--- title: "Topic: stratagem" description: "Generated static Jiang Lens topic dossier for stratagem." topic_slug: "stratagem" generated: "true" --- # Topic: stratagem Generated static topic dossier for agents. Use this topic page as a routing and synthesis surface, not as primary evidence for Jiang-spoken claims. Final answers should cite the source reading, transcript segment, source ref, and video timestamp linked below. Human topic page: [/topics/stratagem/](https://jianglens.com/topics/stratagem/) Text mirror: [/topics/stratagem.txt](https://jianglens.com/topics/stratagem.txt) Markdown mirror: [/topics/stratagem.md](https://jianglens.com/topics/stratagem.md) Citation rule: do not cite this .txt/.md mirror in final answers. Do not cite the topic page as primary evidence for what Jiang said. Cite human-readable source readings for generated summaries and lens context; cite transcript and video timestamp links below for Jiang-spoken quotations. Aliases: `stratagems` ## What This Topic Covers This generated topic groups Jiang Lens evidence about **stratagem** across transcript matches, source readings, semantic tags, and source refs. Current focus: Odysseus' mode of clever action; here, a fake madness plan that reveals his divided will. Most connected source reading: **How Do You Go Home After Doing Evil?**. Nearby topic cluster: Odysseus, Responsibility. ## Extracted Topic Notes - Odysseus' mode of clever action; here, a fake madness plan that reveals his divided will. Source refs: `video:predictive-history-gxlcr7uhhda@transcript:v1#seg-0011`; `video:predictive-history-gxlcr7uhhda@transcript:v1#seg-0014` - diagnosis: Odysseus' fake madness is read as a stratagem designed to fail, so the Greeks can force him to Troy and spare him responsibility for choosing war over home. Source refs: `video:predictive-history-gxlcr7uhhda@transcript:v1#seg-0011`, `video:predictive-history-gxlcr7uhhda@transcript:v1#seg-0012`, `video:predictive-history-gxlcr7uhhda@transcript:v1#seg-0013`, `video:predictive-history-gxlcr7uhhda@transcript:v1#seg-0014` ## Quoted Transcript Hits 1. **How Do You Go Home After Doing Evil?** / Great Books #5: The Odyssey -- 2026-03-04, day precision Timestamp: [11:57](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXlcR7uHHdA&t=717s) | Transcript: [seg-0011](https://jianglens.com/episodes/predictive-history-gxlcr7uhhda/transcript/#seg-0011) Source ref: `video:predictive-history-gxlcr7uhhda@transcript:v1#seg-0011` Quote: "...the one who will come up with the Trojan horse, the stratagem that will win this war. So you need this guy, okay? So..." Human reading: [/episodes/predictive-history-gxlcr7uhhda/](https://jianglens.com/episodes/predictive-history-gxlcr7uhhda/) | Text mirror: [/episodes/predictive-history-gxlcr7uhhda.txt](https://jianglens.com/episodes/predictive-history-gxlcr7uhhda.txt) | JSON: [/data/lens/episodes/predictive-history-gxlcr7uhhda.json](https://jianglens.com/data/lens/episodes/predictive-history-gxlcr7uhhda.json) 2. **How Do You Go Home After Doing Evil?** / Great Books #5: The Odyssey -- 2026-03-04, day precision Timestamp: [14:53](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXlcR7uHHdA&t=893s) | Transcript: [seg-0014](https://jianglens.com/episodes/predictive-history-gxlcr7uhhda/transcript/#seg-0014) Source ref: `video:predictive-history-gxlcr7uhhda@transcript:v1#seg-0014` Quote: "...right? So what he does is he comes up with a stratagem that allows the Greeks to see through it really quickly and force..." Human reading: [/episodes/predictive-history-gxlcr7uhhda/](https://jianglens.com/episodes/predictive-history-gxlcr7uhhda/) | Text mirror: [/episodes/predictive-history-gxlcr7uhhda.txt](https://jianglens.com/episodes/predictive-history-gxlcr7uhhda.txt) | JSON: [/data/lens/episodes/predictive-history-gxlcr7uhhda.json](https://jianglens.com/data/lens/episodes/predictive-history-gxlcr7uhhda.json) 3. **How Do You Go Home After Doing Evil?** / Great Books #5: The Odyssey -- 2026-03-04, day precision Timestamp: [13:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXlcR7uHHdA&t=780s) | Transcript: [seg-0012](https://jianglens.com/episodes/predictive-history-gxlcr7uhhda/transcript/#seg-0012) Source ref: `video:predictive-history-gxlcr7uhhda@transcript:v1#seg-0012` Quote: "...that this is a man of disguise. He's a man of stratagems. He's very clever, so it's probably a trick. So what they do..." Human reading: [/episodes/predictive-history-gxlcr7uhhda/](https://jianglens.com/episodes/predictive-history-gxlcr7uhhda/) | Text mirror: [/episodes/predictive-history-gxlcr7uhhda.txt](https://jianglens.com/episodes/predictive-history-gxlcr7uhhda.txt) | JSON: [/data/lens/episodes/predictive-history-gxlcr7uhhda.json](https://jianglens.com/data/lens/episodes/predictive-history-gxlcr7uhhda.json) 4. **How Do You Go Home After Doing Evil?