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A core human need that Jiang says abstract secular liberalism fails to satisfy.
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structure, meaning, and purpose
A core human need that Jiang says abstract secular liberalism fails to satisfy.
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The motivational triad Jiang says war, religion, and civilization historically provided to societies.
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"...abstract, liberal idea. We strive for structure, meaning, and power. And purpose in our lives, okay? What we really strive for is a capacity..."
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"...you can understand. These three things work. Because they give structure. Meaning. And purpose. To our lives. Okay? And we have structure. Meaning. And..."
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"...good. So. Historically. War. Religion. And civilization. Have given. People. Structure. Meaning. And purpose. But they create. A lot of problems. They create. Suffering...."
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"...are, like, not human. You are limiting or destroying the structure, meaning, and purpose in my life, okay? And so that's what's going on,..."
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"...There's no one in this world that does not want structure, meaning, and purpose. Now, the way you want to achieve this may be..."
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"...Why? Exactly. You're all working towards the same goal, okay? Structure, meaning, and purpose. Okay? That's what war does. War gives you structure, meaning,..."
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"...war does to people. It makes you, it gives you structure, meaning, and purpose, and it makes you a stronger, more disciplined person, okay?..."
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The final class turns collapse into an assignment: build a democratic psychohistory that can model war, correct history, answer great-man edge cases, and still preserve the human heart that wants to love, create, learn,...
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