Book VII
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Book VII of Plato's Republic is the section best known for the Allegory of the Cave, where Plato explores the nature of education, reality, and the philosopher’s ascent to knowledge.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Book VII (Plato's Republic) | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book section
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part of philosophical dialogue ⓘ |
| allegoryType |
educational allegory
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epistemological allegory ⓘ political allegory ⓘ |
| author | Plato NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
ascent from ignorance to knowledge
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education as liberation ⓘ philosopher as ruler ⓘ structured curriculum for guardians ⓘ vision of the Good as highest object of knowledge ⓘ |
| contains |
Allegory of the Cave
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analogy of the divided line (continuation and application) ⓘ description of philosopher-kings' education program ⓘ discussion of dialectical training ⓘ discussion of mathematical sciences ⓘ |
| dialogueForm | question-and-answer between Socrates and Glaucon ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
Form of the Good
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curriculum for rulers ⓘ dialectic ⓘ difference between opinion and knowledge ⓘ distinction between appearance and reality ⓘ education as turning of the soul ⓘ education of philosopher-kings ⓘ intellectual enlightenment ⓘ mathematical studies in education ⓘ nature of education ⓘ nature of reality ⓘ philosopher's ascent to knowledge ⓘ relationship between knowledge and the Good ⓘ responsibility of the enlightened philosopher ⓘ return of the philosopher to the cave ⓘ role of the philosopher ⓘ |
| influenced |
Western philosophy of education
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political philosophy concerning philosopher-rulers ⓘ theory of knowledge in Western philosophy ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Glaucon
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Socrates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | The Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Platonism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInWork | seventh book of The Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | imagined conversation in Athens ⓘ |
| workInGenre |
Socratic dialogue
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epistemology ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
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