Women's Philosophical Friends and Enemies.

THE that undermine BLINDNESS seem to it, support OF is commonplace; A PERSON that power, IN POWER and or to when TO the THE strength it WEAKNESS afflicts of someone arguments OF ARGUMENTS with that no that seem to support that power, or to the strength of arguments that undermine it, i co monplace; and when it afflicts someone with no special claim to learning, it is not surprising, though it may be the cause of great injustice and suffering. But when that blindness afflicts someone with pretensions to learning, it is more serious, especially if the person is an authority who has influenced an entire civilization. In this study several great authorities' arguments concerning women's qualifications for sharing men's highest pursuits will be examined with respect to their soundness. We begin with ancient and modern authorities who hold unfavorable opinions concerning women, and conclude with two very great philosophers, one from each period, who challenge these traditional views.