Week 1 Discussion…
3. Imagining this as an allegory of your own moral, intellectual, or emotional development, think of a time in your life when you learned a new truth that changed your thinking or behavior.
4. Write 100-200 words in which you briefly describe a personal “escape from the cave” experience, and respond to one or more of the following (or similar) questions:
· Was it a sudden “ontological shock” (as discussed on p. 32) or did it happen gradually?
· Were you surprised or uncomfortable with the change in your worldview?
· Did it affect the way you were able to relate to your friends and/or family?
· Were you able to change their minds about something because of your new knowledge?
· Or, like the man who tried