philosopher king
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- /ˈfɪləˌsɔfər kɪŋ/
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- We may say that Farabi's Plato replaces Socrates' philosopher-king, who rules openly in the perfect city, by the secret kingship of the philosopher who lives privately as a member of an imperfect community.
I want to get into your story a little bit because you were you weren't always the philosopher king that you are now, right.
- I want to get into your story a little bit because you were you weren't always the philosopher king that you are now, right.
- You know, people always refer to Rousseau and Pity, or they always refer to Aristotle and the philosopher, excuse me, Plato and the philosopher king.
Examples
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So Joel's interesting comparison is, you know, this is Plato's Republic, the philosopher king, the guardians, the citizens.
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And that kind of wisdom for the ages is why Eric Adams truly is the philosopher king of New York.
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"Our children shall be philosopher kings."
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No philosopher-king can simply will outcomes.
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His regime of the philosopher-kings was not intended to be tyrannical.
Blog text (33) -
The Platonians have a philosopher-king who makes the claim, "Ours is the most democratic society conceivable."
Academic text (2000) -
In any actual city, Socrates warns, the philosopher-king would meet with resistance, just as the rational part of the soul encounters resistance or rebellion from the passions.
Academic text (1999) -
In important ways, both from Plato's philosopher king as well as Aristotle's notion of the Mcgallop Sukos as the sort of magnanimous statesman.
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Plato envisioned a society governed by a philosopher king, who would rule with wisdom and justice.
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Marcus Aurelius is often regarded as the archetypal philosopher king due to his blend of leadership and philosophy.
Synonyms
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A man who rules a country and usually gets the job from his family
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A person who has power over a country or its people
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A king or queen who rules a country and usually gets the job by birth
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositionally built from 'philosopher' (a person trained in philosophy) modifying 'king' (a ruler), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it means a king who is also a philosopher. While the term has a specific Platonic connotation, the basic meaning is transparently derivable from the constituents and follows a standard modifier+head noun pattern.
Etymology
Philosopher king comes from the ancient Greek thinker Plato, who imagined a ruler who was both a philosopher (someone who loves wisdom) and a king (a leader). So the phrase means a ruler who governs with knowledge and fairness, or 'to rule with wisdom and fairness'.