by Miroslav Imbrišević
Plato was wrong, philosophers are not always best placed to be in positions of power. They may have the required knowledge, but their conduct may be just as bad as that of non-philosophers. Power can corrupt anyone. Perhaps this is why philosophers don’t want to rule. They know they might “fall into temptation.”
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Miroslav Imbrisevic 