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In plato's Theaetetus Socrates develops the character of the philosopher, the man of knowledge, in contrast to the atheoretical, practical man.* He endeavors to demonstrate the distinctive qualities of the philosopher by emphasizing his peculiar attitude towards the political sphere. First, the philosopher has no political ambitions, and he does not care about what is going on in the political sphere.
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Hans J. Morgenthau (1955) studied this question.
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