Plato's Republic | Book 7 Questions and Answers

Study Questions
1. What do the prisoners of the cave watch?

2. What is the first thing that the man who escapes from the cave can look at outside?

3. What is the response of the prisoners to the news of the man who has escaped about the world outside?

4. Why would a philosopher rule a state if he enjoys practicing philosophy so much?

5. What practical application does Socrates expect the Guardians to give their studies?

6. What activity will the best-educated Guardians spend most of their time doing?

7. What is the final object...


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