Essay One: Beginning to Philosophy

Please respond to one and one only of the following questions in a carefully written essay of 3-6 pages.  

Your essay should have a formal introduction, body, and conclusion.  

Before writing the paper,  you should read Plato’s Cave, The Apology, The Symposium, and view our class videos.  Also, search the Web to see many graphic versions of the Cave.

Please be sure to use a cover sheet that has an image and a title that reflect the thesis of your paper.

In the introduction to your essay, please underline the 1-2 sentence main idea of the paper

1.  Identify and describe the four main parts of Plato’s Cave.  Show how each part has relevance to your life.  Be very specific about places, dates, and people.

3 pages with 3 references