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Feb 29, 2020 · When the philosopher Plato wrote his most famous work, the women of Ancient Greece were second-class citizens. But he had a radical vision of how they should participate in public life.
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
The critical disposition of Plato to Greek political culture is especially noticeable in the way he accords women and womenly activities a greater dignity than does his tradition.
This article seeks to clarify Plato’s treatment of women by focusing on women’s education in the Laws and analyzing it in the context of his Athenian Stranger’s attempt at rational political reform. It argues that in exploring the differences between men and women, Plato shows them to be ones of degree rather than kind and identifies a ...
Apr 1, 2003 · They point to Plato’s indifference to the needs of actual women in his own city, to Socrates’ frequent, disparaging remarks about women and “womanish” attitudes, and to the illiberal reasons Socrates offers for educating and empowering women.
Dec 14, 2006 · Abstract: Plato's discussion of women in the Republic is problematic. For one, arguments in Book V which purport to establish that women should guard and rule alongside men do not deliver the advertised conclusion. In addition, Plato asserts that women are “weaker in all pursuits” than men.
Aug 1, 2014 · 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.
