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All the ideas for 'Wisdom', 'The Origins of Totalitarianism' and 'Intending'

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5 ideas

1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 3. Wisdom Deflated

19695

The devil was wise as an angel, and lost no knowledge when he rebelled [Whitcomb]

20. Action / B. Preliminaries of Action / 1. Intention to Act / a. Nature of intentions

20076

An intending is a judgement that the action is desirable [Davidson]

20. Action / B. Preliminaries of Action / 1. Intention to Act / c. Reducing intentions

20024

Davidson gave up reductive accounts of intention, and said it was a primitive [Davidson, by Wilson/Schpall]

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

20580

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

20579

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