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All the ideas for 'fragments/reports', 'Letter to Weber' and 'The Origins of Totalitarianism'

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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 3. Nature of Numbers / i. Reals from cuts

18244

I say the irrational is not the cut itself, but a new creation which corresponds to the cut [Dedekind]

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]

26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 5. Infinite in Nature

1748	Archelaus was the first person to say that the universe is boundless [Archelaus, by Diog. Laertius]

27. Natural Reality / G. Biology / 3. Evolution

5989	Archelaus said life began in a primeval slime [Archelaus, by Schofield]