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Plato and Socrates’ View of Women’s Roles In studying Greek philosophy, one particular remains consistent. When referring to an ideal person, be it a citizen, a political leader, a philosopher, or a soldier, a man is used for the model. And the aspiration of all men, virtue, is derived from the root for man, "vir." These examples alone would lead the attentive observer to ask, "what about the women?" Traditionally, Greek life in general …

…terms such as ‘equality,’ ‘fairness,’ ‘equality of opportunity,’ and of course, ‘feminism.’" Although they did not use these terms, and despite not fully recognizing females as equal as to males, there is no denying the role these two ancient Greek philosophers played in the rights of women. As unrecognizable as this fact may be, due to its hiding in the shadow of the other philosophy these two introduced, it is a great accomplishment in itself.