2015-08-28 at 5:50 AM UTC
So i hear all da time bout how we shud run the guvment of science n shit. Like science shud b tha basis 4 all guvment to move us further into the future and avance progression n shite.
N sumtiems I here bout how rulijis ppl shudnt be guverning baised on wut their rulijin preechez.
But i acshully belif that we shuld have philosophers run duh guvment. Like think bout it rite? If philosophers run the guvment we wud have freedum from rulijin but also no cray cray nazi sience xperiments. Itz like duh bast uf both wurlds.
wachu niggas think?
2015-08-28 at 9:41 AM UTC
Philosopher Kings, i dig it.
2015-08-28 at 12:36 PM UTC
I think they would sit around waxing philosophically and get nothing done.
So what happens with popular opinion deviates from science or the philosophy of philosopher kings or what have you? Is a philosopher king justified in using the powers of state to enforce their well considered rule?
2015-08-31 at 4:28 AM UTC
We aren't talking about coercive force by the state here. We are talking about governing under a philosophical base rather than a strictly religious or scientific one. I'm sure a large portion of the rule would operate under a utilitarian consideration with the moral consideration of how any particular legislation would be carried out.
2015-08-31 at 6:31 PM UTC
The same way any government does. That just seems like an odd question in that the way a law is enforced is specific to that law. I.e the police don't come after you if you don't pay taxes and the IRS doesn't come after you if you rob a liquor store.
2015-08-31 at 6:42 PM UTC
But I'm saying the police aren't the first response to that whereas they are first response to crimes like robbery.
2015-09-02 at 6:41 AM UTC
Zanick
motherfucker
[my p.a. supernal goa]
It's an interesting probe into the problem of authority. The philosopher king, as described by Plato's dialogues, is a supremely wise individual who is (presumably) selected or groomed for his role. A moral being with more information and access to higher-minded ideals should be the most capable in making a decision that effects others, right? We don't know, we're meant to trust that they do, and that's the conundrum with this concept of leadership. It's not like the progressive, righteous shift comes along and the whole world jumps on the boat. Leaders have to defend their choices against an onslaught of naysayers and it gets ugly.
2015-09-02 at 7:19 PM UTC
-SpectraL
coward
[the spuriously bluish-lilac bushman]
Kick out all the lobbyists and ban political contributions altogether. Make it a criminal offense to contribute to any political party, under national security legislature, and then put them in prison if they continue. It's that simple. It won't solve all the corruption, but it will solve a hell of a lot of it.