Question

In Plato's Allegory of the Cave, what does the sun represent?

Answer 1

In Plato'sallegorical account of some prisoner's chained in a cave, these prisoners finally escape and see what is outside their perceived shadow world. They discover the sun, the true source of light; light represents accurate perception of the world as it is.

Answer 2

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The Form of the Good is to the intelligible world, as the Sun is to the visible [508c]. ... The upper two segments represent the intelligible world and constitute Knowledge. The segments partake in increasing levels of reality and truth [511e]. The Allegory of the Cave represents the effect of education on one's nature.