Republic V

Republic V is a further clarification of what Socrates said
regarding women and children. He stated earlier that children
should be taught of brought up by the city than by their
biological parents and that men and women with the same abilities
should receive the same training and education and do the same
work. We see that the others present are not happy with how
Socrates answered regarding these subjects. Though Socrates
seems hesitant to enter into this discussion, I think he is
prepared to answer it.
Socrates seems to be in control of this situation regarding
this, I see him getting the others to justify themselves for
asking him to go deeper into women and children. He wants to
make sure that if he does make a false statement, that he is free
of any wrong doing. They all agree to this, so the discussion (or
argument) starts.
Socrates starts out by asking the question, “Do we think the
wives of our guardian watchdogs should guard what the males
guard, hunt ...