Do Philosopher Queens Exist?

You know how it goes... all ancient men hated women. Right? And Socrates... well, he was a terrible husband. So surely that means he wouldn’t have anything nice to say about the ‘fairer’ sex. And then, there is the Woman Question... It’s a scene in Plato’s Republic.... The debate between Glaucon and Socrates is over what women’s nature, role, and political position in the human community is or ought to be. The solution is notoriously unsatisfying. [caption id="attachment_5540" align="aligncenter" width="524"] Aspasia and Socrates[/caption] Indeed, most readers across time and space have found reasons to quarrel with it, whether by attempting to explain that Plato did not mean women to study philosophy after all, or by considering that the caveat of women’s relative weakness undermines the whole of the text’s treatment of women. But what if.... Socrates (aka Plato) actually wished to educate women? Perhaps even... gasp... with the goal of creating a Philosopher Queen? It is this point that one of our Classical Wisdom Symposium speakers - the Assistant Professor at St. John's University, Department of Philosophy, Mary Townsend - addresses in her excellent book The Women Question in Plato’s Republic. It’s a book that may make you rethink your views on the Republic... and indeed Plato himself! In the words of Emily Wilson, Professor in the Humanities at the University of Pennsylvania and British Classicist famous for her Odyssey translation: “Townsend’s book should be required reading not only for classicists and ancient philosophy scholars but also for political theorists and people interested in gender studies more broadly.” You can get your own copy here. Listen to Mary speak live on... Pleonexia. What is Pleonexia?? First, let me ask - why are we humans almost never satisfied with what they have? Even after major successes, why do we continue to find new avenues of desire? The examples of this are endless... but we know in our hearts of hearts that we are all guilty of this. Well, fortunately for us, Plato wrote many works that explore aspects of our desire for more, always more, the kind of wanting that was known as “pleonexia” in ancient Greek. In fact, Plato shows us a way to transform our Pleonexia into a pursuit for the highest possible version of what we want: the Good Itself. Make sure to sign up for our upcoming Symposium (One Week Away!) to learn all about Pleonexia and our desire for more... NB: Our wine option has closed, but that doesn't mean you have to miss out! In fact, you can get either the One Day or Two Day Pass HERE (now discounted!) IMMERSE Yourself in the Ancient World... For a Weekend of Wit & Wisdom Artículo*: plato Más info en psico@mijasnatural.com / 607725547 MENADEL (Frasco Martín) Psicología Clínica y Transpersonal Tradicional (Pneumatología) en Mijas Pueblo (MIJAS NATURAL) *No suscribimos necesariamente las opiniones o artículos aquí compartidos
You know how it goes... all ancient men hated women. Right? And Socrates... well, he was a terrible husband. So surely that means he wouldn’t have anything nice to say about the ‘fairer’ sex. And then, there is the Woman Question... It’s a scene in Plato’s Republic.... The debate betwee

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