<P> Both Plato and Aristotle advocated meritocracy , Plato in his The Republic , arguing that the most wise should rule , and hence the rulers should be philosopher kings . </P>
<P> Both Plato and Aristotle advocated meritocracy , Plato in his The Republic , arguing that the most wise should rule , and hence the rulers should be philosopher kings . </P>
who believed that only philosophers should run the government
who believed that only philosophers should run the government
Plato
Plato