Combining Philosophers

Ideas for H.Putnam/P.Oppenheim, Baruch de Spinoza and Arthur Schopenhauer

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24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 1. Purpose of a State

7487	Society exists to extend human awareness [Spinoza, by Watson]

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The state aims to allow personal development, so its main purpose is freedom [Spinoza]

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The state only exists to defend citizens, from exterior threats, and from one another [Schopenhauer]

24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 2. State Legitimacy / a. Sovereignty

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Sovereignty must include the power to make people submit to it [Spinoza]