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In the cave analogy, which is NOT a likeness between education and being forced out of the cave.

    { 1 } - They are both liberating.
    { 2 } - They are dangerous for the one who forces.
    { 3 } - They are both something one does by himself.
    { 4 } - They are both painful.
    { 5 } - They are not always appreciated.

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In the cave analogy, which is NOT a likeness between education and being forced out of the cave.

Education frees or liberates one from the illusions of the senses, just as the prisoner is liberated from the illusion of thinking that shadows of images were reality.

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In the cave analogy, which is NOT a likeness between education and being forced out of the cave.

    { 1 } - They are both liberating.
    { 2 } - They are dangerous for the one who forces.
    { 3 } - They are both something one does by himself.
    { 4 } - They are both painful.
    { 5 } - They are not always appreciated.

In the cave analogy, the one who tries to release the prisoners and lead them out of the cave is in danger of being killed (see p. 65), just as those (such as Socrates and Jesus) who actually lead one from the world of senses to the world of sharing, communication are actually killed for their gift.

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In the cave analogy, which is NOT a likeness between education and being forced out of the cave.

    { 1 } - They are both liberating.
    { 2 } - They are dangerous for the one who forces.
    { 3 } - They are both something one does by himself.
    { 4 } - They are both painful.
    { 5 } - They are not always appreciated.

The prisoner in the cave is released, turned around, dragged and forced out of the cave by someone else. This symbolizes the fact that we are educated by others.

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In the cave analogy, which is NOT a likeness between education and being forced out of the cave.

    { 1 } - They are both liberating.
    { 2 } - They are dangerous for the one who forces.
    { 3 } - They are both something one does by himself.
    { 4 } - They are both painful.
    { 5 } - They are not always appreciated.

Education, which is learning to define terms, or learning ideas, is symbolized as being painful like seeing a bright light after being in darkness.

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In the cave analogy, which is NOT a likeness between education and being forced out of the cave.

    { 1 } - They are both liberating.
    { 2 } - They are dangerous for the one who forces.
    { 3 } - They are both something one does by himself.
    { 4 } - They are both painful.
    { 5 } - They are not always appreciated.

People who are not completely educated are frequently preoccupied with the pain of education and the lack of concern of those educated for the pleasures of the material world and consequently do not appreciate education. In the story, the prisoners think that those who have been led out of the cave have ruined their eyes. See p. 65.

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