Plato's Republic: What is Justice?•Grade 9•rhetoric Stage
The Cave: From Shadows to Truth
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Comprehension
Accurately recalls prisoners chained from childhood seeing only shadows on the cave wall cast by fire and puppets (514A-515B)
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Cause & Consequence
Explains chains and fire-wall setup as cause of prisoners seeing only shadows as truth (514B-515C)
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Meaning
Takes original position on whether the wise must rule the unwise, tied to cave allegory
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Defense
Steel-mans the counterargument (presents it in its strongest form)
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