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Plato on Women and the Family Plato's Republic is, understandably, considered a landmark text in the field of political philosophy. While Plato's main objective in the text was to examine and explain the nature of justice (and the just state), it also invites the reader to consider a number of other philosophical and social concerns, not least that of feminism and the role of women and the family in Plato's ideal state. Here, we will consider the differing views of Amanda, Brenda and Carol on Plato's ideas about women and the family as seen in the text of Republic. Amanda: I think the proposals Plato makes for women and the family in Republic Book 5 are among his greatest achievements. He is the first person to recognise that women are capable of doing the same jobs as men and could even be rulers. I reckon the Republic is a major landmark on the...

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