... and purpose of love. The Republic is about Plato's ideal form of a republic. A significant portion of Plato's writing is metaphorical, or hypothetical. The Allegory of the Cave, for example, is a metaphor for the common man in everyday life, and how the philosopher dares to think independently. Thusly, he considered the philosopher king the most fit to rule, which he reflects further ... ; He also use tricolon, "...to exchange pleasures for pleasures, pains for pains, and fears for fears" This example comes from Phaedo. One last major one he uses is a metaphor, this example also comes fr...

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... respectively: shadows and reflections, physical objects, mathematics and hypotheses, and lastly is first principles and forms. With the Divided Line as a backdrop, Socrates presents the Allegory of the Cave as a metaphor that presents a person's travels from ignorance to wisdom. It can be seen as the education process for the true philosophers. Socrates uses the image of the Divided Line as an ... itinerary for the journey out of the cave. The best way to understand the cave metaphor is to refer constantly to the Divided Line as a guide through the four steps from darkness to light. Thi...

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... interpreted to make the argument and charges brought by Euthyphro, valid and persuasive enough to elicit a guilty verdict. "If you breach this agreement ... you will probably have to go into exile as well, and forfeit their property, is reasonably clear . If you go to one of the cities near by which have good laws, you will come to them, Socrates, as ... ...

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... and the intelligible world. Socrates describes a man with his arms and legs chained, and his neck in a brace, which only allows him to look at a wall with shadows. This is a metaphor for the man who does not transcend to the world of enlightenment. They can only see shadows of what is real and true. Man memorizes these shadows and thinks that ... ...

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... is the freest, more choice equals more freedom, but this is the paradox of the Republic. To me the freedom comes from the mind and 'illumination' is always a mental/spiritual metaphor. It's deemed 'good' to 'see clearly' precisely because it allows you to make right choices. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~THE END ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Plato. 1968. The Republic of Plato, trans. Allan Bloom. New York: Basic Books ... ...

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... essential lesson which all his speeches are based on. The soul, something that is unbreakable, immortal and that generates all human action. I think Socrates use of the soul, not as a metaphor, but as the id, or drive for all that the soul wants, is, and can do on earth and in the afterlife. It is complete nonsense that the soul is ... ...

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