What are some philosophical influences on monarchy and arsitocracy?

Question

what are some philosphical influences on monarchy and aristocracy? if there is any?

Answer 1

The main philosophical influence would have to be the philosophy that if we can keep ourselves in power we can be looked up to [hero worshiped] and we will become much richer; we may have to lie and cheat and threaten and steal from the citizenry but we will tell them that it is for their own good and that we are holding up their main beliefs in their gods as our own, and that to do unto others as you would have done unto yourself is a great way to live, while we suppress them, use up every natural resource that we can get our hands on and keep the people as exhausted, frightened and enslaved as they will allow.

Answer 2

'Freedom' would have a philosphical influence on Monarchs and Aristocrats. The French Revolution would be an example of that. "To the Guillotine"!