Look at the description of the Allegory of the Cave in the textbook and write 200 words, giving an example in real-life or in politics that illustrates what Plato was arguing.

Write a critique of Plato’s political philosophy as expressed in the Allegory of the Cave.
July 27, 2019
Thrasymachus defines justice as “the advantage of the stronger” (338c). Explain this view. What does it mean?
July 27, 2019

Look at the description of the Allegory of the Cave in the textbook and write 200 words, giving an example in real-life or in politics that illustrates what Plato was arguing.

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  1. Hobbes and Locke both trace the authority of government to a social contract. Yet their views of what the social contract says and what it accomplishes differ. Write 200 words, comparing their views of the social contract.
  2. Look at the description of the Allegory of the Cave in the textbook and write 200 words, giving an example in real-life or in politics that illustrates what Plato was arguing. The example must be modern-20th or 21st century and can either be a real event or a story you create. Give a brief explanation of why this illustrates Plato’s allegory.
  3. Take an ethical conflict in modern day-whether religious or secular-and write 200 words comparing Mills’ and Buchanan’s attitudes towards that conflict.