In his masterpiece, the Republic, Plato argues that the just state is ruled by the ones who know the Good, and at the top is the philosopher-king, a man born ... think of Marcus Aurelius (AD121-80 ...

Marcus Aurelius was the last of the Five Good Emperors, and a rare example of ... is one of our most important sources on Stoicism. But who was the man behind the journal, and did he live up ...

The Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius ruled from 161 to 180 A.D. and has maintained the reputation for being the ideal wise leader whom Plato called a "philosopher king." His book "Meditations" has ...