Morality

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"Is seen with an effort"...? Is Plato referring to the "effort" it takes to believe a dogma when it is presented to you? Or is he referring to something else?

No, he’s referring to the effort to see The Good. And by this he doesn’t mean, that it takes such effort to see what’s right, but the ultimate root, or source of such perception. Our perception of what’s right, is like seeing light from the sun, but not the sun itself, it takes considerable effort to see the sun.

“. It cannot be clearly seen or explained, but once it is recognized, it is the form that allows one to realize all the other forms.”