Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Eubulides, Owen Flanagan and Baron de Montesquieu
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18 ideas
24. Political Theory / C. Ruling a State / 2. Leaders / a. Autocracy
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19964
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The natural power of a father suggests rule by one person, but that authority can be spread [Montesquieu]
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24. Political Theory / C. Ruling a State / 2. Leaders / b. Monarchy
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19986
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Monarchies can act more quickly, because one person is in charge [Montesquieu]
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19972
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The nobility are an indispensable part of a monarchy [Montesquieu]
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19974
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Monarchs must not just have links to the people; they need a body which maintains the laws [Montesquieu]
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19976
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Ambition is good in a monarchy, because the monarch can always restrain it [Montesquieu]
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19978
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In monarchies, men's actions are judged by their grand appearance, not their virtues [Montesquieu]
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19985
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In a monarchy, the nobility must be hereditary, to bind them together [Montesquieu]
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24. Political Theory / C. Ruling a State / 2. Leaders / c. Despotism
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19988
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A despot's agents must be given power, so they inevitably become corrupt [Montesquieu]
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19977
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Despotism and honour are incompatible, because honour scorns his power, and lives by rules [Montesquieu]
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20007
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Tyranny is either real violence, or the imposition of unpopular legislation [Montesquieu]
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19989
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The will of a despot is an enigma, so magistrates can only follow their own will [Montesquieu]
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19975
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Despots are always lazy and ignorant, so they always delegate their power to a vizier [Montesquieu]
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24. Political Theory / C. Ruling a State / 2. Leaders / d. Elites
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19970
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If the nobility is numerous, the senate is the artistocracy, and the nobles are a democracy [Montesquieu]
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19971
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Aristocracy is democratic if they resemble the people, but not if they resemble the monarch [Montesquieu]
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19984
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Great inequality between aristocrats and the rest is bad - and also among aristocrats themselves [Montesquieu]
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24. Political Theory / C. Ruling a State / 3. Government / a. Government
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19980
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If a government is to be preserved, it must first be loved [Montesquieu]
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19996
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A government has a legislature, an international executive, and a domestic executive [Montesquieu]
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24. Political Theory / C. Ruling a State / 3. Government / b. Legislature
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19997
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The judiciary must be separate from the legislature, to avoid arbitrary power [Montesquieu]
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