Doublethink
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Doublethink is the Orwellian concept of simultaneously accepting two mutually contradictory beliefs as true, a mental discipline used to enable and sustain totalitarian control.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Orwellian concept
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concept ⓘ psychological phenomenon ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | Nineteen Eighty-Four NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
literary concept
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political philosophy concept ⓘ social control mechanism ⓘ |
| describedAs |
mental discipline used to enable and sustain totalitarian control
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simultaneously accepting two mutually contradictory beliefs as true ⓘ |
| enables |
acceptance of contradictory political doctrines
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cognitive dissonance management ⓘ psychological control ⓘ suppression of critical thinking ⓘ totalitarian control ⓘ |
| exemplifiedBy |
slogans such as "Freedom is Slavery"
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slogans such as "Ignorance is Strength" ⓘ slogans such as "War is Peace" ⓘ |
| firstPublishedInYear | 1949 ⓘ |
| hasCreator | George Orwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEtymology | compound of "double" and "think" ⓘ |
| hasFictionalUniverse | Oceania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGoal |
to maintain political orthodoxy
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to make lies indistinguishable from truth ⓘ to protect the Party from logical criticism ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfOrigin | English ⓘ |
| influences |
critiques of authoritarian regimes
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discussions of modern political rhetoric ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
control of information
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fear ⓘ punishment for dissent ⓘ rewriting of history ⓘ surveillance ⓘ |
| opposes |
empirical evidence
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independent thought ⓘ logical consistency ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Newspeak
NERFINISHED
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cognitive dissonance ⓘ ideological indoctrination ⓘ memory hole ⓘ propaganda ⓘ thoughtcrime ⓘ |
| requires |
acceptance of Party doctrine as infallible
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continuous alteration of memories ⓘ denial of objective reality ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Inner Party
NERFINISHED
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Outer Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Party members of Oceania ⓘ |
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