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- “If women are expected to do the same work as men, we must teach them the same things.” ― Plato, The Republic
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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.
“If women are expected to do the same work as men, we must teach them the same things.” ― Plato, The Republic
Nov 17, 2018 · Plato is commonly credited with a much more enlightened view concerning the equality of women and their political rights than Aristotle. This is due to the fact that he acknowledges, in the Republic, the possibility that women possess abilities that are equal to...
- Dorothea Frede
- Dorothea.Frede@uni-hamburg.de
- 2018
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. 1. Lead like a ‘stargazer’.
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.
Plato's argument for gender equality rests on a distinctive view of human nature, and his elaboration of the consequences of pursuing gender equality reveal that a price would have to be paid for it that few are willing to accept. His argument should be considered by contemporary advocates of gender equality.