Very few people know about philosophy and do not become informed about the many great philosophers. If philosophers were rulers, would the world be a better place? "Governments will never be well run until philosophers are rulers" (Hutchinson). Plato wrote in Meno that Socrates should be in charge of Athens. This was said because Socrates was a lover of knowledge, but the people of Athens didn't think that Socrates was useful and said he was a threat to the city. This caused him to be put to death by poison. The world would be a better place if Socrates had ruled Athens, causing many other philosophers to become kings, rulers, and presidents. This will make people stop and look at the situation we are in now; compared to what the world's governments would've been like if philosophers were rulers. The thoughts of people would be much different because "good" is the highest ultimate object of all knowledge. With this being said, Plato's Republic stated why "good" is the ultimate object of knowledge and why there is no such thing as evil.
People would be better off with very studious rulers to preach and teach them the virtues of philosophical knowledge. People would not be evil; they would be virtuous causing the world to be a magnificent place instead of a dangerous one. Philosophers would rather find the answer to the problem than have conflict between one another. Ruling philosophers is what was missing in Athens when Socrates roamed the streets. The religious views ruled everything because the gods were present. Socrates thought differently. The world seems like it would be a better place if philosophers were kings, rulers, and presidents.
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