Reproductive Freedom and the Paradigmatic Character of Plato's "Republic"

In the Republic, the paradigmatic character of Plato’s best city appears incompatible with the use of deception in the procreative practices of the Auxiliaries and Guardians. I argue that this incongruity, as well as the exact provisions of Plato’s reproduction festival, are explained by three fact...

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Autor principal:	Thanassis Samaras
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Publicado:	Center for Hellenic Studies 2020
Materias:	Plato eugenics feminism gender equality household History of Greece DF10-951 Greek philology and language PA201-899
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:b7c33d363ba644dfabcddd314b30f8342021-11-25T07:53:06ZReproductive Freedom and the Paradigmatic Character of Plato's "Republic"10.35296/jhs.v4i1.492536-572X2536-5738https://doaj.org/article/b7c33d363ba644dfabcddd314b30f8342020-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://helenskestudije.me/ojs/index.php/jhs/article/view/49https://doaj.org/toc/2536-572Xhttps://doaj.org/toc/2536-5738 In the Republic, the paradigmatic character of Plato’s best city appears incompatible with the use of deception in the procreative practices of the Auxiliaries and Guardians. I argue that this incongruity, as well as the exact provisions of Plato’s reproduction festival, are explained by three facts: his commitment to eugenics, his insistence on the abolition of the typical Greek household and his belief that there are serious limitations to the type of knowledge that Auxiliaries can achieve. Thanassis SamarasCenter for Hellenic StudiesarticlePlatoeugenicsfeminismgender equalityhouseholdHistory of GreeceDF10-951Greek philology and languagePA201-899ENSRAkropolis, Vol 4, Iss 1 (2020)
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description	In the Republic, the paradigmatic character of Plato’s best city appears incompatible with the use of deception in the procreative practices of the Auxiliaries and Guardians. I argue that this incongruity, as well as the exact provisions of Plato’s reproduction festival, are explained by three facts: his commitment to eugenics, his insistence on the abolition of the typical Greek household and his belief that there are serious limitations to the type of knowledge that Auxiliaries can achieve.
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Reproductive Freedom and the Paradigmatic Character of Plato's "Republic"

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