WORLD HISTORY

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: -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-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: -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.

Detailed explanation-5: -The philosopher-king is the ruler of the kallipolis. Also called guardians, philosopher-kings are the only people who can grasp the Forms, and thus the only people who can claim actual knowledge. Since the philosopher-king yearns after truth above all else, he is also the most just man.