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All the ideas for 'Logical Investigations', 'The Origins of Totalitarianism' and 'The Will to Believe'

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7 ideas

1. Philosophy / H. Continental Philosophy / 2. Phenomenology

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Phenomenology is the science of essences - necessary universal structures for art, representation etc. [Husserl, by Polt]

7614	Bracketing subtracts entailments about external reality from beliefs [Husserl, by Putnam]

6893	Phenomenology aims to describe experience directly, rather than by its origins or causes [Husserl, by Mautner]

12. Knowledge Sources / A. A Priori Knowledge / 2. Self-Evidence

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Husserl says we have intellectual intuitions (of categories), as well as of the senses [Husserl, by Velarde-Mayol]

23. Ethics / E. Utilitarianism / 4. Unfairness

6570	Imagine millions made happy on condition that one person suffers endless lonely torture [James]

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]

20580

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