... were able to succeed if they were willing to be deemed unrespectable. Most Greek women, however, did not get an education. The famous philosopher Aristotle said; "between the sexes; the male is by nature superior and the female inferior, the male ruler and the female subject."(Finnegan 1) This ... similar manner. The Spartans were the only Greeks who took the education of women seriously and established it as state policy. This was not an academic education for the women or the men. It was a physical education that could be demanding. The start of training may be the end for some ... ,...

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... This close relationship allowed for the Sophists to impose their distaste of Socrates on their students. His dangerous freethinking and materi! al abandonment was not within the realm of control the Sophists had over Athenians. While Socrates saw that they were deceiving society and tailoring the truth to suit their political ... and the yearning for virtue; in fact it took nearly fifteen hundred years before anyone could follow up and expand on his works (Plato and Aristotle could grasp but not expand). To use Plato's parable, Socrates had brought the sun into the cave in order to show p...

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... institution became closely linked to the discussions and events that appeared in the Bema, so both building were used to inform and educate the people of Athens. This according to Aristotle was the main goal of the theatre, to create happiness to the audience while educating it - "Learning is a very great pleasure". The theatre also showed the hierarchical status of the ... , they were not allowed to attend meeting in the political assembly or serve as council members, magistrates or generals, this has been stressed by S. Blundell. She argued that "Men in the democratic state were define...

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