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All the ideas for 'Frege's Theory of Numbers', 'Philosophical Explanations' and 'The Origins of Totalitarianism'

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5 ideas

6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 4. Using Numbers / c. Counting procedure

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Parsons says counting is tagging as first, second, third..., and converting the last to a cardinal [Parsons,C, by Heck]

11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 4. Belief / c. Aim of beliefs

3570	Maybe knowledge is belief which 'tracks' the truth [Nozick, by Williams,M]

13. Knowledge Criteria / C. External Justification / 4. Tracking the Facts

2748	A true belief isn't knowledge if it would be believed even if false. It should 'track the truth' [Nozick, by Dancy,J]

24. Political Theory / C. Ruling a State / 2. Leaders / c. Despotism

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Modern totalitarianism results from lack of social ties or shared goals [Arendt, by Oksala]

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The ideal subject for dictators is not a fanatic, but someone who can't distinguish true from false [Arendt, by Oksala]