The vision of the ruler to The Politician of Plato

Abstract

This essay is intended to address a study on the figure of the man of Government in dialogue the politician of Plato. For the author, it is a presentation of the nature of the ideal ruler who governs inside already exhibited in the Republic. The head of the Polis is entitled to govern and legitimate his power, because only he has the virtue and knowledge requiring political people to achieve justice. Deals with the subject from the concept that has the author about the politician as exemplary man in the City-State and how the organic perspective based its existence and its mission. Secondly, it is imperative as the beginning of his political philosophy, to explain his concept of man since the social organism is projected under the individuality. As the third theme discusses the exercise of power in strict relationship with its purpose as the City-State.