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Inquiries 5. Plato says Socrates chose death over escape because of man's relationship with the state. Describe that relationship. What political theory of the Enlightenment did Plato anticipate? Plato believed that Socrates chose death over escape because of the fact that man enters into a social contract with the society that he enters. In exchange for security, and protection of rights, man must abide by the rules set forth by this society. Socrates, like all citizens …

…of Forms states that there is an ideal form out there, however, he fails to mention the idea that everyone has an ideal form for an attribute such as morality, but by climbing the ladder of knowledge, we move towards this ideal form of morality by discovering ourselves. By knowing when a relative balance has been achieved between the charioteer and the horses, it is evident that one would know that they have acheived morality.