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12 timestamped hits 8 source readings 2 extracted notes Newest source: 2026-06-25, day precision Aliases: council, councils, war-councils

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War council

A source-grounded reading of a five-hour hybrid workshop that begins with Macbeth and ends by turning Purgatory, free will, tragedy, envy, and generosity into one model of human transformation.

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A source-grounded reading of a five-hour hybrid workshop that begins with Macbeth and ends by turning Purgatory, free will, tragedy, envy, and generosity into one model of human transformation.

Most recent Jiang source touching this topic: Macbeth's Deed And Dante's Hope (2026-06-25, day precision).

Most connected source readings: Macbeth's Deed And Dante's Hope; Fraud, Faction, and the Imagination That Manufactures Hell; Purgatory Begins By Washing Virgil Off.

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Key Notes

War council

Glossary

The gathering of Greek generals where policy is decided and where Agamemnon's speech must address Achilles, the watching generals, and Agamemnon's own need for coherence.

Jiang's compressed Iliad plot summary in the 2026-01-14 lecture.

evidence

The opening conflict of the Iliad begins when Agamemnon violates the rules around ransom, Apollo's plague follows, Achilles publicly tells Agamemnon to return the girl, and Agamemnon responds by demanding Achilles' girl in return.

Timestamped Evidence

Why Paradise Needs Human Imagination

2026-06-16, day precision · Dante Livestream #2 (Tuesday, June 16 10AM)

Transcript

"...between these three? And, historically, there have been different explanations. The Council of Nicaea is important because it established the Holy Trinity."

Why Paradise Needs Human Imagination

2026-06-16, day precision · Dante Livestream #2 (Tuesday, June 16 10AM)

Transcript

"...different, but the same at the same time, okay? So the Council of Nakia establishes the Holy Trinity, and quite honestly, most Christians were..."

Putin Does Not Want The Throne

2026-05-21, day precision · Game Theory #27: Putin Enters the Chat

Transcript

"...Xi says is that as permanent members of the U.N. Security Council, China and Russia will work together to uphold the authority of the..."

Putin Does Not Want The Throne

2026-05-21, day precision · Game Theory #27: Putin Enters the Chat

Transcript

"...law of the jungle. As permanent members of the UN Security Council, China and Russia must firmly carry out the mission and responsibility of..."

Relevant Lectures And Readings

Macbeth's Deed And Dante's Hope

2026-06-25, day precision · alias-match

Reading

A source-grounded reading of a five-hour hybrid workshop that begins with Macbeth and ends by turning Purgatory, free will, tragedy, envy, and generosity into one model of human transformation.

Why Paradise Needs Human Imagination

2026-06-16, day precision · alias-match

Reading

Paradise first appears as receptivity rather than rank, then the lecture widens into vows, memory, resurrection, original sin, and Jiang's culminating wager that God created humanity because perfection alone cannot imagine.

The Strait Is the Nuclear Weapon

2026-04-16, day precision · alias-match

Reading

The interview begins as a fight over whether the Iran war has helped anyone, then turns into a harder question: what happens when a regional war reveals that waterways, energy corridors, diaspora hopes, and...

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