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What did Socrates believe in. In allegory of the cave

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Socrates and Glaucon agree that the prisoners would believe the shadows are making the sounds they hear. ... Socrates tells of one prisoner being unshackled and released, turning to see the low wall, the objects that cast the shadows, the source of the noises as well as the fire

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