Lone Star College Justified True Belief and Plato Allegory of The Cave Discussion 1) What is knowledge according to Plato? 2) Plato demonstrates how knowl

Lone Star College Justified True Belief and Plato Allegory of The Cave Discussion 1) What is knowledge according to Plato?

2) Plato demonstrates how knowledge is attained by using the allegory of the divided line and the allegory of the cave. The prisoners in the cave seeing shadows are at the bottom of the line, and the one who eventually sees the sun is at the top of the line. Explain all the in between steps in the cave allegory, and then describe how the two allegories interrelate.

3) Descartes adopts the skeptic’s position, for the sake of argument, in his attempt to prove that there is knowledge. As he begins his project, Descartes uses three “tools” (or, arguments) in support of his adopted position. Give the subject of each of the three arguments and then set out one of these three arguments in detail .