Plato's Cave

Plato claims the theory of forms is justification of the rule of philosophers over non-philosophers. Plato thinks that philosophers should “rule as kings in their cities, or those who are nowadays called kings and leading men become genuine and adequate philosophers so that political power and philosophy become thoroughly blended together.” (pg. 166, 473d) Plato states “the form of the good is the greatest thing to learn about… and if we do not know it, you that even the fullest possible knowledge of other things is of no benefit to us” (Pg. 199, 505a)The forms are an orderly, purposeful structure aiming at and the pinnacle of which is the idea of the form of the good, it brings and gives meaning and purpose to everything it includes, which

After seeing the sun you realize it is fantastic and that the time in the cave was horrible and an illusion. You would not go back because you have literally seen the light; light has an attraction power drawing you, that something is the sun, in other words the ultimate good. Although the draw back for the philosopher from the confusion of returning to the cave, “if they could somehow get their hands on him, wouldn’t they kill him?” (Pg. 210, 517a)The philosopher would be ridiculed in his behaviour because those in prison would not believe there is any such thing as a form of any sort. The only reality that exists is where the prisoners are held, there is nothing outside. The philosopher who has returned from lightness to darkness would recognize the illusions that the prisoners live in and would understand the true form of the good. But for the prisoners to be called ignorant is something they would not appreciate or allow and thus condemn such a philosopher to a life of cruelty and full of hatred. Even though the philosopher may know the truth, the majority of people would not. Resembling the democratic polis of Athens, where everyone has equal say in politics, and thus the majority would kill the single person who opposes. You may either live the life of a true philosopher according to the nature, mentioned below, or return to a horrible world filled of ignorant people who may try to kill you, as mentioned