"The Allegory of the Cave" by Plato Flashcards

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Socrates (Plato’s persona), wise, thinker

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a discussion about how “real understanding” is reached

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people who aren’t philosophers, people against complex reasoning

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argue that what the eye can see is only part of coming to a true understanding of things

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allegory, symbolism, dialogue

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logical, informative

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