Was Plato a Feminist?

Plato on Equal Gender RightsMichael Vlastos has made what is sometimes referred to the liberalist argument that Plato was on balance a feminist by focusing on Plato’s belief that men and women should enjoy equal rights.  As Vlastos notes, Plato did not believe that ALL women and men were equal, just the so called guardians…

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