Anonymous
6/16/2025, 8:35:44 PM No.24471719
What role does the philosopher-king play in Plato’s political theory?
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Anonymous
6/16/2025, 8:47:42 PM No.24471731
>>24471719 (OP)
>What role does the philosopher-king play in Plato’s political theory?
the philosopher-king is the ideal ruler of the just state. According to The Republic, Plato argues that only philosophers—those who seek and understand the eternal Forms, especially the Form of the Good—are capable of true knowledge, rather than mere opinion. Because they grasp what is objectively best, they are uniquely suited to govern wisely and fairly.
>What role does the philosopher-king play in Plato’s political theory?
the philosopher-king is the ideal ruler of the just state. According to The Republic, Plato argues that only philosophers—those who seek and understand the eternal Forms, especially the Form of the Good—are capable of true knowledge, rather than mere opinion. Because they grasp what is objectively best, they are uniquely suited to govern wisely and fairly.