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All the ideas for 'That Politics may be reduced to a Science', 'Truth' and 'The Origins of Totalitarianism'

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7 ideas

3. Truth / C. Correspondence Truth / 1. Correspondence Truth
10835 True sentences says the appropriate descriptive thing on the appropriate demonstrative occasion [Austin,JL]
3. Truth / C. Correspondence Truth / 3. Correspondence Truth critique
10836 Correspondence theorists shouldn't think that a country has just one accurate map [Austin,JL]
23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 4. External Goods / d. Friendship
21093 Friendship without community spirit misses out on the main part of virtue [Hume]
24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 3. Constitutions
21091 It would be absurd if even a free constitution did not impose restraints, for the public good [Hume]
24. Political Theory / C. Ruling a State / 2. Leaders / c. Despotism
20579 Modern totalitarianism results from lack of social ties or shared goals [Arendt, by Oksala]
20580 The ideal subject for dictators is not a fanatic, but someone who can't distinguish true from false [Arendt, by Oksala]
24. Political Theory / C. Ruling a State / 2. Leaders / d. Elites
21092 Nobility either share in the power of the whole, or they compose the power of the whole [Hume]