Sadler's Lectures
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Richard Dawkins, The Selfish Gene, Ch. 11 - Darwinism And Cultural Transmission
May 19, 2022 14:01 - 14 minutes - 21.1 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th-21st century evolutionary biologist and essayist Richard Dawkins' book The Selfish Gene. It focuses specifically on his discussion in chapter 11 focused on the importance of culture for human beings, and how cultural transmission and evolution takes place To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direct contribution, you can do so here - www.paypal.me/ReasonIO - or at BuyMeACoffee - www....
Augustine Of Hippo, City Of God Book 19 - Peace As Universally Desired - Sadler's Lectures
May 18, 2022 12:57 - 14 minutes - 20.7 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the early medieval philosopher and theologian, Augustine of Hippo's work, The City of God. It focuses specifically on his discussion in book 19 focused on a universal desire for peace in living beings, specifically among human beings. Augustine views peace as one dimension of the supreme good or final end for human beings, and even the deficient, imperfect, corrupt modes of peace that human beings do desire are in some respect good. To support my ongoi...
Augustine Of Hippo, City Of God Book 19 - The Four Circles Of Relationship - Sadler's Lectures
May 16, 2022 17:42 - 15 minutes - 21.4 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the early medieval philosopher and theologian, Augustine of Hippo's work, The City of God. It focuses specifically on his discussion in book 19 arguing that we do not find any lasting peace or happiness in this life. In the course of this discussion, he sets out four concentric circles of relationships that we human being can have. The first of these is most intimate, and includes the family or household, and our friendships. The second of these is ou...
Augustine Of Hippo, City Of God Book 19 - Why Virtues Are Not The Supreme Good
May 15, 2022 14:19 - 11 minutes - 16.6 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the early medieval philosopher and theologian, Augustine of Hippo's work, The City of God. It focuses specifically on his discussion in book 19 bearing on whether the virtues - prudence, justice, courage, and temperance - are the supreme good for human beings or whether they are instead something that can lead us towards the supreme good and happiness. In examining this, Augustine is criticizing ancient pagan virtue ethics, in particular those of the...
Augustine Of Hippo, City Of God Book 19 - The Supreme Good And The Present Life
May 14, 2022 21:18 - 11 minutes - 16.9 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the early medieval philosopher and theologian, Augustine of Hippo's work, The City of God. It focuses specifically on his discussion in book 19 focused on the present life's prospects for human happiness and enjoying the supreme good or final end for human beings. As rational beings, our nature and our desires cannot be entirely fulfilled by the things and goods of this life. Augustine examines this matter in terms of the vulnerability of the body and ...
Augustine Of Hippo, City Of God Book 19 - Philosophical Sects And The Supreme Good
May 13, 2022 12:44 - 11 minutes - 17.1 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the early medieval philosopher and theologian, Augustine of Hippo's work, The City of God. It focuses specifically on his discussion at the beginning of book 19, setting out a vast number of philosophical "sects", based on a variety of distinctions. This classification is taken from Marcus Varro's now-lost work, De Philosophia, and has to do with what each sect thinks human beings desire, how they vide virtue, whether they adopt stances from Academic sk...
Prudentius, Psychomachia - The Virtues Of Faith And Concord - Sadler's Lectures
May 11, 2022 13:35 - 11 minutes - 17.5 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the work of the early Medieval poet Prudentius, the Psychomachia, or the battle for the soul It focuses specifically on the contributions made near the end of the poem by two virtues in particular, Faith and Concord. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direct contribution, you can do so here - www.paypal.me/ReasonIO - or at BuyMeACoffee - www.buymeacoffee.com/A4quYdWoM You can find over 20...
Prudentius, Psychomachia - Combatting Luxury And Greed - Sadler's Lectures
May 10, 2022 15:31 - 14 minutes - 21.6 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the work of the early Medieval poet Prudentius, the Psychomachia, or the battle for the soul It focuses specifically on the more difficult battles against two vices in particular - Luxury/Indulgence (Luxuria) and Greed (Avaritia) - which seem to be winning the battle for the vices over the virtues. They are defeated by Sobriety (Sobrietas) and by a combination of Reason (Ratio) and Good Works (Operatio) To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site ...
