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12 September 2025

  • curprev 19:0619:06, 12 September 2025 WikiKnight talk contribs 23,922 bytes +23,922 Created page with "{{Short description|Hypothetical wise ruler described by Plato}} {{Other uses|Philosopher King (disambiguation)}} {{Platonism}} The '''philosopher king''' is a hypothetical ruler in whom political skill is combined with philosophical knowledge. The concept of a city-state ruled by philosophers is first explored in Plato's ''Republic'', written around 375 BC. Plato argued that the ideal state – one which ensured the maximum possi..."