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A beautiful animated version of Plato's Cave allegory
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A beautiful animated version of Plato's Cave allegory



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I found the narration by Orson Welles to be wonderful, and now I have a better understanding of what Plato was trying to get across.

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04-11-2012 03:05 PM
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A beautiful animated version of Plato's Cave allegory - thewake - 04-11-2012 03:05 PM

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