Political Science · Western Political Thought
With reference to the ideas of Plato in 'The Republic', consider the following statements: (i) Plato believes that it makes no sense to bar qualified women from the ranks of the philosophers because the qualities one requires in a philosopher are not affected by gender. (ii) Plato explicitly mentions philosopher queens in Book V of The Republic. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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- 1Neither (i) nor (ii)
- 2(ii) only
- 3Both (i) and (ii)✓
- 4(i) only
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Both (i) and (ii)
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