Aristotle on women : physiology, psychology, and politics / Sophia M. Connell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Connell, Sophia M., author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in ancient philosophy 2631-4118

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aristole.

Women.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (65 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2021.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Cover

Title page

Copyright page

Contents

Aristotle on Women

1 Introduction and Methodology

2 Aristotle's Account of the Female Body

2.1 The Reproductive Body of a Woman

2.2 The Sentient Body of a Woman

2.3 Women's Bodies as Teleological: A Critique

3 The Character of a Woman

3.1 Character Tendencies in Female Animals

3.2 Character Tendencies in Women

3.3 Spirit versus Intelligence or a Balance of the Two?

3.4 Do Men and Women Complement Each Other?

4 The Ethical Woman

4.1 Akuros in Context: Marital Rule

4.2 Women as Akratic

4.3 The Nature of Female Virtue

4.3.1 Courage

4.3.2 Practical Wisdom (Phronēsis

5 The Political Woman

5.1 Women's Education

5.2 Women as Mothers

5.3 Women's Share in Rule outside the Home

5.4 Women's Limitations: Why No Political Rule

5.4.1 The Biological Basis for Women's Disenfranchisement

5.4.2 The Silence of Women

5.4.3 The Nobility of Love

6 The Philosophical Woman

7 Conclusions

References

Acknowledgements.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 30 Jul 2021).

ISBN:

1-108-60476-5

1-108-58195-1

OCLC:

1266907024