We will be his warriors and he our philosopher-king. From Wordnik.com. [Glenn Hurowitz: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Obama] Reference
And the idea that he's a philosopher-king all the sillier. From Wordnik.com. [Michael Giltz: DVDs: "Hannah Montana" VS "Dragonball"] Reference
Prince Charles: Burkean, crunchy con and philosopher-king?. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-11-01] Reference
If we could, then a philosopher-king would be far preferable. From Wordnik.com. [New light on the Nixon-Ford relationship.] Reference
Like Plato's philosopher-king, they knew shadow from reality. From Wordnik.com. [You Don't Need That] Reference
I have a better idea than a philosopher-king; I call it democracy. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Stimulus Idea] Reference
Yet Southwest's longtime top dog is not a virtual philosopher-king. From Wordnik.com. [We All Work For Dot-Coms Now] Reference
I want to become the Bob Dylan of techno-the philosopher-king of pop. From Wordnik.com. [Ivan Wilzig Hits the Billboard Chart] Reference
Burke's Corner: Prince Charles: Burkean, crunchy con and philosopher-king?. From Wordnik.com. [Prince Charles: Burkean, crunchy con and philosopher-king?] Reference
If you'd like to, let's overthrow our Republic in favor of a single philosopher-king. From Wordnik.com. [Why Didn't Senators Running For President Vote On Mukasey?] Reference
Think aboutthis: 1. Plato tried to turn the tyrant in Sicily into a philosopher-king. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Putting Heidegger in the library’s grave of discarded lies] Reference
I would characterize this as a neo-Platonist idea for the benevolent philosopher-king. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » More On Sunstein] Reference
Philistines philosopher philosopher-king philosophers stone philosophes philosophy phloem phobia. From Wordnik.com. [Entry Index: operating system to Pikes Peak] Reference
This week's New Statesman has an article describing him as “the Conservative's philosopher-king”. From Wordnik.com. [The red tories, the Left and liberalism] Reference
But who else could play zany philosopher-king and “One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest” author Kesey?. From Wordnik.com. [Gus Van Sant Talks ‘Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test’ Casting: From Heath Ledger To… Jack Black? » MTV Movies Blog] Reference
You carry within you the potential of what farty old Plato called the philosopher-king, what is he saying?. From Wordnik.com. [47 by Walter Mosley: Questions] Reference
He was a philosopher-king whose minimalist ethos suggested a new way of thinking about business and software. From Wordnik.com. [The Brash Boys at 37signals Will Tell You: Keep it Simple, Stupid] Reference
When we elect a President we are not electing a benevolent philosopher-king who has autonomy to do the right thing. From Wordnik.com. [Savitri Era Party is raring to play a dominant role] Reference
But the immortal philosopher-king would at least have the virtue of being wise unlike Caesar, who was merely cunning. From Wordnik.com. [Refuge of Oppression #2] Reference
In the Institutio, Erasmus praises Plato's ideal of the philosopher-king (CWE 27: 214), but in The Praise of Folly, he. From Wordnik.com. [Desiderius Erasmus] Reference
The primacy of the philosopher-king concept has been given a new lease of legitimacy by invoking consensus and democracy. From Wordnik.com. [The possibility of a Gnostic society is not premised on the separation of church and state] Reference
But the immortal philosopher-king would at least have the virtue of being wise unlike Caesar, who was merely cunning. From Wordnik.com. [Rad Geek People’s Daily – 2007 – April – 25] Reference
Because to be a Supreme Court Justice is to be one-ninth of a philosopher-king, with tremendous power and a congenial life. From Wordnik.com. [Apocalyptic politics.] Reference
In fact, our present philosopher-king, Parmen, sometimes calls us Plato's children, although we sometimes think of ourselves more as. From Wordnik.com. [Plato's Stepchildren] Reference
Of course not everybody wants a philosopher-king designer. From Wordnik.com. [MyAppleMenu] Reference
We should resist being seduced by philosopher-king ambitions. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
Our philosopher-king president says of our fierce resistance. From Wordnik.com. [National Review Online] Reference
But if the President was not the philosopher-king, what was he?. From Wordnik.com. [The Economic Consequences of the Peace] Reference
He's Plato's philosopher-king, Rand's Galt and Neo after the Oracle. From Wordnik.com. [Spiritual Fusion] Reference
Diceneus, philosopher-king of Dacia, perhaps Cassiodorus 'ideal of a king, 32. From Wordnik.com. [The Letters of Cassiodorus Being A Condensed Translation Of The Variae Epistolae Of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator] Reference
Pierre Trudeau had that philosopher-king model in mind when they lured Ignatieff home from. From Wordnik.com. [Thestar.com - Home Page] Reference
It turns out that dogmatic atheist Sam Harris thinks the times call for a philosopher-king. From Wordnik.com. [Wheat & Weeds] Reference
America's philosopher-king who gained fame and legitimacy by posing as a stand-up comedian. From Wordnik.com. [MetroRiderLA » MetroRiderLA: Los Angeles Transit Oriented Lifestyle Blog] Reference
The Conservatives launch their vision of the "Big Society". profile last year as the Conservatives '"philosopher-king". From Wordnik.com. [New Statesman] Reference
Interesting that he prides himself with the name philosopher-king yet uses an underdog's tactic to accomplish some imaginary win. From Wordnik.com. [Pharyngula] Reference
The tenth-century polymath al-Fârâbî even tried to recast Plato's Republic in Islamic terms, with the prophet as philosopher-king. From Wordnik.com. [The Brussels Journal - The Voice of Conservatism in Europe] Reference
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