The economy of the totalitarian state must be effectively directed with only so much control that the system can be directed effectively; it must obtain growth and combat economic problems to the best of its ability so as to ensure political, socia Continue Reading...
Summary of the Chapter "The Potent Wizard" from "The Origins of Totalitarianism" by Hannah Arendt This chapter revolves around Benjamin Disraeli, who is portrayed as a very ambitious politician and was characterized by luck and fo Continue Reading...
It is necessary to control the workers and make them dependent on the government. The policy also makes it possible for the government to direct all its resources on a single project -- typically the major "goal" of a regime such as war. Complete g Continue Reading...
The rigid theology of scientific, rational atheism as an antidote to the problems of religion was not found in Marx and Engels. Marx did see religion as fostering apathy to class divisions and as kind of a 'sop' to appropriate anger and revolutiona Continue Reading...
Authoritarianism vs. Democratic Leadership: Why People Choose Because politics is a social expression, it is natural for philosophers and political scientists to examine the sociology of a group of people regarding their choices of leaders whom they Continue Reading...
