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Jiang argues that escalation dominance can become a trap because the hegemon's reputation forces responses that the weaker actor can calibrate and exploit.
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Jiang argues that escalation dominance can become a trap because the hegemon's reputation forces responses that the weaker actor can calibrate and exploit.
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The Semmelweis story functions as Jiang's model of institutional self-protection: evidence that saves lives can be suppressed when it would expose elite responsibility for prior harm.
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Franklin’s model of becoming rich depends not only on honesty and frugality but on appearing industrious, simple, Calvinist, and reputation-worthy.
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The Mongols wanted the reputation of being inhuman demons because it produced an aura of inevitability and invincibility that made opponents surrender.
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After Socrates' death, Plato devoted his life to restoring and redeeming Socrates' reputation.
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Jiang argues that Plato uses the cave to redeem Socrates: Socrates is not a clown but a philosopher of truth killed because people cannot deal with truth.
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"So why would the Americans be lured into attacking Iran on Iran's terms? Well, there's a concept in geopolitics and political science called the..."
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"...He's really mean, and everyone's afraid of him. He has a reputation for being a thug. And that's why he's able to accomplish what..."
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"...is supposed to be the stronger player, he's forced by his reputation to respond in a certain way that you can control and calibrate...."
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"And only about 3 % were dying in the first clinic. So Ignat Simmelweis, he was appalled by this. And so he launched an..."
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"...were responsible for the deaths of these women before, and their reputation would be in tatters."
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"And then Simmelweis of course responded by, yes, I understand that, but if we don't publish our findings, if we don't let the world..."
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"...business, he made sure that he never tricked anyone. Okay? His reputation mattered above all. Also, he dressed in a very simple way. He..."
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"That if you do work hard, if you are honest, and if you save a lot of money, then it's possible for you to..."
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"...Okay? These are demons. Guess what, guys? The Mongols wanted this reputation. Okay? They definitely could in order to promote this reputation because it..."
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"They could not be defeated. There's no point in trying to defeat them. So let's just give up. Okay? And most did. Most said,..."
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"...committed the rest of his life to restoring and redeeming the reputation of Socrates. So when he was 40 years old, he founded a..."
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"...It's obviously Socrates, right? So with this allegory, Plato redeems the reputation of Socrates, right? Because remember before, Socrates was despised, he was laughed..."
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