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The '''philosopher king''' was a concept developed by [[Plato]] in [[The Republic]]. His idea was that the ruler of a [[state]] should also be a great [[philosopher]]. | The '''philosopher king''' was a concept developed by [[Plato]] in [[The Republic]]. His idea was that the ruler of a [[state]] should also be a great [[philosopher]]. | ||
The "philosopher king" was also a theme of the book ''[[Utopia]]'', by Sir [[Thomas Moore]], in which the benevolent philosopher class ruled everybody equally. | The "philosopher king" was also a theme of the book ''[[Utopia]]'', by Sir [[Thomas Moore]], in which the benevolent philosopher class ruled everybody equally. | ||
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The philosopher king was a concept developed by Plato in The Republic. His idea was that the ruler of a state should also be a great philosopher. The "philosopher king" was also a theme of the book Utopia, by Sir Thomas Moore, in which the benevolent philosopher class ruled everybody equally.