"The realm of the visible should be compared to the prison dwelling, and the fire inside it to the power of the sun. If you interpret the upward journey and the contemplation of things above as the upward journey of the soul to the intelligible realm, you will grasp what I surmise … . Whether it is true or not God only knows, but this is how I see it, namely that in the intelligible world the Form of the Good is the last to be seen, and with difficulty … ."
The passage concludes Plato's __________.
A) first definition of justice, as in paying what is due
B) famous allegory of the cave
C) dialogue Crito
D) argument for social contract theory
E) attack on Thrasymachus's argument in Book 1

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The passage is referencing the journey of the soul to the intelligible realm and the contemplation of the Form of the Good, concepts that are central to Plato's famous allegory of the cave.

"The Realm of the Visible Should Be Compared to the Prison