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- Women have the deliberative part of the soul, he said, but it isn't sovereign in nature: they are born to be ruled by men in a constitutional sense, as citizens rule other citizens. Human beings are the union of body and soul, he said, and nature has designed the female body for one job: procreation and nurturing.
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Jun 22, 2019 · Plato and Aristotle defended different views on the nature of women and of their role in society. Learn what they said with these quotes.
- Andrea Borghini
Mar 23, 2023 · He argues that women should be confined to domestic duties and child-rearing, which are more appropriate to their physical and emotional nature. Moreover, Plato also believed that women are prone to irrationality and emotionalism, which makes them unfit for positions of power or leadership.
Nov 17, 2018 · Plato’s views on the worth of women change, if not with time, then with context. Aristotle throughout supports the traditional view on the exclusion of women from politics and public life. He does so because he ascribes to women only a limited form of practical rationality.
- Dorothea Frede
- Dorothea.Frede@uni-hamburg.de
- 2018
Plato recognised that women had something to offer the state, and although the scenario in the Republic was predominantly unrealistic, the very fact that he considered a new role for women implied he was prepared for change. Aristotle, on the other hand, had a typical view of women.
Nov 2, 2020 · In the Republic, Plato famously admits women into the guardian class and expects them to have the same education as men. The question arises as to what sort of argument Aristotle thought suitable for women.
Aug 17, 2023 · This chapter surveys reactions to Plato’s famous proposal in the Republic to allow women to engage in military action and political rule in his ideal city.
Dec 17, 2019 · Through his study of Plato’s The Republic – the ancient Greek text written in the fourth century BC – Scott has identified a series of unconventional leadership lessons that, remarkably, hold relevance for today’s leaders. Here, he reflects on three of them.
