claim: Anthony Scaramucci is an author and a political figure.
evidence: The Analogy of the Divided Line is presented by the Greek philosopher Plato in the Republic -LRB- 509d -- 511e -RRB- .. Greek. Ancient Greece. Plato. Plato. Republic. The Republic ( Plato ). It is written as a dialogue between Glaucon and Socrates , in which the latter further elaborates upon the immediately preceding Analogy of the Sun at the former 's request .. Glaucon. Glaucon. Socrates. Socrates. Analogy of the Sun. Analogy of the Sun. Socrates asks Glaucon to not only envision this unequally bisected line but to imagine further bisecting each of the two segments .. Glaucon. Glaucon. Socrates. Socrates. Socrates explains that the four resulting segments represent four separate ` affections ' of the psyche .. Socrates. Socrates. The lower two sections are said to represent the visible while the higher two are said to represent the intelligible .. visible. sense. intelligible. Intelligibility ( philosophy )#Usage. These affections are described in succession as corresponding to increasing levels of reality and truth from conjecture to belief to thought and finally to understanding .. Furthermore this Analogy not only elaborates a theory of the psyche but also presents metaphysical and epistemological views .. This analogy is immediately followed by the Analogy of the Cave at 514a .. Analogy of the Cave. Analogy of the Cave. Socrates returns once more to the elements of the divided line -LRB- 533d-534a -RRB- as he summarizes his dialectic .. Socrates. Socrates