Motif
constitutional and ethical decline
constitutional_and_ethical_decline
A motif of the Pride, Hubris, and Downfall family, within the sub-family Political Degeneration and Regime Sequences. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
greek
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The Republic The Republic / THE REPUBLIC / INTRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS.; lines 4774-4869 confidence: high
The passage describes an ethical gradation from reason in the ideal state, to courage and honor in timocracy, to love of gain, to democratic free play of passions, ending when one monster passion possesses the whole nature of man.
The passage describes a sequence of decline from reason-ruled order through honor, gain, democratic free passions, and finally tyranny.
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