Philosopher King
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<li>philosophy & religion is the 9th house in astrology</li>
<li>key technocrats are life path 9 (Klaus Schwab & his mentor Maurice Strong) and they seem to be religious in their enthusiasm for "transhumanism" and "technocracy"</li>
<li>negative side of 9th house and Sagittarius energy is: God-complex, Judge-Jury-Executioner, seeing things in black and white, holier than thou, dogmatic, arrogance</li>
<li>Socrates says "good memory" is one of the attributes of the ideal philosopher - what has better "memory" than the blockchain?</li>
<li>Technology and the "Network State" challenges timeline outlined below pertaining to "age fifty" being the ideal age to rule over people, while information-age and Age of Aquarius entail much faster learning by default, albeit maybe less "hands on" [which is the style that Aristotle SEEMS to prefer (See "Aristotle" section)]</li>
<li>age 50 is approximately the Chiron return in astrology, i.e. what some people think the "mid-life crisis" is, a time when you are more firmly recognizing what your major/permanent psychological wounds are</li>
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wikipedia:
"The philosopher king is a hypothetical ruler in whom political skill is combined with philosophical knowledge. The concept of a city-state ruled by philosophers is first explored in Plato's Republic, written around 375 BC. Plato argued that the ideal state – one which ensured the maximum possible happiness for all its citizens – could only be brought into being by a ruler possessed of absolute knowledge, obtained through philosophical study. From the Middle Ages onwards, Islamic and Jewish authors expanded on the theory, adapting it to suit their own conceptions of the perfect ruler.</p>
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Several historical figures, including Alexander the Great and Marcus Aurelius, have been described by ancient and modern writers as embodying the philosopher king ideal.
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In the Republic<br />
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The Republic is a Socratic dialogue. In the first two books, Socrates is challenged to give a definition of justice, which he proposes to accomplish by imagining how an ideal city-state would function. He suggests that the ideal state would be ruled over by a specially trained Guardian class, in whom a spirited nature would be combined with a philosophic disposition.[1]</p>
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Socrates goes on to discuss various aspects of life within the state. In the fifth book, Socrates' interlocutors ask him whether the state he is describing could ever exist in reality. He replies that this could only happen on one condition:</p>
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Until philosophers are kings, or the kings and princes of this world have the spirit and power of philosophy ... cities will never have rest from their evils,—no, nor the human race, as I believe,—and then only will this our State have a possibility of life and behold the light of day.[2]</p>
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Socrates clarifies this comment by distinguishing between true and false philosophers. The true philosopher (or "lover of wisdom") is one who loves "the truth in each thing", as opposed to those who only love the things themselves.[3] This is a reference to Plato's belief that all particular things are only shadows of eternal Forms. Only the philosopher, therefore, is qualified to rule, as only the philosopher has knowledge of the absolute truth, and is able to apply this knowledge for the good of the state.[4]</p>
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Socrates next outlines the qualities which the ideal philosopher must possess, including truthfulness, temperance, justice, and a good memory.[5] It is observed, however, that this ideal is in sharp contrast to reality, as many philosophers are "utter rogues", and the best of them are generally considered to be useless. Socrates explains the poor reputation of philosophers through the metaphor of the Ship of State, in which he compares Athenian democracy to a group of mutinous sailors vying with one another for control of the helm of a ship. The sailors, having themselves no knowledge of the art of navigation, deny that this is a necessary qualification for a pilot, and heap abuse on anyone who does not help them to achieve their goals.[6] Socrates then acknowledges that many philosophers are indeed corrupt, but attributes this to the fact that they are brought up in a corrupt society. Only in the ideal state will a philosopher be able to achieve his full potential, "and be the saviour of his country, as well as of himself".[7]</p>
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Having returned to the subject of the ideal state, Socrates elaborates on the way in which his Guardians would be educated, in order to lead them to a full and total knowledge of the Forms. This education will last thirty-five years, and prospective Guardians must then spend a further fifteen years occupying lesser offices, in order to gain experience of life. At the age of fifty, they will be qualified to rule. As philosophers, however, they will have no desire to engage in politics; they will do so only from a sense of duty.[8]</p>
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Socrates concludes this portion of the dialogue by reaffirming that the ideal state is capable of being realised, but only if one or more philosophers were to somehow come to power in a city. He further suggests that if this were to happen, the quickest way for a philosopher king to bring the perfect state into existence would be to send away every inhabitant over the age of ten, so as to be able to bring up the younger generation in accordance with philosophic principles.[9]"
source: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosopher_king">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosopher_king</a></p>