In the Republic, knowledge is being compared to ignorance and opinion. ... (Plato, Ap. ... In the Republic, knowledge is seen as what is and is being compared to what is not which would be ignorance. ... In the Republic there all classes should be educated differently. ... (lecture notes) Knowledge in Plato's "Apology" is seen more in depth as to what it really is, which is having wisdom, then in the Republic where is compared....

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Plato's Allegory of the Cave is Book VII in his much larger work, The Republic. The Allegory of the Cave is a conversation between Socrates and Glaucon, the former telling us what he believes about reality and how we have a false interpretation of reality. It is an extended metaphor full of symbolis...

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Plato was a philosopher who believed in higher education and was curios about the way humans learned. Socrates was Plato's mentor who had a major influence on Plato's life. Therefore, it led Plato to writing The Republic. In here, Plato stresses his belief in the search for truth, and reality, instead of choosing ignorance. ... Plato has the released prison reach to a level of "higher being" when he is able to reason clearly and understand reality. ...

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"The Allegory of the Cave") Plato explains this with his eight stages of cognition. ... (Grube, G.M.A., Plato Republic) This is the third stage, Awareness, the prisoners leave the comfort of the cave to go into the sunlight of the world. ... The World of Forms is Plato's idea of perfection and the immortal soul. ... When the prisoners realize this they are, in Plato's eyes, a true philosopher. ... He meets the third level of Plato's allegory when he becomes aware that everything is centered on him. ...

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