Prudentius, Psychomachia - First Combats Of Virtues And Vices - Sadler's Lectures
May 09, 2022 12:55 - 14 minutes - 21.2 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the work of the early Medieval poet Prudentius, the Psychomachia, or the battle for the soul It focuses specifically on the first combats in this battle, those of Faith vs. Worship of the Old Gods, Chastity vs Lust, Patience vs Wrath, and Pride vs Humility To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direct contribution, you can do so here - www.paypal.me/ReasonIO - or at BuyMeACoffee - www.buymeac...
Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics Bk 5 - Can One Do Injustice To Oneself? - Sadler's Lectures
May 07, 2022 12:58 - 14 minutes - 12.1 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher Aristotle's work of moral theory, the Nicomachean Ethics. Specifically it focuses focuses on Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics bk 5, and examines the question he poses and resolves there: is it possible for a person to be unjust, or to do injustice, to him or herself? To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direct contribution, you can do so here - www.paypal.me/ReasonIO -...
Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics Bk 5 - Justice As Equity - Sadler's Lectures
May 06, 2022 15:33 - 13 minutes - 10.4 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher Aristotle's work of moral theory, the Nicomachean Ethics. Specifically it focuses focuses on Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics bk 5, and examines the sort of justice which he picks out as "equity" or "equitableness", which he notes is a kind of correction of legal justice. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direct contribution, you can do so here - www.paypal.me/Reason...
Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics Bk 5 - Particular Justice In Reciprocity - Sadler's Lectures
May 05, 2022 14:12 - 8 minutes - 7.16 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher Aristotle's work of moral theory, the Nicomachean Ethics. Specifically it focuses focuses on Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics bk 5, and and examines the particular sort of justice which he picks out as "reciprocity," (in Greek, antipeponthos -- "suffering in return"). This includes not only "poetic justice," i.e. when a person suffers what they have inflicted upon others, but also economic exchange of goods and services. To suppor...
Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics Bk 5 - Particular Justice In Rectification - Sadler's Lectures
May 04, 2022 13:46 - 9 minutes - 7.83 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher Aristotle's work of moral theory, the Nicomachean Ethics. Specifically it focuses focuses on Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics bk 5, and examines the sort of particular justice which he picks out as "justice in rectification" or "rectificatory justice" -- how justice is restored when one party has gotten (or taken) too much, and the other party too little. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler I...
Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics Bk 5 - Particular Justice In Distribution - Sadler's Lectures
May 02, 2022 16:56 - 14 minutes - 11.5 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher Aristotle's work of moral theory, the Nicomachean Ethics. Specifically it focuses focuses on Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics bk 5, and examines the sort of particular justice which he picks out as "justice in distribution," also called "commutative" or "distributive justice". To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direct contribution, you can do so here - www.paypal.me/R...
Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics Bk 5 - Legal Justice - Sadler's Lectures
May 01, 2022 14:35 - 9 minutes - 7.78 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher Aristotle's work of moral theory, the Nicomachean Ethics. Specifically it focuses focuses on Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics bk 5, and examines the sort of justice which he picks out as "legal justice" or "law-abidingness". To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direct contribution, you can do so here - www.paypal.me/ReasonIO - or at BuyMeACoffee - www.buymeacoffee.com/A...
Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics Bk 5 - Justice As Complete Virtue - Sadler's Lectures
April 30, 2022 15:37 - 12 minutes - 10.3 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher Aristotle's work of moral theory, the Nicomachean Ethics. Specifically it focuses focuses on Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics bk 5, the sort of justice which he picks out as "complete virtue", as virtue practiced not just in relation to oneself, but in relation to others (pros allon). To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direct contribution, you can do so here - www.pa...
Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics Bk 5 - Six Types Of Justice - Sadler's Lectures
April 28, 2022 22:12 - 21 minutes - 16.9 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher Aristotle's work of moral theory, the Nicomachean Ethics. Specifically it focuses focuses on Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics bk 5, where Aristotle says that "justice is an equivocal term", meaning that there are multiple senses of the term "justice". A careful analysis of Aristotle's text reveals that there are actually six main conceptions of justice discussed by him there: legal justice, justice as complete virtue, distributi...
Immanuel Kant, Groundwork - The Limits Of Practical Philosophy - Sadler's Lectures
April 27, 2022 18:25 - 12 minutes - 16.9 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the 18th century philosopher Immanuel Kant's work of ethics, The Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals. Specifically it examines his discussion of the limits of practical philosophy - and the practical use of reason - towards the end of that work. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direct contribution, you can do so here - www.paypal.me/ReasonIO - or at BuyMeACoffee - www.buymeacoffee.c...
Immanuel Kant, Groundwork - The Dialectic Of Reason - Sadler's Lectures
April 23, 2022 22:40 - 10 minutes - 15.3 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the 18th century philosopher Immanuel Kant's work of ethics, The Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals. Specifically it examines his discussion of what he terms a "dialectic" of reason near the end of the work. this dialectic has to do with the freedom of the human rational will - which is an idea of reason - and the law-bound necessity of nature - which is a concept of the understanding. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patre...
Immanuel Kant, Groundwork - Freedom Of The Will - Sadler's Lectures
April 22, 2022 19:34 - 9 minutes - 13.6 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the 18th century philosopher Immanuel Kant's work of ethics, The Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals. Specifically it examines Kant's discussion of the freedom of the will. In his view, the will is a type of causality that belongs to living rational beings, and freedom is a property of that causality, involving being able to determine or effect matters independently of other causes and physical (or psycho-social) laws. To support my ongoing work, ...
Immanuel Kant, Groundwork - The 3rd Formulation Of The Categorical Imperative - Sadler's Lectures
April 21, 2022 18:24 - 9 minutes - 13.5 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the 18th century philosopher Immanuel Kant's work of ethics, The Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals. Specifically it examines To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direct contribution, you can do so here - www.paypal.me/ReasonIO - or at BuyMeACoffee - www.buymeacoffee.com/A4quYdWoM You can find over 2000 philosophy videos in my main YouTube channel - www.youtube.com/user/gbisadler Pu...
Michel Foucault, The Subject And Power - Power Relations And Strategy - Sadler's Lectures
April 20, 2022 18:30 - 16 minutes - 23.8 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the work of the 20th century philosopher and historian, Michel Foucault, "The Subject and Power" It focuses specifically on the section "Relations of Power and Relations of Strategy", in which Foucault distinguishes three different senses of the term "strategy" and discusses how they apply to power relations To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direct contribution, you can do so here - www.p...
Michel Foucault, The Subject And Power - Specificity Of Power Relations - Sadler's Lectures
April 19, 2022 14:08 - 17 minutes - 26.1 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the work of the 20th century philosopher and historian, Michel Foucault, "The Subject and Power" It focuses specifically on the section "What Constitutes The Specificity Of Power Relations?" in which Foucault notes that power relations, while they may include violence or consent, are really something different, involving "action upon action", or "acting upon the possibilities of action of other people". To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site...
Michel Foucault, The Subject And Power - The How Of Power Relations - Sadler's Lectures
April 18, 2022 14:11 - 15 minutes - 23.3 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the work of the 20th century philosopher and historian, Michel Foucault, "The Subject and Power" It focuses specifically on why he thinks that it is important to focus on the "How" of power relations, rather than just the "What" and the "Why". He also distinguishes objective capacities from communicative/sign systems, and power relations, and discusses how they interconnect with each other. He finishes with the notion of "disciplines" as blocks of these ...
