WORLD CIVILIZATION

Detailed explanation-1: -Plato argues that philosopher kings should be the rulers, as all philosophers aim to discover the ideal polis. The ‘kallipolis’, or the beautiful city, is a just city where political rule depends on knowledge, which philosopher kings possess, and not power.

Detailed explanation-2: -The philosopher king is a hypothetical ruler in whom political skill is combined with philosophical knowledge. The concept of a city-state ruled by philosophers is first explored in Plato’s Republic, written around 375 BC.

Detailed explanation-3: -For Plato the answer is straightforward: the ideal ruler is a philosopher-king, because only philosophers have the ability to discern the Forms.

Detailed explanation-4: -Plato believed that philosophers would be the best rulers of society because they’re able to understand true goodness and justice in a way that other people cannot. Because they would understand that the greatest self-benefit is living virtuously, they would act out morally and not out of self-interest.

Detailed explanation-5: -The theory of philosopher king was the linchpin of Plato’s Ideal State. It was derived from the conviction that the philosopher has the knowledge, intellect and training to govern, ruling, like any other task, required skill and qualifications, for its aim was the general well-being of all.