Political Science 2237E Chapter plato's Republic Book 5: Political Science 2237E Chapter plato's Republic Book : 2237

• School: Western University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: Political Science 2237E
• Professor: Nigmendra Narain

Document Summary

People getting mad at socrates for not telling him stuff - call him lazy. Socrates says he doesn"t care that people think he is childish. Females weaker animals while men are stronger. If women are to be guardians, they must be taught the same way. By nature, women and men are very different. Women must do job that they are suited for, like men. Explanation on how men and women have different natures but can pursue the same job. No individual man and woman should be together. Rulers will have to lie to their subjects. Rulers will decide on number of marriages to keep number of males dominant. Guardian women are in charge of being wet nurses and childbearing. Offspring should be breed from parents who are at their prime. City that is best govern is when vast majority apply "mine" and "not mine" to same things on basis of same principle.