Michel Foucault, The Subject And Power - Power Relations And Resistance - Sadler's Lectures
April 16, 2022 18:10 - 20 minutes - 29.7 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the work of the 20th century philosopher and historian, Michel Foucault, "The Subject and Power" It focuses specifically on his decision to focus upon human beings' resistances to power as ways to understand better how power works and how power-relations are constituted and structured. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direct contribution, you can do so here - www.paypal.me/ReasonIO - or ...
Michel Foucault, The Subject And Power - Pastoral Power - Sadler's Lectures
April 14, 2022 23:42 - 16 minutes - 24.4 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the work of the 20th century philosopher and historian, Michel Foucault, "The Subject and Power" It focuses specifically on he type of power relations that he calls "pastoral power", including four main characteristics of it: orientation towards salvation; oblative and sacrificial exercise of power; focus upon the individual; aiming at to knowledge of the soul. Foucault also discusses how pastoral power shifts out of ecclesial settings into political an...
Michel Foucault, The Subject And Power - Domination, Exploitation, Subjection - Sadler's Lectures
April 13, 2022 17:27 - 15 minutes - 23.4 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the work of the 20th century philosopher and historian, Michel Foucault, "The Subject and Power" It focuses specifically on the distinction he makes between three types of power relations, those of domination, exploitation, and subjection. These intersect with each other, and are typically not found in isolation from each other. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direct contribution, you ...
Michel Foucault, The Subject And Power - Analysis Of Power Relations - Sadler's Lectures
April 12, 2022 17:37 - 14 minutes - 21.3 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the work of the 20th century philosopher and historian, Michel Foucault, "The Subject and Power" It focuses specifically on the section "How Is One To Analyze The Power Relationship", in which Foucault argues that the primary focus cannot be placed upon institutions or the political sphere. Instead, they need to be examined in terms of power-relations. Foucault also suggests five lines of analysis: differentiations, objectives, instrumental modes, forms ...
George Dickie, What Is Anti-Art? - Anti-Art And The Artworld
April 11, 2022 15:57 - 16 minutes - 23.4 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century philosopher of art, George Dickie's article "What Is Anti-Art?" Specifically it examines his notion of anti-art, the four types of anti-art Dickie identifies, and the relation between anti-art, art, and the "artworld". You can get Dickie's work, Art and the Aesthetic: An Institutional Analysis, here - https://amzn.to/2NLIRdc To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direct contr...
George Dickie, What Is Art? - The Concept of the Artworld - Sadler's Lectures
April 10, 2022 13:18 - 15 minutes - 20.1 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century philosopher of art, George Dickie's article "What Is Art? An Institutional Analysis". Specifically it examines his discussion of one of the main concepts to his analysis, what - following Arthur Danto - he terms "the artworld". You can get Dickie's work, Art and the Aesthetic: An Institutional Analysis, here - https://amzn.to/2NLIRdc To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a dir...
George Dickie, What Is Art? - The Institutional Definition Of Work Of Art - Sadler's Lectures
April 08, 2022 17:25 - 14 minutes - 21.9 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century philosopher of art, George Dickie's article "What Is Art? An Institutional Analysis". Specifically it examines Dickie's attempt to provide a new "institutional" definition of "work of art". This is meant to be a classificatory, rather than evaluative definition, and makes reference to his conception of the "artworld". You can get Dickie's work, Art and the Aesthetic: An Institutional Analysis, here - https://amzn.to/2NLIRdc To support...
George Dickie, What Is Art? - Attempts To Define Art - Sadler's Lectures
April 07, 2022 00:45 - 14 minutes - 21.3 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century philosopher of art, George Dickie's article "What Is Art? An Institutional Analysis". Specifically it examines the three phases he identifies in the history of attempts to define art. Phase 1 includes the imitative and expressive theories, which identify the essence of art with some characteristic that turns out not to be essential. Phase 2 includes positions critical of the notion of defining art. Phase 3 includes his institutional theo...
George Dickie, What Is Art? - Three Senses Of "Work Of Art" - Sadler's Lectures
April 05, 2022 18:28 - 10 minutes - 15.7 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century philosopher of art, George Dickie's article "What Is Art? An Institutional Analysis". Specifically it examines the distinction he makes between three senses of "work of art: the primary or classificatory, the secondary or derivative, and the evaluative. You can get Dickie's work, Art and the Aesthetic: An Institutional Analysis, here - https://amzn.to/2NLIRdc To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler ...
