ITALST292 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Elne, Barbara Longhi, Natural And Legal Rights
24 Feb 2013
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Women were not allowed out in the market place and basically stuck inside their house. Prostitution was tolerated because they thought it was used to mitigate other problems. It was not condoned at all for women to commit adultery but it was no problem for men to do it (homosexuality) The honour of the women was their main virtue so honour was important. Greek philosophy and medicine: female as inferior to male in mind and body. Sex was basically used just to procreate, not for pleasure: we used this thinking for years and centuries. Greek biology: women inferior to men - child bearers and housekeepers. Aristotle: action (male> inaction (female); men identified with virile qualities (judgment, courage, stamina); women with their opposites (irrationality, cowardice, weakness) Aristotle: man"s semen creates human form (important), female contributes matter (secondary; not as important as the male)
