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The problem of explaining why a king should rule after gaining power through violence.
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legitimate authority
The problem of explaining why a king should rule after gaining power through violence.
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"...usually hire poets to solve three problems. The first problem is legitimate authority. Okay? What this means is you have to answer the question..."
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"Now, we know that most kings get power by killing a lot of people. Okay? That's how they become king. By fighting wars and..."
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Greek civilization begins as a reversal: chaos, illiteracy, and poverty force the polis, the alphabet, and Homer, until poetry teaches a new human being how to see, feel, and think.
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