who is supposed to rule a coutry? Is the intellectuals or the businessmen?

Answer 1

The ordinary people, some of whom may be intellectuals, some of them businessmen, some workers, some artists. Everybody. I think it's called democracy.

Side question: don't you think there may be intellectual businessmen?

Answer 2

Idealy the intellectuals would also be businessmen, for they would have the know-how to run a business well. That is the ideal, I doubt it ever happens that way. Michaelangelo died broke and he was a genius in his time, so there goes the rule.

If you are asking about America, the Founding Fathers wanted the common man to rule, but on the OFF chance that the common man was stupid enough to fall for the political BS some politicians knew how to shovel, a group of Intellectuals, known as the Electoral College, were to step in and choose for the country. Unfortunelty, intellectuals and businessmen are still humans, and we are all subseptible to and easily swayed by the BS of politicians.

~~ Abaddon

Answer 3

I don't know if we should ever limit participation from any group or class. Why should intellectuals and businessmen be the only choices? Why not carpenters, artists, waitresses, or anyone else? Right now in the USA we seem to have a government made exclusively of intellectuals and business people and they seem to be doing a good job of screwing up all over the place. I think I would rather see any random truck driver as our president instead of the jerk we have now.

Answer 4

We first assume the best ruling class would be the one who can make the most utility out of the current state.

Plato says it should be ruled by "Philosophical Rulers" as they know best the ultimate needs of humans and thereby are the most qualified to make those choices.

We are then faced with the question of utility experienced by different people or classes. As the country population would not have the same mindsets as the philosophers, and thereby having different opinions on their rule. Drawing from Jeremy Bentham's idea of higher and lower pleasure, it seems like everyone would have different sources of utility (You might like listening to Mozart while I like playing bingo in the streets). To satisfy such an unbalanced and yet inevitable society (at least at the present) I would say ruling by business man would be a better choice as they produce what people ultimately need (assuming Lassie Faire) and with a certain variety of goods. Though this may lead to a downfall of marality and the spiritual development of the country.

Interesting question.

Answer 5

anybody whether buss.man or intellectual can rule so long as he keeps self interest at bay

Answer 6

Depends on the government! Different types have different governments!