Discuss the below:
Read Plato's story of the cave. (It is in the files section under either Plato's Cave Story or Plato's Allegory of the Cave). Also read the Discussion of Plato's Cave and Divided line in the files section.
Q: How would you describe the meaning of the cave story? What do the shadows represent and what does getting out of the cave represent? Why do you think the person getting out of the cave has a hard time convincing those in the cave to come out? If you were being asked to leave the cave, do you think you would leave or not? Why?