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Expansion for Political Theory

1051 1. Philosophy
624 2. Reason
626 3. Truth
784 4. Formal Logic
1242 5. Theory of Logic
1188 6. Mathematics
1042 7. Existence
881 8. Modes of Existence
1527 9. Objects
799 10. Modality
485 11. Knowledge Aims
713 12. Knowledge Sources
633 13. Knowledge Criteria
675 14. Science
548 15. Nature of Minds
494 16. Persons
495 17. Mind and Body
858 18. Thought
835 19. Language
313 20. Action
270 21. Aesthetics
973 22. Metaethics
991 23. Ethics
924 24. Political Theory
A. Basis of a State
23 1. A People a. Human distinctiveness
24 b. The natural life
37 c. A unified people
5 2. Population a. Human population
10 b. State population
8 3. Natural Values a. Natural freedom
5 b. Natural equality
22 c. Natural rights
7 4. Original Position a. Original position
8 b. Veil of ignorance
3 c. Difference principle
B. Nature of a State
39 1. Purpose of a State
13 2. State Legitimacy a. Sovereignty
3 b. Natural authority
30 c. Social contract
33 d. General will
21 3. Constitutions
37 4. Citizenship
12 5. Culture
C. Ruling a State
25 1. Social Power
6 2. Leaders a. Autocracy
21 b. Monarchy
22 c. Despotism
23 d. Elites
11 3. Government a. Government
3 b. Legislature
5 c. Executive
2 d. Size of government
5 4. Changing the State a. Centralisation
5 b. Devolution
19 c. Revolution
D. Ideologies
10 1. Ideology
15 2. Anarchism
13 3. Conservatism
12 4. Social Utilitarianism
34 5. Democracy a. Nature of democracy
23 b. Consultation
9 c. Direct democracy
20 d. Representative democracy
6 e. Democratic minorities
13 f. Against democracy
25 6. Liberalism a. Liberalism basics
22 b. Liberal individualism
9 c. Liberal equality
13 d. Liberal freedom
10 e. Liberal community
10 f. Multiculturalism
24 g. Liberalism critique
35 7. Communitarianism a. Communitarianism
13 b. Against communitarianism
13 8. Socialism
36 9. Communism
7 10. Theocracy
38 11. Capitalism
10 12. Feminism
6 13. Green Politics
11 14. Nationalism
752 25. Social Practice
992 26. Natural Theory
719 27. Natural Reality
429 28. God
302 29. Religion