The square of the city, Rousseau wrote, how important is the central square of a city, where citizens meet, debate, and elect. So the square is the core of a city or even a small country.
Slavery was originally to maintain the ownership of the nobility, and the oppression of women in a male-dominated society was also to maintain the ownership of the minority. But if there was no slavery, I am afraid that a small number of noble women would not be educated.
This makes me think of the current system of marriage, which is fundamentally about maintaining the ownership of both parties, mainly men. But in fact, it limits the choice of mates for most ordinary men who have little money.
At the same time, of course, it demeans and objectifies the personality of most marriageable women.
The more we try to suppress others, the more we restrict ourselves.
For example, many men like to say that after marriage, there is no freedom. In fact, what marriage really takes away is the freedom of women. They no longer have the freedom to choose a career, no longer have their own time, and no longer have an independent social identity. They are first mothers, then wives, then women, and finally people.
And a man, always a man, always a subject.
Of course, they wanted to use marriage to control a woman who could otherwise be independent, and the result must be that they became slaves together. Slaves to the house, slaves to work, slaves to money.
The result of this double-lose is that both parties lose their freedom.
What is the fundamental difference between modern society and ancient society?
There are always some preconceived notions that make us feel that what women need is to be attached to something.
And no one thought that something needed to be attached to them.
Saw a Nicole Kidman movie recently.
Then saw a Rachel Weisz movie.
Nicole Kidman's film before getting married is delicate and real, and the beauty is amazing.
Rachel Weisz is born with the image of a goddess and easily breaks the impression of beauty.
She always plays tragic roles, favored by fate, but victimized by human nature.
Others are hell, how dramatic.
To pursue the truth, to pursue the truth, to seek justice, or to seek love, one should do everything possible and leave no room for it.
Let the spectators sigh and sigh, they just need to live their lives to the fullest.
They are careful, they leave room, they have countless spare tires, they measure and calculate. They never suffer, they take advantage.
Finally die.
Just live a life like this, tell me how to talk about freedom in such a life.
Recently I was reading Russell's History of Western Philosophy. Only then did I know that Hypatia was killed by Cyrillo. As the Archbishop of Alexandria, Cyrillo instigated the slaughter of Jews several times.
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