philosopher-kings

Regulators are not philosopher-kings who can implement whatever conclusions they reach through objective analysis.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Does the Supposedly Superior Expertise of Regulators Justify Libertarian Paternalism? 2010

Throughout, he styled our meeting as a conversation between two profound political thinkers, a trope that approached the absurd when he observed that there were international organizations for many professions nowadays, but none for philosopher-kings.

With Libya's Megalomaniac 'Philosopher-King' Robert D. Putnam 2011

Its philosopher-kings include the Karl Marx of Jihadi-oriented Islam Sayyid Qutb, whose brother Mohammed was Osama Bin Laden's Saudi professor, as well as Ayman al Zaharawi -- the evil doctor and #2 to Bin Laden, who broke with the Brotherhood, accusing it of going "soft" by rejecting violent jihad and subsequently founded Ga'aamat al-Islamiya -- the domestic Egyptian equivalent of Al Qaeda.

Amb. Marc Ginsberg: The Muslim Brotherhood's "Hood" Amb. Marc Ginsberg 2011

Rauch could have written a sober-minded column about governing as a sordid compromise, a column about Max Weber and Thomas Mann, about the decision to drop the nuclear bomb, about philosopher-kings, about the art of the possible, about Abraham Lincoln and Vaclav Havel.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Jonathan Rauch on David Frum on the Conservative Movement 2010

Its philosopher-kings include the Karl Marx of Jihadi-oriented Islam Sayyid Qutb, whose brother Mohammed was Osama Bin Laden's Saudi professor, as well as Ayman al Zaharawi -- the evil doctor and #2 to Bin Laden, who broke with the Brotherhood, accusing it of going "soft" by rejecting violent jihad and subsequently founded Ga'aamat al-Islamiya -- the domestic Egyptian equivalent of Al Qaeda.

Amb. Marc Ginsberg: The Muslim Brotherhood's "Hood" Amb. Marc Ginsberg 2011

This is just the rule of philosopher-kings by any other name, really.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Judge Reinhardt’s Dig on Sarah Palin 2010

In the "Republic," Plato famously described a community ruled by philosopher-kings and a guardian caste that shared wives, children and goods.

Dreams of a Better Place 2011

That is called rule by philosopher-kings, or an aristocracy.

Matthew Yglesias » The Public Wants Good Outcomes, Elites and Institutions Should Try to Deliver Them 2010

It would be ideal to have philosopher-kings, but in our culture, those who * want* power will be those willing to * work* for power.

The Volokh Conspiracy » The Self-Pity of Elena Kagan 2010

Its philosopher-kings include the Karl Marx of Jihadi-oriented Islam Sayyid Qutb, whose brother Mohammed was Osama Bin Laden's Saudi professor, as well as Ayman al Zaharawi -- the evil doctor and #2 to Bin Laden, who broke with the Brotherhood, accusing it of going "soft" by rejecting violent jihad and subsequently founded Ga'aamat al-Islamiya -- the domestic Egyptian equivalent of Al Qaeda.

Amb. Marc Ginsberg: The Muslim Brotherhood's "Hood" Amb. Marc Ginsberg 2011