In the first wave of Plato Republic V, Socrates states that capable women must have equal education as capable men and have equal rights in leadership with guardian men. However, it is then stated that the male gender is superior to the female gender in almost every profession, and goes even further to state that women are weaker then men. This essay will discuss the significance of Socrates' proposal along with why Socrates has such a radical interpretation of equality.
The main argument throughout the first wave is that men and women should equally share the duties in their community, their education, studies, and physical training should be equal in both genders. The significance of Socrates' proposal shows his necessity for creating the ideal utopian society. During Socrates' time women were have thought to be nothing more than a common "housewife", men were the "bread winners" the head of the family, an all around for the most part, patriarchal society. So by Socrates......
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