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[–] kaffiene@lemmy.world 18 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The really important part missing from the cartoon is that the philosopher kings were not allowed to own anything and all the wealth was to sit with workers. The idea is that those making decisions shouldn't be in a position to personally benefit from it. It's not a terrible idea

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 9 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Not owning anything? Like Diogenes?

[–] kaffiene@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

Well, no. Diogenes was a twat. Plato wasn't expecting people to be idiots. His idea was that philosopher kings would have to live amongst the ordinary people of the state. They would be dependent on the good will of the governed.