Cicero On The Ends Book 3 - What Is In Accordance With Nature - Sadler's Lectures
April 04, 2022 19:41 - 13 minutes - 19.1 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher and statesman Marcus Tullius Cicero's work, On The Ends, which discusses problems and perspectives on happiness, ethics, and human nature Specifically it examines his discussion in book 3 about the Stoic notion of what is in accordance with, or harmonizes with, nature. This concept plays a major role in Stoic Ethics. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direct contri...
Cicero On The Ends Book 3 - Appropriate Acts Or Duties - Sadler's Lectures
April 03, 2022 17:08 - 11 minutes - 17.5 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher and statesman Marcus Tullius Cicero's work, On The Ends, which discusses problems and perspectives on happiness, ethics, and human nature Specifically it examines his discussion in book 3 about appropriate acts or duties (officia in Latin). These strictly speaking are not morally right or good in themselves, but can be in accordance with moral virtue. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If...
Cicero On The Ends Book 3 - Virtue And The Preferred Indifferents - Sadler's Lectures
April 02, 2022 19:57 - 11 minutes - 17.5 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher and statesman Marcus Tullius Cicero's work, On The Ends, which discusses problems and perspectives on happiness, ethics, and human nature Specifically it examines his discussion in book 3 about an issue in Stoic moral theory that is sometimes confusing for those studying Stoic ethics: how do these two ranges of value fit into each other - the virtues, which Stoics regard as the good, and the preferred indifferents, which are not ...
Cicero On The Ends Book 3 - Indifferents Preferred, Rejected, & Neutral - Sadler's Lectures
April 01, 2022 01:17 - 14 minutes - 22 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher and statesman Marcus Tullius Cicero's work, On The Ends, which discusses problems and perspectives on happiness, ethics, and human nature Specifically it examines his discussion in book 3 focused on the Stoic conception of "indifferents" (adiaphora), which are neither good nor bad. These encompass matters such as life and death, health and disease, wealth and poverty, and pain and pleasure. None of these make a significant contr...
Cicero On The Ends Book 3 - Virtue As The Good - Sadler's Lectures
March 30, 2022 17:24 - 14 minutes - 21.4 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher and statesman Marcus Tullius Cicero's work, On The Ends, which discusses problems and perspectives on happiness, ethics, and human nature Specifically it examines his discussion in book 3 about the Stoic conception of virtue or moral rectitude as the good. The Stoics adopted the scheme of the cardinal virtues - Wisdom, Justice, Temperance, and Courage. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler ...
Cicero On The Ends Book 3 - Primary Impulses Of Human Nature - Sadler's Lectures
March 29, 2022 23:01 - 13 minutes - 19.3 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher and statesman Marcus Tullius Cicero's work, On The Ends, which discusses problems and perspectives on happiness, ethics, and human nature Specifically it examines his discussion in book 3 about what he calls the "primary impulses" or principles of human nature, present from infancy onward. These involve self-perception and affection, a desire to continue life and for the integrity of one's body. These plan an important role in S...
Thomas Aquinas Summa Theologiae - Five Ways Of Demonstrating God's Existence - Sadler's Lectures
March 28, 2022 18:42 - 16 minutes - 24.1 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the Medieval philosopher, theologian, and Dominican friar, Thomas Aquinas, and focuses on his Summa Theologiae, Prima Pars, q. 2. It focuses upon his discussion in article 3, which sets out the famous "Five Ways," each of which is a separate argument for the existence of God, conceived in some specific manner. Each of these is intended to be an a posteriori argument The first way focuses on motion or change, and argues that God is the Prime Mover. The...
