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2 timestamped hits 1 source reading 1 extracted note Newest source: 2024-10-10, day precision Aliases: legitimate-authorities

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legitimate authority

A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...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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legitimate authority

Glossary

The problem of explaining why a king should rule after gaining power through violence.

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Destruction, Homer, and the Birth of the Human

2024-10-10, day precision · Civilization #7: Homer's Iliad and the Birth of Greek Civilization

Transcript

"...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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Destruction, Homer, and the Birth of the Human

2024-10-10, day precision · Civilization #7: Homer's Iliad and the Birth of Greek Civilization

Transcript

"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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Destruction, Homer, and the Birth of the Human

2024-10-10, day precision · glossary, semantic-ref

Reading

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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