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12 timestamped hits 8 source readings 2 extracted notes Newest source: 2026-06-25, day precision Aliases: fury

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Furies

A source-grounded reading of a five-hour hybrid workshop that begins with Macbeth and ends by turning Purgatory, free will, tragedy, envy, and generosity into one model of human transformation.

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A source-grounded reading of a five-hour hybrid workshop that begins with Macbeth and ends by turning Purgatory, free will, tragedy, envy, and generosity into one model of human transformation.

Most recent Jiang source touching this topic: Macbeth's Deed And Dante's Hope (2026-06-25, day precision).

Most connected source readings: Macbeth's Deed And Dante's Hope; Fraud, Faction, and the Imagination That Manufactures Hell; Purgatory Begins By Washing Virgil Off.

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Key Notes

Interpretive model stated in the 2024-10-17 lecture.

model

The conflict between Apollo and the Furies is framed as a conflict between young gods and old gods, human justice and the laws of the universe.

Interpretive account stated on 2024-10-17.

model

In Jiang's reading of the Oresteia, Athena resolves the hung jury by voting for Orestes and then converting the feared Furies into civic figures of justice, truth, and righteousness.

Timestamped Evidence

Tragedy Makes Democracy Face Itself

2024-10-17, day precision · Civilization #9: Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides as Prophets of Democracy

Transcript

"...because he's killed his mother, there are these demons called the Furies who come up from the underworld, and they begin to haunt him,..."

Tragedy Makes Democracy Face Itself

2024-10-17, day precision · Civilization #9: Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides as Prophets of Democracy

Transcript

"...and Apollo tries to intercede on behalf of Orestes. And the Furies say to him, you are a young god. You are a new..."

Tragedy Makes Democracy Face Itself

2024-10-17, day precision · Civilization #9: Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides as Prophets of Democracy

Transcript

"So it's what we call a hung jury, okay? It was divided evenly. So what then happens now is, Athena comes in and says..."

Relevant Lectures And Readings

Macbeth's Deed And Dante's Hope

2026-06-25, day precision · alias-match

Reading

A source-grounded reading of a five-hour hybrid workshop that begins with Macbeth and ends by turning Purgatory, free will, tragedy, envy, and generosity into one model of human transformation.

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