MilchMensch t1_ixv63zo wrote on November 26, 2022 at 4:57 PM

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The problem is that philosophy cannot run a world of 8 billion people.

How many humans were alive during platos time? A billion maybe? I can see philosophy working then, but as soon as theres billions of people involved you need something like organized religion, authoritarianism or capitalism.

Current-Direction-97 t1_ixv6n60 wrote on November 26, 2022 at 5:01 PM

No single system of governance runs an empire of 8 billion even now.

MilchMensch t1_ixvc5c0 wrote on November 26, 2022 at 5:41 PM

Yes it does. But its solely based on the accumulation of wealth, not religion or any idea.

We are all governed by capitalist ideologies.

zachzsg t1_ixv7wiz wrote on November 26, 2022 at 5:11 PM

Also…. How many of these ancient civilizations were actually run by “philosophers” lol. From my studying, violence and brutality is what ran the show not “philosophy”