• On p.1 the people are referred to and depicted as prisoners. Do you think this is referring to us humans as prisoners of our world or our surroundings?—SM

• P.1 What do you guys think of the discussion about the fire and prisoners and how they can only see the shadows. What deeper meaning might this hold?—KW

• I suggest we talk about page 1 where he talks about the echo that comes from the other side of the prison. What is the significance of this?—JB

• On page 2, Plato says: "his eyes will be dazzled, he will not be able to see anything at all of what are now called realities." Is what many of us perceive as the truth from birth can be false since they are based on our interpretations, which can be imperfect, of reality?—KT

• pg 2. plato says the last thing a man will find is his proper place. Would you say plato is saying that the last thing a man finds in life is his own place in society?—BH

• Top of page 3, the line that begins with "better to be the poor servant of a poor master..." What do you guys make of this section?—ER

• Is Plato saying that the uninformed cannot hold a position of power because they can only act on desire/impulse? bottom page 3—JP

• On the bottom of page 3 and the majority of page 4, Socrates (Plato) states that making philosophers take care of others isn't unjust by explaining how they are special and that they will learn even more by helping fellow citizens. Do we believe this?—KM

• on page 4 it is written that no man would willingly descend to the darkness after his ascension to the light. is this because of fear or pride of the knowledge gained from ascension? if it is from pride, do we become less humble as we further our education? is this human nature?—LK

• My question comes from page 4-the last sentence of paragraph 2. Is the struggle for power always a negative thing? Are there any examples of eager rulers who were good? Are there any examples of reluctant rulers who were bad?—CD

• If you agree with the idea that we all have different reference frames through which we view the world, does that make all negative stereotypes unfair? Or will we always have differences like this?—RA