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Jiang ranks poet-prophets and civilization-makers such as Homer, Dante, Plato, Jesus, Zarathustra, and Yahweh above conquerors like Caesar, Alexander, and Napoleon.
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Great men
Jiang says Philip belongs to a recurring class of great men who create revolutions that transform the world, alongside Muhammad, Genghis Khan, Napoleon, and Julius Caesar.
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Jiang says Philip belongs to a recurring class of great men who create revolutions that transform the world, alongside Muhammad, Genghis Khan, Napoleon, and Julius Caesar.
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Jiang says great men such as Philip stand outside history and are in many ways not human because they do not behave like normal princes seeking comfort, friends, and personal enjoyment.
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Jiang speculates that historical edge cases or great men can be understood as telepaths who can read and control minds.
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He uses Putin as an example of someone who, without special elite background, amassed enough power that Russia moves according to his command.
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He says Homer and Dante can only be explained as figures with God-given gifts, perhaps speaking for God, because they stepped outside history and directed it.
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"...the unifying force of the universe, but then you have these great men who come and conquer people. So which is which? Okay, so..."
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"...who you are conquering, okay? And they have been identified as great men of history. But I think it's really Homer and Dante, and..."
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"Okay? And next class, we will discuss this. All right? So does it make sense to you? Okay? And again, what we will understand..."
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"...Philip is one of these individuals, these men who we call great men of history."
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"They stand outside of history. They are in many ways not human. Okay? They don't behave, normal humans behave. Right? Normally, if you're a..."
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"...the argument that these edge cases that Eric refers to, these great men of history, they're actually telepaths. Okay? Does that make sense? They're..."
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"...psychohistory? Possibly. Right? Okay? Because, like, how else would we explain great men? Okay? You look at someone like Homer and Dante. Right? The..."
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"...not subject to culture, we're not subject to reality. There are great men among us who can impose their will on all of us,..."
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"...And in the process of falling in love with them these great men confer status and power onto these slave girls. Okay? Does that..."
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"They can step outside of history and control history. That's what great men are. So, how does your model account for that? Okay? And..."
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