ABSTRACT In a way, there is nothing surprising about Plato’s promotion of sport for women in Republic and Laws; it is logically implied by his philosophical theories. In another way, Plato’s vision of female athletes is among the most radical proposals he makes. The purpose of this paper is to examine Plato’s arguments for women in sport and reflect on its relevance in our modern world. His texts include as many misogynist as feminist comments, but Plato’s consistent view in Republic and Laws is that females deserve equal education in gymnastics (i.e. movement activities) and equal opportunity to participate in athletic contests. This position derives from the convictions that athletics serves as training for virtue and communities need to maximize the virtue of all their members. It is his vision of women in civic and military roles, specifically their need for aretē (virtue, excellence) to perform those roles, that motivates Plato to include them in sport. In our modern world, where women are citizens and rulers – and regularly participate in sport – it is worth exploring the educational link Plato saw between the two.

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柏拉图运动中的妇女

摘要在某种程度上，柏拉图在《共和国法》中促进妇女体育运动并不令人惊讶。他的哲学理论在逻辑上暗示了这一点。换句话说，柏拉图对女运动员的看法是他提出的最激进的建议之一。本文的目的是研究柏拉图对于运动中女性的观点，并反思其在现代世界中的重要性。他的著作包括与女权主义者评论一样多的厌女症，但柏拉图在《共和国和法律》中的一贯观点是，女性应受到体操方面的平等教育（即运动活动）和参加体育比赛的平等机会。这种立场源于以下信念：竞技运动是美德的训练，社区需要最大限度地发挥其所有成员的美德。这是他对女性在公民和军事领域的愿景，特别是他们需要aretē（美德，卓越）来履行这些角色，从而激励柏拉图将他们纳入体育活动。在我们的现代世界中，妇女是公民和统治者-经常参加体育运动-值得探索柏拉图在两者之间的教育联系。