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24. Political Theory / A. Basis of a State / 1. A People / c. A unified people
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If a group is bound by gossip, the natural size is 150 people [Harari]
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24. Political Theory / A. Basis of a State / 2. Population / a. Human population
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Since 1500 human population has increased fourteenfold, and consumption far more [Harari]
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People 300m tons; domesticated animals 700m tons; larger wild animals 100m tons [Harari]
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24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 1. Purpose of a State
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The Nazi aim was to encourage progressive evolution, and avoid degeneration [Harari]
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24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 5. Culture
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We stabilise societies with dogmas, either of dubious science, or of non-scientific values [Harari]
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 6. Liberalism / b. Liberal individualism
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The state fostered individualism, to break the power of family and community [Harari]
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 7. Communitarianism / a. Communitarianism
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Obedience to the law gives the best life, and success in war [Socrates, by Xenophon]
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In 1750 losing your family and community meant death [Harari]
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 11. Capitalism
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The sacred command of capitalism is that profits must be used to increase production [Harari]
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The main rule of capitalism is that all other goods depend on economic growth [Harari]
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The progress of capitalism depends entirely on the new discoveries and gadgets of science [Harari]
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In capitalism the rich invest, and the rest of us go shopping [Harari]
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