Consisting of a dialogue between Glaucon and Socrates, it begins by describing a group of figures who can see only shadows, thus illustrating its author's theory of forms.
In this section of a larger work, one character notes that rogues possess intelligence, claiming that, were they to have been trained differently, they could do good instead of evil. That character earlier quotes Homer by saying that it would be "better to be the poor servant of a poor master" than to live in a certain manner. In this section of a larger work, two men discuss how bewilderment can have two distinct meanings depending on the direction of a journey. This section builds on the metaphor of the sun as the ultimate good, and it follows a discussion of the analogy of the divided line. Consisting of a dialogue between Glaucon and Socrates, it begins by describing a group of figures who can see only shadows, thus illustrating its author's theory of forms. For 10 points, name this portion of The Republic in which Plato presents an extended metaphor where people are underground.
In this section of a larger work, one character notes that rogues possess intelligence, claiming that, were they to have been trained differently, they could do good instead of evil.
allegory of the cave [prompt on "The Republic"]