Question

How does this passage from Plato help you turn your attention toward the right thing

Answer 1

Answer: who knows?

Explanation:

Answer 2

Plato helped in turning my attention towards the right thing in the following way:

Explanation:

• The passage highlights the fact that things are not essentially what they seem to be.  

• The cave allegory simply shows the difference between opinion, belief, and knowledge.  

• It encourages us to question assumptions, to be judicious even of what you think you have already worked through.  

• To get outside the cave is to get beyond yourself, your prejudice, to use experiment and reason to be as independent as possible.