Title

Message from plato: Expanding our nursing horizons

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2015

Abstract

Recognizing human enlightenment is a common theme from the ancient discipline of philosophy. The budding philosophy of nursing continues to find meaning and value in advanced education. This article offers a lesson from the philosopher Plato about not knowing what we don't know. Plato's allegory of the cave offers a unique insight for nurses hesitant to return to school for advanced degrees. Those who believe that the endeavor offers little in return may find enlightenment in this two-thousand-year-old allegory. Plato's cave both encourages the reader to consider the unseen benefits of an educational journey and provides hope about the value of the unknown.

Publication Title

Creative Nursing

First Page Number

119

Last Page Number

122

DOI

10.1891/1078-4535.21.2.119

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