It may represent Plato's belief that people are not capable of attaining knowledge by themselves. It may also represent the belief that attaining knowledge is a difficult and sometimes even painful process.

It may represent Plato's belief that people are capable of attaining knowledge by themselves. It may also represent the belief that attaining knowledge is a difficult and sometimes even painful process.

It may represent Plato's belief that people are not capable of attaining knowledge by themselves. It may also represent the belief that attaining knowledge is easy and sometimes even painful process.

It may represent Plato's belief that people are only capable of attaining knowledge by themselves. It may also represent the belief that attaining knowledge is a difficult and sometimes even painless process.

They have knowledge of anything else in the world, only what is directly in front of them. It does not occur to them that what they see is not real, so they question it.

They have no knowledge of anything else in the world, only what is directly in front of them. It does not occur to them that what they see is not real, so they never question it.

They have no knowledge of anything else in the world, only what is directly in front of them. It does occur to them that what they see is not real, so they never question it.

They have knowledge of anything else in the world, only what is directly in front of them. It occurs to them that what they see is not real, so they never question it.

a. The prisoners may represent elite people, shackled, and only able to see the shadows. They are imprisoned to ignorance because what they can see and know is limited.

b. The prisoners may represent average people, shackled, and only able to see the shadows. They are imprisoned to poverty because what they can see and know is limited.

c. The prisoners may represent average people, shackled, and only able to see the shadows. They are imprisoned to wisdom because what they can see and know is unlimited.

d. The prisoners may represent average people, shackled, and only able to see the shadows. They are imprisoned to ignorance because what they can see and know is limited.

Good is the author or the creator of all things ugly and unrighteous. It is the source of reason and truth in the intellectual.

Good is the author or the creator of all things dark and right. It is the source of reason and truth in the intellectual.

Good is the author or the creator of all things bright and right. It is the source of reason and truth in the intellectual.

Good is the author or the creator of all things unjust and prejudice. It is the source of reason and truth in the intellectual.

This person will remember the pain, confusion, and difficulty of the transition, and he will know that it is the result of being either unaccustomed to the dark or dazzled by the excess of light.

This person will remember the pain, confusion, and difficulty of the transition, and he will not know that it is the result of being either unaccustomed to the dark or dazzled by the excess of light.

This person will remember the pain, confusion, and difficulty of the transition, and he will know that it is the result of being either accustomed to the dark or dazzled by the excess of light.

This person will remember the pain, confusion, and comfort of the transition, and he will not know that it is the result of being either unaccustomed to the dark or dazzled by the excess of light.