Plato: The Allegory of the Cave

The allegory reminds us that people will often prefer comfortable commonplace assumptions to the deeper, sometimes unsettling understanding derived from philosophy.

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The allegory suggests that there is a difference between mere belief & knowledge.

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All the prisoners in the cave will eventually see daylight.

False

Plato argues that the prisoners in the cave can never be enlightened.

False

Plato believes that truth is relative to cultures.

False

Plato maintains that personal freedom is more important than wisdom.

False

Plato thinks that only the rich & powerful can be enlightened.

False

The freed prisoner does not feel obligated to enlighten the others living in ignorance.

False

Plato distinguishes between appearance & reality.

True

Plato thinks that few people have insight into what's really real.

True

Plato thinks that the prisoners are deluded.

True

The allegory suggests that the truth is

not always obvious

Plato's allegory of the cave can be seen as a metaphor for

the search for the true & the good through philosophy

In the cave allegory, the reaction of the prisoners to the enlightened one is

to revile him as a ridiculous fool

Plato's allegory reminds us that widely accepted opinions can be

wrong