Plato's Sun analogy

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gptkbp:instanceOf philosophical analogy
gptkbp:analogyFor the relationship between the Good and knowledge
the relationship between the Sun and sight
gptkbp:contrastsWith the Good to the Sun
gptkbp:creator gptkb:Plato
gptkbp:date circa 380 BCE
gptkbp:demonstrates the source of truth and knowledge
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:The_Republic
gptkb:Book_VI_of_The_Republic
gptkbp:explains the nature of the Good
gptkbp:hasConcept gptkb:the_Form_of_the_Good
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Plato's Sun analogy
gptkbp:influenced Western philosophy
gptkbp:language gptkb:Ancient_Greek
gptkbp:philosophicalTheme gptkb:philosophy
metaphysics
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:the_Allegory_of_the_Cave
the Analogy of the Divided Line
gptkbp:usedBy Socrates (as a character in The Republic)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:the_Divided_Line
gptkb:the_divided_line
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7