Plato's Republic V| The problem of women and philosophy

<p> If we take the hermeneutic challenge of Socratic irony seriously, what are we to make of Socrates&rsquo; proposal in the <i>Republic</i> that the women of the guardian class are to be educated and rule alongside the men (451c-457c)? Historically, the proposal has inspired c...

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Main Author: Townsend, Mary Morrison
Language:EN
Published: Tulane University 2015
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