The Platonic and Aristotelian Views on the Role and Status of Women in

IntroductionWomens rights and societal roles have wide-ranging through and throughout history. Yet, a common theme that is notable across numerous times and cultures is the notion that women are inferior to men. In ancient Greece, the conviction toward women followed this trend, and women were often overlooked in how they could give to society. It was rarely considered that the traits women share could be of use beyond their household duties. In this essay I entrust analyze the Platonic and Aristotelian descrys on the role and status of women. Although Plato and Aristotle had limpid beliefs on what women could contribute to the collective well being of society, they shared corresponding opinions about the genuine status that women had in comparison to men. The Platonic view advanced the idea that secluding women to the home was counter-productive to the community as a whole. As such, women should be afforded roles that stretched beyond the boundaries of the home for the benefi t of the community. The Aristotelian view, contrastingly, believed that the natural characteristics of women, which deemed them physically and intellectually inferior to men, made the home their proper place at heart society. In this essay I will advance the view that through the logic constructed by both Plato and Aristotle it follows deductively that women not only have a place outside of the home but their distinctive nature clear add something of value to many areas of society. A Platonic View Toward Women A Community of Women and ChildrenIt is sometimes contended that Plato was a feminist, but his concern for women did not source from an interest in womens rights, but rather the usefulness women could contribute to the benefit of the community. Meaning, society would receive... ...oes not follow logically that women are intellectually inferior. The nature of women that emanates from their traditional role as mothers and caregivers can in concomitant not only be sufficient but necessary for the optimum functioning polis. The compassion and consideration that emanates from the nature of women could be the true anchor in wholesome state, and the highest form of collective well being that Plato and Aristotle searched for. work CitedAristotle. The Politics. Trans. T.A. Sinclair. Rev. ed. Trevor J. Saunders. New YorkPenguin classics, 1957. Print. Bloom, Allan (1968, revised 1991). The Republic of Plato. Translated, with notes and aninterpretive essay. New York Basic Books.Magnusson, Warren. superannuated and Medieval Political Thought. Political Science 300A.University of Victoria. British Columbia, 4 Jan. 2012 21 Mar. 2012.