Why Are Philosophers Unwilling to Rule? The Implications of Socrates’ Dialectical Grounding of the Philosophic Life in Plato’s Republic

• In Event: Classical Politics, Justice, and the Gods

Brief Overview

Socrates’ account of dialectics in Plato’s Republic reveals why philosophers are unwilling to rule. When successful, dialectics results in a turning away from political life towards philosophy.

Author

• Matthew Wells, Baylor University