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Plato lived from 427-347 BC. He was born into a wealthy household where he was a student of Socrates. During his lifetime, he was heavily influenced by Socrates. As a student of Socrates school of intellectual knowledge, Plato lived in a society where old customs ruled the land and questioning the God's legitimacy was forbidden, punishable by death (as Socrates found out). As an Absolutists, he believed that there was one definitive interpretation of laws of man and God which would apply to all cultures.1 Despite his normative ideology, his influence on the formation of political theory remains etched in the history of political thought. In this paper I will be focusing on what Plato had to say about equality (regarding men and women, family and society) and the self realization of politics, whether it was necessary for a citizen to become involved in politics to realize his full potential...

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