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All the ideas for 'The Origins of Totalitarianism', 'The Correspondence Theory of Truth' and 'Methodological Reflections on Current Linguistic Theory'

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11 ideas

3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 5. Truth Bearers

3745	Must sentences make statements to qualify for truth? [O'Connor]

3. Truth / C. Correspondence Truth / 1. Correspondence Truth

3742	Beliefs must match facts, but also words must match beliefs [O'Connor]

3. Truth / F. Semantic Truth / 2. Semantic Truth

3744	The semantic theory requires sentences as truth-bearers, not propositions [O'Connor]

3749	What does 'true in English' mean? [O'Connor]

5. Theory of Logic / A. Overview of Logic / 4. Pure Logic

3746	Logic seems to work for unasserted sentences [O'Connor]

7. Existence / B. Change in Existence / 4. Events / c. Reduction of events

3747	Events are fast changes which are of interest to us [O'Connor]

11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 4. Belief / a. Beliefs

3748	Without language our beliefs are particular and present [O'Connor]

3743	We can't contemplate our beliefs until we have expressed them [O'Connor]

19. Language / C. Assigning Meanings / 2. Semantics

15788

Syntax and semantics are indeterminate, and modern 'semantics' is a bogus subject [Quine, by Lycan]

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]