2. State and explain Plato’s allegory of the cave – i.e. the allegory Socrates’ provides in the beginning of Bk VII of the progress of the philosopher from opinion to philosophical knowledge. What account is this allegory supposed to illustrate, according to Socrates, about the nature of philosophical education?   Do you think that the account it illustrates is itself correct and that the allegory illustrates this account in an illuminating manner? Justify your answer.