CLA232H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Physis, False Advertising, Simile
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In essay, try to persuade and prove the point definitively. Think about an outline that is an argument, not just topic. If your thesis can"t be written as: i will argue that and if you can"t draw a conclusion, then it"s probably not interesting enough. Ta"s office hours will be on portal later today. One quality of pandora and her descendants is a dichotomy b/w exterior and interior. Can"t judge a woman"s character by looking at her, contrasts with male ideal of kalokagathia. Division b/w inside and outside of house for women (men on outside; farming, practicing politics (open air area outside acropolis); also agora- where trade took place is also outside. Xenophon shows mistrust of the outside" occupations craftsmen. Says only reason men can enter these occupations is b/c the wife manages household affairs. So ideally, women spend most of their lives inside: not just in the house, but in the women"s quarters of house.
