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10 timestamped hits 4 source readings 4 extracted notes Newest source: 2026-01-22, day precision Aliases: british-philosophies

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British Philosophy

A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...out the way they did. For example, now we understand where British philosophy comes from. We discussed in the last class about John Locke,..."

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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...out the way they did. For example, now we understand where British philosophy comes from. We discussed in the last class about John Locke,..."

Most recent Jiang source touching this topic: The Bank That Made The Game (2026-01-22, day precision).

Most connected source readings: The Bank That Made The Game; The Apocalypse Needs A Headquarters; Modernity Needs A Scapegoat.

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Key Notes

Interpretive claim in 2025-12-18 lecture.

diagnosis

He interprets British philosophy and science as a materialist worldview project that advances this eschatological plan by emphasizing property, utility, individual liberty, material want, and evolution.

Claim stated in the December 16, 2025 lecture.

diagnosis

Jiang interprets Sidonia as saying British philosophy is limited and Britain needs Jewish imagination and religion to save or guide it.

Definition stated on 2024-06-05.

definition

Jiang defines British empiricism as the view that we can only know what we experience or see, and links it to skepticism toward abstract philosophy.

Timestamped Evidence

Modernity Needs A Scapegoat

2025-12-16, day precision · Secret History #27: Empire of Evil

Transcript

"Since the peace, there has been an attempt to advocate a reconstruction of society on a purely rational basis. The principle of utility has..."

Modernity Needs A Scapegoat

2025-12-16, day precision · Secret History #27: Empire of Evil

Transcript

"So, um, Sonoi is emphasizing the limitations of British philosophy, right? Law, Hume, Bantham, Mill, they're all limited. And so what the British need..."

The Bank That Made The Game

2026-01-22, day precision · Game Theory #6: The World's Bank

Transcript

"...you're learning about Shakespeare. You're learning about Shakespeare. You're learning about British philosophy. You're learning British history. And as a result, you surely come..."

Modernity Needs A Scapegoat

2025-12-16, day precision · Secret History #27: Empire of Evil

Transcript

"...more power. Okay. So let's go over quickly over some basic British philosophy. So British philosophy at this time was controlled by Freemasons. We'll..."

Modernity Needs A Scapegoat

2025-12-16, day precision · Secret History #27: Empire of Evil

Transcript

"...bring benefit to people? And this is the very basis of British philosophy. And as you can appreciate, this aligns very much with the..."

Relevant Lectures And Readings

Modernity Needs A Scapegoat

2025-12-16, day precision · claims, semantic-ref, alias-match

Reading

A source-grounded reading of Jiang’s lecture on transnational capital, British sea empire, Frankist revolutionary theology, Disraeli’s Coningsby, Bolshevism, Marx, Bakunin, and Freud: modernity appears as a machine that hides capital, displays a scapegoat, turns...

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