Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'Statistical Explanation', 'The Origins of Totalitarianism' and 'Spreading the Word'

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4 ideas

10. Modality / A. Necessity / 11. Denial of Necessity

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Asserting a necessity just expresses our inability to imagine it is false [Blackburn]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / a. Types of explanation

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An explanation is a table of statistical information [Salmon, by Strevens]

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]