation of ideas is only given, however, to the philosopher, symbolized by the prisoner who manages to free himself from the cave.