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http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8A13Z3ZIDps<\/a>\n<\/p>

A student in my colleague\u2019s class made a rap video about the Allegory of the Cave in Plato\u2019s\u00a0Republic<\/em>. It is filmed on the Butler campus and features Butler students. Let me know what you think of it!<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"