Jess Chapman Post 2

Tuesday, July 30, 2013 Prompt #2 Jess chapman Jess Chapman Mrs. Wihlhelmus AP English 7/30/13 Women? Prompt #2 Aristotle was a strong believer. He did have very good points in what he believed. He could also explain why he believed something and back up his theories with legitimate information and statements. This does not mean I agree with what he says about women though. He says that women are "unfinished men",but this belief is like the rain belief. He believes that rain is important and it was made because animals and plants need run water to survive, but women were made because men need women, that is why God made women was for the men to not be lonely. It seems that Aristotle thinks that women are useless, but women work just as hard as men. On the other hand, God made men first to be the "head of the household" and to be more in charge than the women, but that does not mean women are just "unfinished men". Studying Socrate's, Plato's, and Aristotle's theories on humans very closely, I came to the conclusion that Plato's theory is the most admirable in my opinion. I believe women have just as much if a right to do things, as men do. People think that men work hard than women, because they do construction working, and they are built stronger than women, and football and contact sports are mostly make dominant sports, by that does not mean that men are any better than women. If a woman puts her mind to it and truly wants to do something that a man does, then she can do it too. Women can be just as intelligent, strong, and productive as men, if they truly wanted to. This part of "Sophie's World" really inspired me to learn more about men and women and their equality, because all humans can do anything, because nothing is impossible. They just have to keep in mind, "if it was easy, everyone would do it". I did not realize that most of the characters in the book were men. Thinking about it now, I believe that Sophie shows that women can be philosophers just as much as men can. Most of the philosophers in the book are men. Sophie's mom thinks Sophie is insane just because she talks to her mom about what she learns from Alberto. Sophie's mother does not think like a philosopher. Sophie does not let her mother get to her though. She just shakes it off that her mom does not think like she does. Sophie shows that women can be strong, courageous, and can be philosophers along with men. I believe that is why Albert writes this book for his daughter Hilde to learn and realize that just because she is a girl does not mean she cannot dream big and be a philosopher just like her father. These questions made me think long and hard about how men and women treat each other in the world. I believe that they should be treated equally, because women deserve to have the same rights as men. Women and men have to come together in the world to face they're problems together and get through life helping each other through things.