Beginning from root ontological assumptions and climbing to the crown of
the philosopher kings, Thakkar argues that Plato's idealism does not float deracinated among ethereal unworldly objects but is rather grounded in real politics with implications for today.
PROGRESS is produced by both Saldanamora and Nicole Wright ("
The Philosopher Kings").
In Ireland, youths who grew up in the heyday of the peace process are being lured into paramilitarism, thousands of people are lobbying online for the return of the state executions of murderers in Britain, Jihadists continue to plot mayhem,
the philosopher kings of the far left are flirting with talk of "terror" and lone gunmen in England, the United States and Norway are using killing as the most decadent form of self-expression.
The Philosopher Kings, a documentary about the wisdom of bluecollar workers, manages to be both amusing and moving, and never patronizes its subjects.
As a philosopher I am constantly reminded of the simple message of Plato that the auxiliaries should get the same balanced liberal arts educational base as
the philosopher kings, although the latter would go further.