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• The Philosopher Kings — This article is about the band. For the concept put forth by Plato, see philosopher king .The Philosopher Kings are a Canadian rhythm and blues band who were most commercially successful in the late 1990s. The name of the band is derived from… …   Wikipedia

• The Philosopher Kings (album) — Infobox Album | Name = The Philosopher Kings Type = Album Artist = The Philosopher Kings Released = 1994 Recorded = Genre = R B Length = 52:45 Label = Columbia 67451 Producer = Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|4.5|5… …   Wikipedia

• Philosopher king — Philosopher kings are the hypothetical rulers, or Guardians, of Plato s Utopian Kallipolis. If his ideal city state is to ever come into being, philosophers [must] become kings…or those now called kings [must] …genuinely and adequately… …   Wikipedia

• Cesare Cremonini (philosopher) — Cesare Cremonini Full name Cesare Cremonini Born 22 December 1550 Cento (then in the Papal States), Province of Ferrara, Emilia Romagna, Italy Died …   Wikipedia

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film) — Infobox Film name = Harry Potter and the Philosopher s Stone caption = European poster displaying the Philosopher s Stone title (left) and the American poster, designed by Drew Struzan, displaying the Sorcerer s Stone title (right). director =… …   Wikipedia

• The Fabulous Philosopher's Stone — is a comics story written and drawn by Carl Barks for Walt Disney, featuring Donald Duck. The story was published in the US in 1955 (story code W US 10 02, 24pp, color).PlotUncle Scrooge takes Donald Duck and his nephews Huey, Dewey, and Louie on …   Wikipedia

• divine right of kings — the right to rule derived directly from God, not from the consent of the people. [1735 45] * * * ▪ doctrine       doctrine in defense of monarchical absolutism, which asserted that kings derived their authority from God and could not therefore be …   Universalium

• Timon (philosopher) — Timon ( el. Τίμων) of Phlius, (c. 320 c. 230 BC), the son of Timarchus, was a Greek sceptic, a pupil of Pyrrho, and a celebrated writer of satirical poems called Silloi ( el. σίλλοι). LifeA fairly full account of Timon s life was given by… …   Wikipedia

• Plato — For other uses, see Plato (disambiguation) and Platon (disambiguation). Plato (Πλάτων) …   Wikipedia

• political philosophy — Branch of philosophy that analyzes the state and related concepts such as political obligation, law, social justice, and constitution. The first major work of political philosophy in the Western tradition was Plato s Republic. Aristotle s… …   Universalium