Philosophy is meaningful if purposed to achieve something. No philosophies should be needed for idles. Rules, on the contrary, are the tools to limit or forbid. While rules have their own significance in keeping law and order in place, a powerful individual practicing rules more often than rationality is likely to be negator than facilitator. How can rules supplement a desperate call for help, resolve an unforeseen situation, allow the whistleblowing, encourage the progressive moves etc? Covid19 pandemic served an excellent example when countries had to withhold their rules in mass and made decisions driven by rationality, science, and ethics instead.
