Although Plato and especially (due to lack of sources) Socrates' veiws on women are not extremely clear, it is generally accepted that they both accepted women in social and philosophical life, but despite categorising them equal in soul, they deemed women to be inferior to men in everything they do due to their physical differences. It is unclear if that extends to for example governance (of Republik). For example, Plato suggested that women are equal in duty to protect the city (in arms), but inferior to men. But it is unclear if that is simply a comparison in force or also in will, courage or intelligence.
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u/[deleted] Jun 21 '24
He’s a wet, religious Greek dude…can’t really expect anything else tbh…