Question

1. PART A: Which of the following best identifies a main theme of this text? Acquiring true knowledge requires questioning one’s perception. Humankind is constantly at odds with the natural world. Intelligence determines one’s true strength and value within a community. It is better to be ignorant and comfortable than enlightened and in pain.

Answer 1

Answer:

Acquiring true knowledge requires questioning one’s perception.

Explanation:

Plato's "Allegory of the Cave," tells an allegorical story of how man is so blind with his own concept of knowledge that he assumes anything that he can see or know as the real knowledge and finds it hard to accept other truths. Through this allegory, Plato implies that true knowledge is perceived only when a man utilizes philosophical reasoning to understand the true nature of reality.

In this allegorical story, Plato presents an image of men in a cave who are prisoners. the cave represents knowledge and the chained 'prisoners' are able to only see and perceive one side, that is the scene in front of them. They are unable to move their necks or see things behind or even on the sides of the caves. Their vision is limited to the front only and their shadows. So, according to him, man needs to question his own perceptions if he is to acquire true knowledge, only then will he be able to perceive the true nature of reality.