Not in the same way most people see it. In each class women are inferior to their men, but if a woman was a with a man that was a Guardian than she would be superior to all the other men below her. Plato thought that this would be just for all women. In the aspect of family, is a little more complicated. The people that have the most children are the artisans because they are not as important as the other two classes. The Guardians have the most important job, so they can not focus on making a family, and the auxiliaries are warriors who also do not have the time for a family. They are both in the political realm, while the artisans are not so political and more workers. They have a day of making a family and then once that day is over they continue throughout their lives. Plato thought this was just because people who are more powerful need to focus on making the world have order and control, while the artisans are there to build up children so there will always be people brought in the
Not in the same way most people see it. In each class women are inferior to their men, but if a woman was a with a man that was a Guardian than she would be superior to all the other men below her. Plato thought that this would be just for all women. In the aspect of family, is a little more complicated. The people that have the most children are the artisans because they are not as important as the other two classes. The Guardians have the most important job, so they can not focus on making a family, and the auxiliaries are warriors who also do not have the time for a family. They are both in the political realm, while the artisans are not so political and more workers. They have a day of making a family and then once that day is over they continue throughout their lives. Plato thought this was just because people who are more powerful need to focus on making the world have order and control, while the artisans are there to build up children so there will always be people brought in the