Allegory of the Cave Part 1

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Allegory

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A literary work symbolizing deeper meanings about life

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Ignorance

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Lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned

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Discussion participants in the allegory

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Glaucon & Socrates

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Shackled represents...

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Anything that keeps an individual from learning

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Enlightenment

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State of having knowledge or understanding

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Sun outside the cave

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The Good/ Enlightenment

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Meaning of 'shackled'

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Confined and restrained

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Being shackled represents...

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Anything that keeps an individual from learning

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Prisoners' lifelong view

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Shadows of objects

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Prisoners' limitation: immobile heads

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Cannot see anything but shadows