Plato's cave - What do the images represent?

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What does the cave represent?
The world of senses
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The prisoners represent...
People who believe "second-hand"
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Images on the wall (the shadows) represent ...
an Illusion
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The fire represents...
The physical sun (which enables us to obtain sense experience)
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Seeing the fire and people on the road represents...
belief
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Outside the cave, the world is a representation of ...
the intelligible realm
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The prisoner dragged outside the cave is....
the philosopher
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Objects outside the cave is/are...
the forms
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looking at the reflections of objects outside the cave is a form of....
reasoning
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looking at the objects outside the cave is...
intelligence
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The sun is...
the form of the good
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Card 2

Front

The prisoners represent...

Back

People who believe "second-hand"

Card 3

Front

Images on the wall (the shadows) represent ...

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

The fire represents...

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

Seeing the fire and people on the road represents...

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
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