O moștenire platoniciană: tema filosofului rege
A Platonic heritage: the topic of the philosopher king

Summary/Abstract: In this paper, I try to argue in favour of democracy and against the political pattern of the philosopher king. I show that the various forms of government are characterized by a specific mix between the formal institutional perspective, respectively individual material one which are in competition at the level of the state community. I analyse the theoretical aspects of the philosopher king regime as they appear in Plato, respectively Marcus Aurelius. I am dealing with the historical applications of these theoretical models. I argue against the statement supporting the philosopher king regime, namely that the power’s performance is primary. I argue that the primary issue is the guarantee of equal exercise of individual sovereignty in the state community. I conclude that this requirement is met only in a democracy.

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