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Which living philosopher could actually be elected for a major office? Which of them would actually make a good ruler?

Hard mode: no anarchists who would destroy the state or authoritarians who would become dictators

>> No.11618238
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boring: habermas
soaring: sloterdijk

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Iamblichus, restore the Magian-Theurgic caste society of Ancient Egypt.

>> No.11618513

>>11618340
i can into this but OP asked for living philosophers

>> No.11618519

>>11618221

John Searle

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all the philosophers who would be good at this would be boring, but that's probably a good thing

>> No.11618848

>>11618221
None. The qualities useful in the philosophical sphere aren't good for office - in most developed democratic nations, you need to build strong local ties, rather than travel frequently, and you need to cultivate strong relationships within a political party rather than have a strong independent streak. You also usually need a fair bit of money.

>> No.11618861

There aren't any living philosophers.

>> No.11618865

>>11618542
this is the lowest quality bait I've seen in awhile

>> No.11619201

>>11618848
(((democratic)))

>> No.11619234

sniffer man

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pEQ1nB7Xeo

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>>11618221
The only time in history where this has really happened is pic related, when he was elected consul in 63 BC.

>> No.11619425

>>11619318
Why is he so angry?

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>>11618221
I nominate Goonan as world philosopher king.

>> No.11619799

My question is which philosoph would have performed deepthroat on a fake penis sported by a fake israeli posing as a ISIS terrorist if he so demanded