Someone must first escape the cave’s illusions, confront the true nature of reality, and return to enlighten the community ...

In Plato’s ideal republic, the ideal ruler was dubbed the Philosopher King which is his ideal vision of a political leader. In Plato’s mind, the right to rule ought to be exclusive to ...

Like Plato before him, who briefly taught Dionysis II of Sicily, Aristotle tutored Alexander the Great in the hope he could turn him into a philosopher-king. Neither succeeded. Aristotle died in ...

From the leadership of philosopher-kings to state-controlled education, it’s worth seeing whether his proposals represent a ...