despotized

Updated: June 17, 2025

The Ideal Commonwealth supposed established, is doomed to degradation and decay; passing through Timocracy, Oligarchy, Democracy, to Despotism, with a corresponding declension of happiness. The same varieties may be traced in the Individual; the 'despotized' mind is the acme of Injustice and consequent misery. The comparative value of Pleasures is discussed.

Alexander Bain - Moral Science; a Compendium of Ethics