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Ideas for H.Putnam/P.Oppenheim, Friedrich Nietzsche and Keith T. Maslin

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24. Political Theory / A. Basis of a State / 1. A People / a. Human distinctiveness
7166 Man is above all a judging animal [Nietzsche]
24. Political Theory / A. Basis of a State / 1. A People / c. A unified people
18296 An enduring people needs its own individual values [Nietzsche]
23721 Old tribes always felt an obligation to the earlier generations, and the founders [Nietzsche]
24. Political Theory / A. Basis of a State / 3. Natural Values / c. Natural rights
14822 If self-defence is moral, then so are most expressions of 'immoral' egoism [Nietzsche]
24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 1. Purpose of a State
14838 The state aims to protect individuals from one another [Nietzsche]
20367 Individual development is more important than the state, but a community is necessary [Nietzsche]
23203 The great question is approaching, of how to govern the earth as a whole [Nietzsche]
24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 2. State Legitimacy / b. Natural authority
20142 The state begins with brutal conquest of a disorganised people, not with a 'contract' [Nietzsche]
24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 3. Constitutions
18294 The state coldly claims that it is the people, but that is a lie [Nietzsche]
24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 4. Citizenship
24153 Humans are determined by community, so its preservation is their most valued drive [Nietzsche]
20371 Nietzsche thinks we should join a society, in order to criticise, heal and renew it [Nietzsche, by Richardson]
24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 5. Culture
20108 Every culture loses its identity and power if it lacks a major myth [Nietzsche]
4495 The high points of culture and civilization do not coincide [Nietzsche]
14852 Culture cannot do without passions and vices [Nietzsche]
24. Political Theory / C. Ruling a State / 2. Leaders / c. Despotism
20229 No authority ever willingly accepts criticism [Nietzsche]
24. Political Theory / C. Ruling a State / 2. Leaders / d. Elites
20139 Only aristocratic societies can elevate the human species [Nietzsche]
20373 A healthy aristocracy has no qualms about using multitudes of men as instruments [Nietzsche]
23200 The controlling morality of aristocracy is the desire to resemble their ancestors [Nietzsche]
24. Political Theory / C. Ruling a State / 3. Government / a. Government
20254 People govern for the pleasure of it, or just to avoid being governed [Nietzsche]
24. Political Theory / C. Ruling a State / 4. Changing the State / a. Centralisation
7204 The upholding of the military state is needed to maintain the strong human type [Nietzsche]
24. Political Theory / C. Ruling a State / 4. Changing the State / c. Revolution
20273 The French Revolution gave trusting Europe the false delusion of instant recovery [Nietzsche]
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 5. Democracy / b. Consultation
14846 If we want the good life for the greatest number, we must let them decide on the good life [Nietzsche]
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 5. Democracy / f. Against democracy
18331 Democracy is organisational power in decline [Nietzsche]
22394 Democracy diminishes mankind, making them mediocre and lowering their value [Nietzsche]
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 6. Liberalism / g. Liberalism critique
18332 The creation of institutions needs a determination which is necessarily anti-liberal [Nietzsche]
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 14. Nationalism
23194 People feel united as a nation by one language, but then want a common ancestry and history [Nietzsche]