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   How did Plato view women?

   • 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.

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   Why did Plato turn women into men?

   • Plato, in his system of government, had to depict women as men because he had dispensed with the individual family and was unsure of their role. Plato and Aristotle, two of the most influential philosophers in the Ancient World, both had radical views on the nature and capabilities of women.

   The Nature of Women in Plato and Aristotle - Classics Network

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   What is Plato's view on women in political life?

   • But his vision of women in political life is certainly radical — and it has its roots in a key element of Platonic philosophy. "Plato strongly identifies individuals with their soul — or what we might think of as their mind," says Dr Hulme Kozey. For Plato, the soul was genderless. (Unsplash: Ahmad Odeh)

   Did Plato have a woman problem? Maybe, but his vision of politics was

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   Did Plato believe in gender equality?

   • Based on his writings in the Republic and most of the Dialogues, Plato was seemingly open to the potential equality of men and women. Plato believed in metempsychosis (essentially reincarnation), that the human soul was sexless and could change genders from life to life.

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   Did Plato advocate equality of women as citizens?

   • So far as we know, only Plato among the philosophers of the classical age advocated the equality of women as citizens. For in Republic Book V, he argues that men and women are equal in all respects that entitle them to share the rule of his ideal state.

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   Did Plato think women should be second-class citizens?

   • 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.

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2. www.thoughtco.com › plato-aristotle-on-womenPlato and Aristotle on Women: Selected Quotes - ThoughtCo

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   Jun 22, 2019 · Based on his writings in the Republic and most of the Dialogues, Plato was seemingly open to the potential equality of men and women. Plato believed in metempsychosis (essentially reincarnation), that the human soul was sexless and could change genders from life to life.

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   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.

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   Mar 23, 2023 · Plato, one of the greatest philosophers in the Western tradition, had a complex and multifaceted view of women. On the one hand, he recognized their innate abilities and intelligence, and he even advocated for their equal participation in society.

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   Plato and Aristotle, two of the most influential philosophers in the Ancient World, both had radical views on the nature and capabilities of women. Many of these views were similar, yet somehow Plato became a champion of the female cause, while Aristotle was labelled a male chauvinist.

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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.

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   As David Cohen (1987) explains, Plato’s views are revolutionary as compared to the political and legal role of women in Greek cities. In order to contribute to the greatest possible efficacy, each citizen must develop his or her abilities and civic virtues as far as possible, and the most competent must be chosen.

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   Mar 21, 2024 · This paper responds to two trends in debates about Plato's view of women in the Republic. First, many scholars argue or assume that Plato seeks to minimize the influence of femininity in the ideal city, and to make guardian women themselves as “masculine” as possible.