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Flashcards by evelinezmuda, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by evelinezmuda
over 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| What is the cave? | The cave is our physical world, the world as we see it. |
| Is the cave pleasant? | The cave is dark and unpleasant, no good is in the cave. |
| What does the sun represent? | The sun represents the form of the good, we'd be in darkness if it wasn't for the form of the good. |
| Why does he choose the cave? | He chooses the cave to represent other forms in contrast with this form. |
| Is the cave realistic? | The cave is an unrealistic and unreliable perception of reality. |
| What do the people in the cave know? | The people in the cave only know the cave, they do not know what reality is really like. |
| What could the shadows in the cave represent? | The shadows in the cave could represent what everyone thinks is real. |
| What are the shadows in the cave like? | The shadows aren't solid; all about how little we actually know compared to what we think we know. |
| What do the people in the cave think they are hearing? | The people in the cave think that what they are hearing is real but it's actually evil. |
| Why is there no sunlight in the cave? | To show how far away from reality we are. |
| What are people comfortable with? | People are comfortable with knowing what reality is; therefore people are 'dragged' from the cave. |
| Why is it painful for the people to look at the sun for the first time? | It's painful because it's painful and often distressing to find out the truth. |
| What is the outside world considered to be? | The outside world is considered to be the forms. |
| What did the death of Socrates influence? | The prisoners want to go back to the cave because of ignorance, we are all ignrant. |
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