Plato on Sex, Gender, and Reproduction
Greek philosopher Plato proposed state-sponsored mass orgies, eugenics, and the abolition of biological families. Yet even if we reject his most provocative ideas, his considerations can help us understand today’s social arrangements around sexuality.
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Dr. Gal Katz is a philosophy professor and writer who teaches at Columbia and NYU. His research has been published in leading journals including European Journal of Philosophy, British Journal for the History of Philosophy, and Contemporary Psychoanalysis.
He is also a licensed psychoanalyst who practices in New York.
Dr. Gal Katz is a philosophy professor and writer who teaches at Columbia and NYU. His research has been published in leading journals including European Journal of Philosophy, British Journal for the History of Philosophy, and Contemporary Psychoanalysis.
He is also a licensed psychoanalyst who practices in New York.
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