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1
Q

In the Analogy of the Cave, what is the Form of the Good represented by?

A

The sun

2
Q

In the hierarchy of Forms, what is the highest Form?

A

The Form of the Good

3
Q

Why is the Form of the Good so important?

A

Because without it we cannot understand and see the other Forms. For the mind to understand a form, it needs the Form of the Good to provide an illumination

4
Q

In the Material World, the sun is the source of growth and light but what is it in the World of the Forms?

A

The source of reality and truth

5
Q

In the Material world, the sun gives us sight but what does it give us in the world of the Forms?

A

Knowledge

6
Q

How does your soul recognise what is good?

A

Because it has already been to the world of the Forms

7
Q

How do humans know what is beautiful?

A

Humans just know because they have already been to the world of the Forms so it is a natural thing for humans to know that things like flowers and sunsets are beautiful