Talk:Nomocracy

Would someone familiar with the work of Nasr please comment on the changes I have made to this page (with respect to Haeckel's interpretation of nomocracy). Haeckel distinguishes nomocracy from theocracy, which would tend to dispute the idea of a 'divine law'.

Meson81 (talk) 04:09, 26 December 2007 (UTC)


 * I'd imagine Nasr defines theocracy as rule by clergy or (as in the Islamic Republic of Iran) pseudo-clergy. --GCarty (talk) 20:24, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

I've removed "From another perspective, the Divine Law makes Allah the sovereign, making it a kind of divine autocracy." The idea that Islamic Countries are an autocracy ruled by Allah cannot be rational, whether one believes in Allah's existence or not. The key item which differentiates a Nomocracy from an Autocracy is that the former is a means of governing by a consistent rule of law while the latter is a means of governing by the inconsistent whims of an individual. For example if two thieves who have comnmitted the same offence and are tried in a Nomocracy their sentences will be identical while in an Autocracy they can vary wildly depending on the mood, relationship to the accused, or other factors regarding the one making the judgement and those in power above him. While Islamic countries do enforce Allah's will they do so through his writings (scripture), not by asking him in person for a judgement in each case. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.18.239.243 (talk) 06:03, 19 February 2012 (UTC)