11/28 Republic VI-VII, 433-439

Themes: Twice-divided line, cave allegory

1. What are the four conditions of the soul Socrates describes in the twice-divided line, and what distinguishes them from one another?

2. What are the corresponding four levels in the allegory of the cave?

3. What does the allegory of the cave teach us about the nature of education and how it changes our understanding of the world?