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Jiang models Western religious development as three stages: mother goddess religion, polytheism, and monotheism.
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Western History
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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...is English and they need to have, um, an understanding of Western history and Western philosophy in order to do well in America. And..."
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Jiang's class is not a public-school Gaokao track; it is a private school for Chinese students intending to study abroad, with English instruction and Western history and philosophy as preparation.
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Jiang says the 2008-2009 Great Financial Crisis marked a turning point in American history and arguably in Western history as well.
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"...is English and they need to have, um, an understanding of Western history and Western philosophy in order to do well in America. And..."
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"...marked a turning point in American history. And you could argue Western history as well. So the 2008 financial crisis was a culmination of..."
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"And 2008, 2009 marked a turning point. And basically the Democratic Party has now been co -opted by the financial elite. And this is..."
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"Okay so today we continue the topic of secret societies. Last class we discussed how they come into power. Today we will look at..."
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"...really teach the Western canon without the context, without, um, teaching Western history. And I started to, uh, upload my, um, lectures to YouTube,..."
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"...in 2016 when Trump won this was a pivotal moment in Western history. At this point the elite could say listen, why did Trump..."
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"...concretely. So the Protestant Reformation mark a radical turning point in Western history. Because it gave rise to two questions that never really existed..."
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"...we discussed the transformation of religious worldview during the course of Western history So at first there was the mother goddess then transition to..."
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"...a lot this semester because he is the greatest philosopher in Western history."
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"...who we'll discuss next class. He basically changed the course of Western history with his philosophy. So Konigsberg was the birthplace of Immanuel Kant...."
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"...been in conflict, the Mongols have had a unique reputation in Western history as the most brutal, as the most violent, okay? So the..."
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"...and churn the course of not only the war but of Western history because if the Persians had won that day then"
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