Gender and Justice in Plato

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ID3238769
AuthorsSteven Forde (University of North Texas, corresponding author)
Year1997
Volume91
Issue3
Pages657-670
Publication date1997-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Political Science Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0003-0554 • E-ISSN: 1537-5943
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/2952081
OpenAlexW2140315352
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited36

Plato's proposal for the equality of the sexes remains one of the most controversial aspects of his argument in theRepublic.I explore this argument with special emphasis on locating it within larger themes of the work, themes whose relevance to the argument on gender equality have often been ignored. On this basis, I find that Plato's defense of gender equality is serious, but that the foundation and the consequences of that argument have not usually been well understood. 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

Argument (complex analysis · Economic Justice · Economics · Epistemology · Foundation (evidence · Gender equality · Political science · Positive economics · Relevance (law · Sociology · Classical Philosophy and Thought · Doping in Sports · Gender Studies · Law · Philosophy · Psychology of Social Influence

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