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Giordano Bruno (1548-1600), philosopher --- Giordano Bruno (1548-1600), philosopher.

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Celsus, - Platonic philosopher, - fl. 180.

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"The vivid, magisterial and long-awaited biography of Marcus Aurelilus, the Roman Emperor, and embodiment of the philosopher's king, whose life and works still speak to us 2,000 years after his death."--Jacket.

Philosopher-kings --- Emperors --- Marcus Aurelius, --- Rome --- History

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Is there any point in thinking about the best possible society? Over the last decade or so, a number of political philosophers have argued that such "ideal theory" is a dangerous distraction from the concrete power struggles that make up "real politics." Jonny Thakkar takes a different view, arguing that each and every one of us has a duty to engage in ideal theory. To make that case he turns to Plato's Republic, which depicts an ideal society within which ideal theory itself plays a vital role, thanks to the institution of philosopher-kings. The first half of the book offers a careful but creative reading of the notion of rule by philosophers. The second half of the book argues that in today's liberal democracies what we need is not philosopher-kings but philosopher-citizens--citizens who reflect, both individually and together, on how they could work together to produce an environment conducive to flourishing. Plato as Critical Theorist argues that the notion of philosopher-citizens is not only compatible with Rawlsian political liberalism, but an advance on it.--

Philosopher-kings. --- Political ethics. --- Liberalism. --- Political participation. --- Platonists. --- Plato.

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Church history --- Civilization, Greco-Roman. --- Celsus - Platonic philosopher