Plato A Feminist Analysis

This text’s portrayal of men and women and their material circumstances supports Woolf’s theories. Virginia Woolf’s essay A Room of One’s Own has been repeatedly reviewed, critiqued, and analyzed since its publication in 1929. Without a doubt, during Woolf’s time, there was a strong feminist movement outside of the political field, but the common conception was that feminists were only interested in the vote. In the most general sense, today’s definition of feminism is simply the belief in securing equal rights and opportunities for women. Those women should be allowed equal opportunities to write fiction is the thesis of Woolf’s essay.

He recognizes that women are inferior to men in almost all regards, but was unable to identify an act that divided the natures of men and women for Socrates. He turns his focus towards determining the plausibility of Socrates’ portrayal of women and children belonging to men, and whether it is optimal for the city. With the discussion of women not permitted to live privately with men with no parents knowing their offspring, Glaucon is quick to point out the obvious disputations. He acknowledges that the helpfulness may not be controversial but the possibility of producing a city with these descriptions surely would be (Plato 132 [V. 457d]). Following Socrates’ aforementioned assertion that men and women should campaign and guard the city together, Glaucon is convinced of the city’s considerable fighting power but warns of the considerable dangers in defeat such as losing the women and children.

As bell hooks once said, “whether feminist or not, we all need to remember that visionary feminist goal which is not of a woman running the world as is, but a women doing our part to change the world so that freedom and justice, the opportunity to have optimal well-being, can be equally shared by everyone – female and male” (hooks,

She intended to vote . The 14th amendment says it does not matter what gender you are if you are born in the USA you are a citizen then , you have a right to vote. Quotes from Susan B. Anthony , Men their rights and nothing more . women their rights and and nothing less . I declare to you you must not depend upon on the protection of man , but must be taught to protect herself , and take a stand.

In “William Marston’s Feminist Agenda” Michelle Finn claims that Wonder Woman is not, as Marston might have intended, a superhero free of gender stereotypes and typical feminine ideals. On the contrary, she argues that he ultimately imposes his own beliefs on gender roles onto the character: “Although Marston aimed to elevate women, arguments that base women’s right to power on a set of assumptions about ‘the female character’ ultimately reinforce the idea that women must adhere to the standards identified by the dominant culture as appropriately feminine” (Finn 15). In addition to that Marston continues to picture the dominant feminine ideal as a white middle- or upper-class woman. The comics often disregard women of color, women with a lesser social status, or women with a different sexual identity. The character still adheres to traditional concepts of femininity imposed by her male creator.

Plato begins the passage by efficiently continuing a conversation regarding the state of women in comparison to man within society. The general message of this text comes to the consensus that women should be included in the many duties that men do, but should be given those duties to a lesser extent to keep women’s involvement in working society to a minimum but still consider them as people. An example this is stated during the conversations’ conclusion which states “They must play their part in war and in all other duties of a Guardian, which will be their sole occupation; only, as they are the weaker sex, we must give them a lighter share of these duties than men” (p. 35). An additional consensus regarding men is formed, stating that not all men are equal to each other (p. 35) and thus requiring a form of educational system to help make the best male (and female) guardians possible, although women are the weaker partners in all aspects. Plato shares this information in an effective way which paints a picture for the observer through a conversation, a discussion about the status of individuals in society and what decisions should be made to help us prosper efficiently, while taking the right actions in regards to other people such as women.

Thus, some concluded his art is considered as a major element that reinforced the inferiority of women. Despite the fact that some people believe that arts and society do not determine each other. Although women have been oppressed at that time when De Beauvoir wrote the second sex, in which Picasso made it worse because in their times women were seen as sexual objects, housewives and creatures who are emotionally unstable. De Beauvoir wrote her second sex book in which she discussed the reasons beyond calling women as the other. She kept on examining the biological differences between each sex to see whether the duality between them is fair or not.

This interpretation is seen through the way in which the author has used Esther to show the ideology of gender and power. This is emphasised in the text through the way in which Esther embodies the patriarchal values through her beauty and obedience (Hancock, 2012). This belief existed largely in the Tanaka, as the first book states that men were created first and women second, which set up a patriarchal view for the rest of the books. From this setup, many scholars say that although the book of Esther is named after the primary female character, it is “told by a man’s world, but also for a man’s world. That these are not stories of women, but stories of female role models determined and fostered by the strongly developed patriarchal ideology.”

And these differences are what we call complementary and they are part of the design of humanity. I am against feminism because I believe that equality and fair treatment should not be gender specific. And I don’t need feminism because I am just as strong and equally important as my male counterparts. I don’t need to constantly point out the fact that I’m female to make a point in

Cultural relativism provides a basis for protecting various cultures and ways of life, however, in the Middle East, this way of life is not necessarily a choice, it is enforced, and so in excusing the issue on the grounds of cultural relativism is not appropriate. The ethic of cultural relativism derives from people being able to practice what they chose, aiming to prevent people from being forced to do so. The problem in the Middle East is not a matter of condemning the culture but more so allowing women the option to escape it, not forcing them to. The fundamental claim of cultural relativism is that “no culture is superior to any other”, but in using this theory to protect Middle Eastern “culture”, we are actually allowing numerous cultures

It was clearly stated in the Declaration that "all men [were] created equal." The authors did not write men and women, or mankind, or humankind. Thus, their intentions in the usage of the word "men" were uncertain. However, John Adams and his wife, Abigail Adams, wrote a series of letters to each other. In one particular letter, Abigail, who was a feminist, wrote to John, "in the new Code of Laws… I desire you would Remember the ladies, and be more generous and favorable to them…

This is where the controversy within myself starts. Because this idea sets in with women rights as well. I do not believe the government has the right to tell you what you should and shouldn’t do with your child. I do not believe they should help you, and I don’t believe that they should hurt you either. This also means no government funding for planned parenthood.

Throughout this text, Wollstonecraft discusses how close-minded society was about women and equality. She describes society as being under the impression that women and men were two different animals. Society also believed that men were free and logical thinkers that could rule and change society while women were seen as pretty objects that could bear children. Wollstonecraft’s feminist view discusses that the problem was not only men inhibiting women, but women themselves were also not pushing against the ideology that men were superior. She continues to explain her new feminist ideology that discusses changes in society that would create equality.

Wollstonecraft believed that her vision towards equality for women, by removing the power that men had in society, would truly end the segregation as men would not have dominance over women (Teachers Curriculum Institute, n.d.). She strongly believed that power had an influence towards the rights of women and she stated in her book ‘A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792)’ “Let not men then in the pride of power, use the same arguments that tyrannic kings and venal ministers have used, and fallaciously assert that women ought to be subjected because she has always been so… It is time to affect a revolution in female manners-time to restore to them their lost dignity… It is time to separate unchangeable, morals from local manners,” (Anonymous,

The Ancient-modern debate involves two main tenets and philosophers Boethius and Niccolo Machiavelli and both have extremely different and even contradictory views of politics and whether morality comes into play and how. Boethius covers the classical side of the debate where he gets some of his ideas from other philosophers in the classical rea like Plato and Socrates. Niccolo Machiavelli covers the modern aspect of the debate. Both speak on similar themes like the conception of happiness, the role of “Lady Fortuna” or Fortune and politics. The ancient or classical view of in the Ancient modern debate of human nature is that humans are naturally good and naturally political.