Totalitarians of Western Philosophy
Running through some of the most beloved texts in Western political philosophy. They are loved for their ingenuity and beauty. But they are respected and believed for their screeching authoritarianism. You might see episodes on...Plato, Hobbes, Rousseau. Hegel, Nietzsche, Zizek, Pettit, etc.
Totalitarians of Western Philosophy
Plato's Republic as a Totalitarian Manifesto
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Some passages mentioned:
definition of 'justice' as staying in your place: marginal pages 433-435
ruling by lies ('noble' lies): 414-15
marriage lottery: eugenics and endorsement of infanticide: around 459
total censorship: Book X, especially around 605