Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Hermarchus, J.L. Austin and Simone Weil
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19 ideas
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 1. Ideology
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A group is only dangerous if it endorses an abstract entity [Weil]
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 2. Anarchism
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Decentralisation is only possible by co-operation between strong and weak - which is absurd [Weil]
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Our only social duty is to try to limit evil [Weil]
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Anarchists thought (hopelessly) that empowering the oppressed would end evil [Weil]
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 3. Conservatism
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We need both equality (to attend to human needs) and hierarchy (as a scale of responsibilities) [Weil]
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National leaders want to preserve necessary order - but always the existing order [Weil]
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 5. Democracy / f. Against democracy
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Party politics in a democracy can't avoid an anti-democratic party [Weil]
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 6. Liberalism / a. Liberalism basics
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True democracy is the subordination of society to the individual [Weil]
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 6. Liberalism / b. Liberal individualism
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Only individual people of good will can achieve social progress [Weil]
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 6. Liberalism / d. Liberal freedom
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In the least evil societies people can think, control community life, and be autonomous [Weil]
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 8. Socialism
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Socialism tends to make a proletariat of the whole population [Weil]
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It is not more money which the wretched members of society need [Weil]
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 9. Communism
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The problem of the collective is not suppression of persons, but persons erasing themselves [Weil]
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The collective is the one and only object of false idolatry [Weil]
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 11. Capitalism
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Marx showed that capitalist oppression, because of competition, is unstoppable [Weil]
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Once money is the main aim, society needs everyone to think wealth is possible [Weil]
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The capitalists neglect the people and the nation, and even their own interests [Weil]
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 14. Nationalism
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National prestige consists of behaving as if you could beat the others in a war [Weil]
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Charity is the only love, and you can feel that for a country (a place with traditions), but not a nation [Weil]
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