Republic Book VII
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Republic Book VII is a central section of Plato’s Republic that presents the Allegory of the Cave and explores the philosopher’s ascent from ignorance to knowledge of the highest realities.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Republic Book VII canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book section
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part of philosophical dialogue ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
explain process of coming to know the Good
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justify rule of philosophers ⓘ |
| approximateDateWritten | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| author | Plato ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | major section of Plato's Republic ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
ascent from ignorance to knowledge
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education of the philosopher ⓘ nature of true knowledge ⓘ role of philosophy in politics ⓘ |
| contains |
Republic, Book VII (Allegory of the Cave)
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surface form:
Allegory of the Cave
account of the philosopher-ruler's education ⓘ discussion of dialectic ⓘ discussion of mathematical studies ⓘ |
| dialogueForm | Socratic dialogue ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Glaucon
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Socrates ⓘ |
| genre | ancient Greek philosophy ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Classical Greece ⓘ |
| influenced |
Western philosophy of education
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political theories of philosopher-kings ⓘ theory of enlightenment in philosophy ⓘ |
| interpretedAs |
account of intellectual liberation
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critique of sensory-based belief ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice |
allegory
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myth ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| partOf | Plato's Republic ⓘ |
| philosophicalTopic |
epistemology
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metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of education ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| presents |
distinction between opinion and knowledge
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education curriculum for guardians ⓘ stages of intellectual development ⓘ turning of the soul toward the Good ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
the Good (Form of the Good)
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surface form:
Form of the Good
divided line analogy ⓘ |
| setting | Athens ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
courses on ancient philosophy
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courses on philosophy of education ⓘ courses on political philosophy ⓘ |
| textualPosition |
follows Republic Book VI
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precedes Republic Book VIII ⓘ |
| workForm | philosophical dialogue ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Form of the Good