Aristotle on Women

Physiology, Psychology, and Politics

Sophia M. Connell (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

75 Seiten

2021
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-71346-7 (ISBN)

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This Element provides an account of Aristotle on women which combines what is found in his scientific biology with his practical philosophy. Scholars have often debated how these two fields are related. The current study shows that according to Aristotelian biology, women are set up for intelligence and tend to be milder-tempered than men. Thus, women are not curtailed either intellectually or morally by their biology. The biological basis for the rule of men over women is women's lack of spiritedness. Aristotle's Politics must be read with its audience in mind; there is a need to convince men of the importance of avoiding insurrection both in the city and the household. While their spiritedness gives men the upper hand, they are encouraged to listen to the views of free women in order to achieve the best life for all.

1. Introduction and methodology; 2. Aristotle's account of the female body; 3. The character of women; 4. The ethical woman; 5. The political woman; 6. The philosophical woman; 7. Conclusions.

Erscheinungsdatum	02.08.2021
Reihe/Serie	Elements in Ancient Philosophy
Zusatzinfo	Worked examples or Exercises
Verlagsort	Cambridge
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 228 mm
Gewicht	121 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie Altertum / Antike
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
ISBN-10	1-108-71346-7 / 1108713467
ISBN-13	978-1-108-71346-7 / 9781108713467
Zustand	Neuware