Who believed that a government should be run by philosopher kings?
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Plato
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Geniocracy Plato's five regimes
Who believed that a government should be run by philosopher kings?
Geniocracy Philosopher king Plato's five regimes Plato's political philosophy Technocracy Republic (Plato) Meritocracy Natural rights and legal rights Aristocracy Enlightened absolutism
Considered to be the first political scientist, Plato <b>believed government should be</b> 
<b>ruled by &quot;philosopher kings</b>&quot; with high intelligence and compassion. According <b>to</b> Plato, a <b>philosopher king</b> is a ruler who possesses both a love of 
wisdom, as well as intelligence, reliability, and a willingness <b>to</b> live a simple life. This regime is <b>ruled</b> by a <b>philosopher king</b>, and thus is grounded on wisdom and 
reason. The aristocratic state, and the man whose nature corresponds <b>to</b> it, are&nbsp;... Guardians (<b>Philosopher kings</b>) — those who are the most intelligent, rational, self
-controlled, in love with wisdom, and well suited <b>to</b> make decisions for the&nbsp;... Technocracy is an ideological system of governance in which decision-makers 
are selected on ... In its most extreme sense technocracy is an entire <b>government</b> 
<b>running</b> as a technical or engineering ... Arguably, the Platonic idea of 
<b>philosopher</b>-<b>kings</b> represents a sort of technocracy in which the state is <b>run</b> by 
those with&nbsp;... The Republic is a Socratic dialogue, authored by Plato around 375 BC, 
concerning justice ... Socrates <b>believes</b> he has answered Thrasymachus and is 
done with the ... This <b>philosopher</b>-<b>king must</b> be intelligent, reliable, and willing <b>to</b> 
lead a ... aristocracy (<b>ruled</b> by a <b>philosopher</b>-<b>king</b>); a just <b>government</b> dominated 
by the&nbsp;... Meritocracy is a political system in which economic goods and/or political power 
are vested in ... In <b>government</b> and other administrative systems, &quot;meritocracy&quot; 
refers <b>to</b> a system under which advancement ... Plato in his The Republic, 
arguing that the wisest <b>should</b> rule, and hence the rulers <b>should</b> be <b>philosopher</b> 
<b>kings</b>. Locke in his central political <b>philosophy believes</b> in a <b>government</b> that provides 
what he claims <b>to</b> be basic and natural given rights for its citizens. These being 
the&nbsp;... Aristocracy is a form of <b>government</b> that places strength in the hands of a small, 
privileged ruling class. The term derives from the Greek aristokratia, meaning &#39;
rule of the best&#39;. In practice, aristocracy often leads <b>to</b> hereditary <b>government</b>, 
after which the ... Plato describes these &quot;<b>philosopher kings</b>&quot; as &quot;those who love 
the sight of&nbsp;... Enlightened absolutism is the theme of an essay by Frederick the Great, who 
<b>ruled</b> Prussia from 1740 <b>to</b> 1786, defending this system of <b>government</b>. When the
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Plato
Philosopher king