"The Allegory of the Cave" by Plato

Question 1

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Answer 1

Socrates (Plato’s persona), wise, thinker

Question 2

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Answer 2

a discussion about how “real understanding” is reached

Question 3

step 3

Answer 3

people who aren’t philosophers, people against complex reasoning

Question 4

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Answer 4

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

Question 5

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Answer 5

allegory, symbolism, dialogue

Question 6

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Answer 6

logical, informative