Plato's thoughts Flashcards
what was his most famous parable
The parable of the cave
which book is this found in
The Republic
who is in and where is the cave
underground where prisoners are chained together
what can they see
the back of the cave
what types of shadows do they see
random objects
behind the objects what is there and what does this do
there is a fire which casts a shadow of the shapes on the cave wall
what happens one day
a prisoner’s chains are removed
what si he forced to do
make his way to the entrance of the cave
after getting used to the sun what does he do
returns to the cave to tell the other prisoners
what do the others think of his journey and what do they try to do
they think it was a waste of time and when the ex-prisoner tries to teach them they try to kill him
