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>tried to reform the Roman public administration to be more efficient
>promoted the self-sufficiency and autonomy of urban centers, devolving more powers to the local urban governments in order to decrease their reliance on the Imperial government
>dismissed most of his court for being useless, instigated trials and investigations to rid the Imperial bureaucracy of corrupt and incompetent functionaries
>is only remembered for being 'the Apostate'...
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>>1388659
Because he wasn't that great and better Emperors came before and after him
>>1388678
>Because he wasn't that great
He was. He clearly had the foresight and clarity of mind that many Emperor - despite their great military feats - never had when it came to domestic matters. Julian didn't simply try to expand the Empire through his wars with the Sassanids: he also attempted to revive the Roman republican spirit by cutting off the dependence of the cities on the Imperial government, trying to make the cities - and the citizens - once more self-reliant and...
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>>1388659
>even the Church Father Cyril of Alexandria admitted himself that he did not record the real arguments found within because they were too 'weighty' to be ignored
Now that is pretty amusing.
Can you handle it, /his/?
>I'm too stupid to start a conversation about something
>Better shitpost a thread and hope someone smarter than me does it
Not from first try, but I guess everyone would accommodate soon enough.
>>1388540
The oroboros is a symbol of the universe as a self-reflexive isolated system
>>1388060
So mommy doesn't slap you
>>1388060
If you'd read Stirner you wouldn't even ask that question.
The only reason you should act "good" is because you want to, because it brings you joy to help others. The only reason you should do "bad" things is the same. Fear of punishment or wishing for some reward (whether it be karma, or favor/disfavor with the gods, social pressures etc) are what Stirner would have called Spooks; Forces (thoughts, morals, institutions) leading, coercing, a person away from his own nature.
>>1388095
continuing this
At first glance this would be seen to promote hedonism (whatever brings you pleasure, sensual or otherwise) but it's not. It calls for great introspection. You have to know yourself fully before you can act upon your nature consciously.
Find a flaw
>peaceful protests work
>>1388045
Okay.
>try to act hard and bring about violence
>surprised when you get shot
There's your flaw and it wasn't even hard.
>>1388451
>Becoming a Martyr is a flaw
>>1388045
He literally got bopped by the NoI.
What are some good books or documentaries about Latin American history? I would especially like to learn more about the 19th century revolutions and the following aftermath.
do you speak spanish?
>>1387966
His is not the place to ask this.
Go on int and ask the south Americans there for recommendations.
I am looking for podcasts that deal with history primarily, but I also wouldn't mind ones dealing with philosophy and theology.
Some eras I am especially interested in:
Sumer, Assyrians, Babylonians, Khmer, Mycanaen civilizations.
Pre-judaic, pre-christian and pre-islamic religion.
Song, Han and Tong-era China.
The rise and fall of the Ottoman empire.
The Arabian caliphates from ~1000BC onwards.
Middle eastern and arabic geopolitics today.
The formation of the African Nations, the scramble for Africa, the decolonization...
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Can't help with the history stuff but since you mentioned Theology, the Ancient Faith website has 123 Podcasts with 25,592 total episodes, and 162 Specials with 1,428 episodes. I'm sure you can find something to interest you amongst all that.
Good luck in your search, anon!
>>1387767
That is amazing, thanks so much. Precisely what I was looking for.
Maybe you will take a liking to what I'll be posting ITT.
>>1387754
Wes Cecil's lectures on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9ff15w4ufviWfv9UfIuByA
This deals mostly with philosophy, but also "linguistics". Highly recommended. The lectures are very casual and easy going.
>>1387783
http://www.philosophy.ox.ac.uk/podcasts
The biggest collection of philosophy podcasts, incredibly varied and on a very high level of discourse.
In the first and second world wars, the feeding and containing of prisoners was a great issue.
I have a pretty retarded question, why haven't they just cut off both of the prisoners index fingers (or the whole hands) and sent them home? This way they couldn't fight further, and they wouldn't need to be fed.
Or am I being too naïve?
>>1387140
You can still shoot, just cut off their right hand.
>>1387144
That's a good solution as well. I think even the prisoners would've been okay with that. Better than starving to death.
Or did everyone hate the enemy soldiers so much that letting them go home was the last thing they wanted to see?
Armies would rather enemy soldiers surrender willingly than fight. Soldiers facing guaranteed mutilation are less likely to surrender.
Daily Reminder that Jake Featherston did nothing wrong.
Freedom and Featherston
This seems vaguely familiar but I'm too lazy to look it up.
