Explore: Social Aspects Of Despotism

Enlightened absolutism, also called enlightened despotism, refers to the conduct and policies of European absolute monarchs during the 18th and early 19th

follower of the party line" Mote, Frederick W. (1961). "The Growth of Chinese Despotism: A Critique of Wittfogel's Theory of Oriental Despotism as Applied

Oriental despotism refers to the Western view of Asian societies as politically or morally more susceptible to despotic rule, and therefore different

Oriental Despotism: A Comparative Study of Total Power is a book of political theory and comparative history by Karl August Wittfogel (1896–1988) published

secular government co-existing with a state religion or delegating some aspects of civil law to religious communities. For example, in Israel (which is sometimes

after that of the Chinese. The governments of China, Egypt, Peru and Empress Catherine II were regarded as models of Enlightened Despotism, admired by

Renaissance and many of his ideas were embraced. Polybius was also rediscovered and the positive view of mixed governments became a central aspect of Renaissance

to social systems in which personal advancement and success primarily reflect an individual's capabilities and merits, frequently seen as equality of opportunity

the college of cardinals, or prince-electors). Other forms of autocracy include tyranny, despotism, and dictatorship. Aristocracy is a form of government

Special-Trykkeriet Viborg. (University of Copenhagen, Polis Center). 2000. pp. 251–62. Sri Aurobindo, "Ideal of Human Unity" included in Social and Political Thought,