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Plato's Republic

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Plato is one of the most discussed & widely read philosophers. He was a disciple of Socrates . The question that Plato raised dominated the philosophical thought for centuries. The Republic , is one of the most popular books of Plato, that is presented in the form of dialogues between Socrates & 3 different interlocutors. This cherished text of Plato, is an examination into the notation of the perfect community & the ideal individual within that perfect community . Plato is the writer of The Republic, but protagonist of the book is Socrates.            Plato in Republic, step by step forms his ideal state, the earliest political Utopia. His idea of ideal state, seems great, but still flawed. So, what led Plato to form his own idea of Republic ? Various political thinkers had identified the reasons for it. Some of the reasons are :-  1. Plato, being born in an Aristocratic family had a natural antipathy towards democracy & ...