The Influence of Ideas Philip

This episode we discuss the gulag's camp guards, criminal prisoner class, ways to survive, and, finally, methods of escape.

The Gulag (Chief Administration of Corrective Labor Camps) was a network of labor camps and prisons spread throughout the Soviet Union. Between 1918 and 1956, 1.2 to 1.7 million people would die within the camp system.

This is part four of a multiple part series on the Gulag camps. For the next part, I will conclude the series. After I have released all of the episodes, I will release them all as one part. If you enjoy the show, please consider following and rating wherever you get your podcasts! Cheers.

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The Gulag (Chief Administration of Corrective Labor Camps) was a network of labor camps and prisons spread throughout the Soviet Union. Between 1918 and 1956, 1.2 to 1.7 million people would die within the camp system.

For today's episode, I discuss what life was like for a prisoner.

This is part three of a multiple part series on the Gulag camps. For the next part, I will continue on with what life was like for a prisoner. After I have released all of the episodes, I will release them all as one part. If you enjoy the show, please consider following and rating wherever you get your podcasts! Cheers.

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The Gulag (Chief Administration of Corrective Labor Camps) was a network of labor camps and prisons spread throughout the Soviet Union. Between 1918 and 1956, 1.2 to 1.7 million people would die within the camp system.

For today's episode, I discuss the "class enemies" within the first prisons, the Solovetsky Camps, the kulaks, and the Great Terror.

This is part two of a multiple part series on the Gulag camps. For the next part, I will discuss the human experiences. After I have released all of the episodes, I will release them all as one part. If you enjoy the show, please consider following and rating wherever you get your podcasts! Cheers.

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The Gulag (Chief Administration of Corrective Labor Camps) was a network of labor camps and prisons spread throughout the Soviet union. Between 1918 and 1956, 1.2 to 1.7 million people would die within the camp system. In today's episode, I discuss Karl Marx and provide an ideological foundation for the Gulag system.

This is part one of a multiple part series. I plan on releasing shorter episodes in more digestible chunks, and, after they have all been released, adding them all together to form one long episode.

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Liberty, equality, and consent of the governed, the last three ideas that come to mind when I think of Syria. Due to the country's chaos, brokenness, and authoritarianism today, I may not be that far off. For Faisal and the Syrian people living over 100 years ago, I would be. Although the First World War left millions dead and many more displaced, hope for a constitutional monarchy that relied on principles of decentralized government that preserved the rights of minorities was found in the son of a king. With the help of popular self-determination, Wilson’s Fourteen Points, and the openness of the Paris Peace Conference, Faisal, son of Hussein bin Ali, and the popularly elected Syrian Congress, lead the Syrian-Arab nationalist movement to found their own country, the Syrian-Arab Kingdom, against the power of French Imperialism.

00:00 Introduction/Context

10:30 Arab Revolt

14:57 Treaty of Versailles

42:23 Faisal and the Syrian Congress

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Today, we are discussing Just War theory in the context of the first crusade. We look at the ideas and motivations behind Pope Urban II and the crusaders involved. If you enjoy the show, please consider leaving a rating wherever you listen to your podcasts! If you are interested in learning more, check out the website at https://the-influence-of-ideas.pinecast.co

Timeline -
Papal Supremacy 03:15 -
Just War (Holy War) 8:20 -
Crusader intentions 20:35 -
Quick Muslim Perspective 41:10 -
Conclusion 45:45

Papal Supremacy


Doctrine of the Catholic Church which states the pope has power over all matters of the church based on Jesus' delegation to Peter (Matthew 16:18). Pope uses this power politically.

Just War


Theory/Tradition that looks at whether wars are justifiable under certain conditions. Augustine sets out four conditions (Proper authority, Defensive or in response to a wrong, must be done out of necessity, must have just intentions).

Holy War


Just War applied to the crusades. Reason behind motivation: spiritual, socioreligious, and socioeconomic.

Disclaimer - I'm not an expert.

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