>>1386783
>ywn atom bomb the Confederacy for the glory of the German-American alliance
Why was the Free city of Danzig not reestablished after WWII? Why did Poland get to annex it?
>>1386088
Commies
>>1386088
because as germans were resettled from pomerelia there was no sense in reestablishing it
>>1386088
Why would the Soviets even consider allowing a "Free State" of anything?
How can one man have such an extensive and thorough understanding of history, theology, and politics?
Is he the greatest scholar of our day?
>>1383961
Sure
>>1383961
Chick publications are the well known Hate for God comix. Hates catholics, jews, unbaptized babies.
Utter trash.
>>1383961
>How can one man have such an extensive and thorough understanding of history, theology, and politics?
When you make up your own understanding of history, theology and politics and back it up with Truthiness, anything is possible.
>Is he the greatest scholar of our day?
Sure he is, and kangaroos are amphibians.
We all know the horrors that far left, such as Soviet Russia, and the far right, such as Nazi Germany. What about the horrors of liberal governance?
Do we have any examples in history of 'far liberalism' atrocities? Can it be blamed on pure ideology? I am starting to think that liberalism causes different kind of injustices.
Also rather talk of historical examples if there are any.
Discuss.
You're going to need to tell us what you mean by liberalism
>>1390746
You are absolutely right. So I will check something for a good definition.
I would put emphasis on freedom. I do not consider most SJWs for example as liberal since they actually advocate a lot of freedom restrictions (such as speech and culture).
>International socialism is far left
>National socialism if far right
Why do people use those archaic distinctions of political right-left.
There's more to life than socialism OP. But how any kind of it can be put on right ?
Should philosophers be obliged to study elementary math (differential geometry, functional analysis, stochastic processes), general relativity and quantum mechanics before being allowed to talk about metaphysics or ontology?
I always cringe when I see philosophers believe in absolute Newtonian time and causality, or when they only think in finite dimensions and are not aware that infinite dimensionality is a possibility. I also can't take someone seriously who thinks the opposite of free will has to be determinism, just because he never heard of quantum randomness.
>>1394998
This is my issue with philosophy is, and maybe this is because of not being in the field, but they seem to ignore most other scientific fields.
I would say that in general philosophers need to be learned more broadly. Preferably with as diverse fields as possible so they do not yet again develop tunnel vision.
I personally would go with complexity science and cognitive science.
I agree.
I saw a philosopher saying the other day how the universe was a big mechanical chimpanzee who wanted to cry. I also saw a few philosophers saying that maths was a made up past time for fat people; they then proceeded to rob a store and say the opposite of free will is determinism.
Thank fuck for this post
Most philosophers I know laugh when you say the scientific method is useful, they then proceed to chuck croissants at you and say that the opposite of free will has to be historic materialism.
>le peasants weapon xD
>who are Hoplites
>who are Immortals
>who are early Romans
>who are samurai
>who are knights
every single army used a spear no matter how wealthy it was you know why? Because it SHITS all over your dog shit meme weapons like swords and other short bullshit for people with short dicks.
>>1392491
The spear is a military weapon, good for fighting in formation as its greater reach allows the second and third ranks to contribute and also deters cavalry charges. What knights used was a lance, again for its reach and its ability to concentrate the horse's kinetic energy.
These weapons are however less ideal for disorganized fighting or single combat, as once the enemy gets too close you really can't use it effectively.
>>1392534
Yes I'm sure someone could just run past the spear tip and the spearman would be too retarded to readjust his grip.
>>1392534
Spears as disgustingly effective for single combat.
Stop talking out of your ass.
Why are the Celts always portrayed as half naked barbarians while they used this kind of armor since before Rome even existed?
>>1391415
a significant amount of them chose to fight naked. Enough that it became their stereotype and iconic feature.
But they were master metal workers and the more screwed on warriors would wear your image or later on mail.
Because #NotAllCelts are equal.
>>1391421
>a significant amount of them chose to fight naked.
Source?
Is there a more amorphous internet """intellectual""" out there than this guy? It seems to me that he's abandoned any ideals he once had to pursue the /pol/ audience. Literally every video he comes out with nowadays transparently parrots the dominant pol/alt-right narrative.
>>1391329
>Is there a more amorphous internet """intellectual""" out there than this guy? It seems to me that he's abandoned any ideals he once had to pursue the /pol/ audience. Literally every video he comes out with nowadays transparently parrots the dominant pol/alt-right narrative.
>>1391329
NOT
>>1391329
The "/pol/ narrative" as you call it is simply called "the truth". This guy has come around from his idealistic libertarianism to a more pragmatic nationalism. It's a very common shift in attitude.
