| The Woman Question in Plato's Republic Contributor(s): Townsend, Mary (Author) |
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ISBN: 1498542697 ISBN-13: 9781498542692 Publisher: Lexington Books OUR PRICE: $115.83 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical |
| Dewey: 184 |
| LCCN: 2017278454 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.2" W x 9.1" (1.30 lbs) 248 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this book, Mary Townsend proposes that, contrary to the current scholarship on Plato's Republic, Socrates does not in fact set out to prove the weakness of women. Rather, she argues that close attention to the drama of the Republic reveals that Plato dramatizes the reluctance of men to allow women into the public sphere and offers a deeply aporetic vision of women's nature and political position-a vision full of concern not only for the human community, but for the desires of women themselves. |