** / Great Books #5: The Odyssey -- 2026-03-04, day precision Timestamp: [13:59](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXlcR7uHHdA&t=839s) | Transcript: [seg-0013](https://jianglens.com/episodes/predictive-history-gxlcr7uhhda/transcript/#seg-0013) Source ref: `video:predictive-history-gxlcr7uhhda@transcript:v1#seg-0013` Quote: "...right? He should know that if he were to have this stratagem, the Greeks would see it through it really quickly, right? So what..." Human reading: [/episodes/predictive-history-gxlcr7uhhda/](https://jianglens.com/episodes/predictive-history-gxlcr7uhhda/) | Text mirror: [/episodes/predictive-history-gxlcr7uhhda.txt](https://jianglens.com/episodes/predictive-history-gxlcr7uhhda.txt) | JSON: [/data/lens/episodes/predictive-history-gxlcr7uhhda.json](https://jianglens.com/data/lens/episodes/predictive-history-gxlcr7uhhda.json) 5. **How Do You Go Home After Doing Evil?** / Great Books #5: The Odyssey -- 2026-03-04, day precision Timestamp: [2:43](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXlcR7uHHdA&t=163s) | Transcript: [seg-0003](https://jianglens.com/episodes/predictive-history-gxlcr7uhhda/transcript/#seg-0003) Source ref: `video:predictive-history-gxlcr7uhhda@transcript:v1#seg-0003` Quote: "...won the Trojan War by coming out... Coming out with a stratagem of a Trojan horse, okay? So he is a legend in this..." Human reading: [/episodes/predictive-history-gxlcr7uhhda/](https://jianglens.com/episodes/predictive-history-gxlcr7uhhda/) | Text mirror: [/episodes/predictive-history-gxlcr7uhhda.txt](https://jianglens.com/episodes/predictive-history-gxlcr7uhhda.txt) | JSON: [/data/lens/episodes/predictive-history-gxlcr7uhhda.json](https://jianglens.com/data/lens/episodes/predictive-history-gxlcr7uhhda.json) 6. **How Do You Go Home After Doing Evil?** / Great Books #5: The Odyssey -- 2026-03-04, day precision Timestamp: [27:33](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXlcR7uHHdA&t=1653s) | Transcript: [seg-0038](https://jianglens.com/episodes/predictive-history-gxlcr7uhhda/transcript/#seg-0038) Source ref: `video:predictive-history-gxlcr7uhhda@transcript:v1#seg-0038` Quote: "...war and he will win eternal glory for himself with the stratagem of the Trojan horse. All right? Now we go to the Odyssey...." Human reading: [/episodes/predictive-history-gxlcr7uhhda/](https://jianglens.com/episodes/predictive-history-gxlcr7uhhda/) | Text mirror: [/episodes/predictive-history-gxlcr7uhhda.txt](https://jianglens.com/episodes/predictive-history-gxlcr7uhhda.txt) | JSON: [/data/lens/episodes/predictive-history-gxlcr7uhhda.json](https://jianglens.com/data/lens/episodes/predictive-history-gxlcr7uhhda.json) 7. **Taboo Is The River** / Secret History #4: How Evil Triumphs -- 2025-08-29, day precision Timestamp: [7:42](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtlWoqWLm9Q&t=462s) | Transcript: [seg-0007](https://jianglens.com/episodes/predictive-history-btlwoqwlm9q/transcript/#seg-0007) Source ref: `video:predictive-history-btlwoqwlm9q@transcript:v1#seg-0007` Quote: "...and destroy the enemy okay this is the most popular military stratagem in ancient Chinese history and guess what it's the same as Israel..." Human reading: [/episodes/predictive-history-btlwoqwlm9q/](https://jianglens.com/episodes/predictive-history-btlwoqwlm9q/) | Text mirror: [/episodes/predictive-history-btlwoqwlm9q.txt](https://jianglens.com/episodes/predictive-history-btlwoqwlm9q.txt) | JSON: [/data/lens/episodes/predictive-history-btlwoqwlm9q.json](https://jianglens.com/data/lens/episodes/predictive-history-btlwoqwlm9q.json) Related lens: [Jiang Lens Atlas](https://jianglens.com/lens/#taboo-control-surface-atlas); [Taboo As Control Surface](https://jianglens.com/lens/taboo-as-control-surface/#taboo-control-surface-boundary); [Taboo As Control Surface](https://jianglens.com/lens/taboo-as-control-surface/#taboo-river-removes-retreat) ## Source Readings - [How Do You Go Home After Doing Evil?](https://jianglens.com/episodes/predictive-history-gxlcr7uhhda/) (glossary, claims) -- 2026-03-04, day precision Source: [Great Books #5: The Odyssey](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXlcR7uHHdA) Transcript page: [/episodes/predictive-history-gxlcr7uhhda/transcript/](https://jianglens.com/episodes/predictive-history-gxlcr7uhhda/transcript/) | Transcript text: [/episodes/predictive-history-gxlcr7uhhda/transcript.txt](https://jianglens.com/episodes/predictive-history-gxlcr7uhhda/transcript.txt) | JSON: [/data/lens/episodes/predictive-history-gxlcr7uhhda.json](https://jianglens.com/data/lens/episodes/predictive-history-gxlcr7uhhda.json) Summary: The Odyssey is not a travel story first. ## Related Topics - [Odysseus](https://jianglens.com/topics/odysseus/) - [Responsibility](https://jianglens.com/topics/responsibility/) ## Retrieval Notes This file is generated from Jiang Lens episode JSON, semantic tags, glossary terms, source refs, and transcript segment matches. It is not a manually authored canon page. For broader or missing-topic search, use the letter shards under /topics/index/ before falling back to the bulk transcript-search files.