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All the ideas for 'fragments/reports', 'The Origins of Totalitarianism' and 'Towards a Critique of Hegel's Philosophy'

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11 ideas

1. Philosophy / C. History of Philosophy / 1. History of Philosophy

19441

All philosophies presuppose their historical moment, and arise from it [Feuerbach]

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 5. Aims of Philosophy / a. Philosophy as worldly

19442

I don't study Plato for his own sake; the primary aim is always understanding [Feuerbach]

2. Reason / C. Styles of Reason / 1. Dialectic

19444

Each proposition has an antithesis, and truth exists as its refutation [Feuerbach]

19445

A dialectician has to be his own opponent [Feuerbach]

3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 3. Value of Truth

19443

Truth forges an impersonal unity between people [Feuerbach]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 11. Ontological Commitment / e. Ontological commitment problems

19446

To our consciousness it is language which looks unreal [Feuerbach]

11. Knowledge Aims / C. Knowing Reality / 3. Idealism / d. Absolute idealism

19447

The Absolute is the 'and' which unites 'spirit and nature' [Feuerbach]

19. Language / B. Reference / 1. Reference theories

1757	The Electra: she knows this man, but not that he is her brother [Eucleides, by Diog. Laertius]

22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 1. Goodness / b. Types of good

3028	The chief good is unity, sometimes seen as prudence, or God, or intellect [Eucleides]

24. Political Theory / C. Ruling a State / 2. Leaders / c. Despotism

20579

Modern totalitarianism results from lack of social ties or shared goals [Arendt, by Oksala]

20580

The ideal subject for dictators is not a fanatic, but someone who can't distinguish true from false [Arendt, by Oksala]