Thomas Aquinas Summa Theologiae - Can God's Existence Be Demonstrated? - Sadler's Lectures
March 27, 2022 17:45 - 14 minutes - 21.3 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the Medieval philosopher, theologian, and Dominican friar, Thomas Aquinas, and focuses on his Summa Theologiae, Prima Pars, q. 2. It focuses upon his discussion in article 2, bearing on whether God's existence can be proven or demonstrated by rational means at all. He considers several challenges to the project of arguing for God's existence. These include the notion that one should should just believe "by faith" and the idea that human beings would no...
Thomas Aquinas Summa Theologiae - Is "God Exists" Self-Evident? - Sadler's Lectures
March 26, 2022 21:05 - 13 minutes - 19.8 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the Medieval philosopher, theologian, and Dominican friar, Thomas Aquinas, and focuses on his Summa Theologiae, Prima Pars, q. 2. It focuses upon on his discussion in article 1 about whether God's existence (Deus esse) is "self-evident" (per se nota) or not. In the process of arguing that God's existence is not self-evident to us, he discusses the desire for human happiness, and what he takes to be the weak points of St. Anselm's ontological argument fo...
Albert Camus, The Myth Of Sisyphus - Freedom In The Absurd - Sadler's Lectures
March 25, 2022 21:11 - 22 minutes - 33.8 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century philosopher, novelist, and essayist Albert Camus' work The Myth of Sisyphus Specifically it examines his discussion in the section "Absurd Freedom" about why the traditional metaphysical conception of freedom isn't relevant to an absurdist viewpoint, but the experience of freedom in thought and action is. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direct contribution, you can do s...
Albert Camus, The Myth Of Sisyphus - Hope And The Absurd In Kafka - Sadler's Lectures
March 24, 2022 16:13 - 23 minutes - 34.1 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century philosopher, novelist, and essayist Albert Camus' work The Myth of Sisyphus Specifically it examines his discussion of Kafka's work, found in an appendix to the text. He considers Kafka to on the one hand be a writer whose stories and novels do articulate the absurd, but on the other hand, to be an existentialist who ends up deifying the absurd and indulging in hope. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sa...
Albert Camus, The Myth Of Sisyphus - An Ethics Of Quantity - Sadler's Lectures
March 23, 2022 15:40 - 21 minutes - 32.6 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century philosopher, novelist, and essayist Albert Camus' work The Myth of Sisyphus Specifically it examines his discussion of one of the implications of consciousness of the absurd, i.e, a ethics of quantity, where the focus is not on the "best living" but the "most living", and on the "quantity and variety of the experiences" a person has been able to have". To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd...
Cicero, On The Ends Book 1 - Epicurean Friendship - Sadler's Lectures
March 22, 2022 14:32 - 13 minutes - 20.2 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher and statesman Marcus Tullius Cicero's work, On The Ends, which discusses problems and perspectives on happiness, ethics, and human nature Specifically it examines his discussion in book 1 about Epicureans' views on friendship, pleasure, and usefulness To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direct contribution, you can do so here - www.paypal.me/ReasonIO - or at BuyMeACo...
Cicero, On The Ends Book 1 - Temperance, Desires, And Pleasures - Sadler's Lectures
March 21, 2022 15:38 - 10 minutes - 15.2 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher and statesman Marcus Tullius Cicero's work, On The Ends, which discusses problems and perspectives on happiness, ethics, and human nature Specifically it examines his discussion in book 1 about the Epicurean evaluation of the virtues as only instrumentally good. Here we focus on the virtue of temperance, which concerns a range of pleasures and desires, especially but not limited to those of food, intoxication, and sexual activity...
Cicero, On The Ends Book 1 - Courage, Desires, And Pleasures - Sadler's Lectures
March 20, 2022 19:29 - 9 minutes - 13.6 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher and statesman Marcus Tullius Cicero's work, On The Ends, which discusses problems and perspectives on happiness, ethics, and human nature Specifically it examines his discussion in book 1 about the Epicurean evaluation of the virtues as only instrumentally good. Here we focus on the virtue of courage, which helps its possessor deal with fears, particularly those concerning death and those concerning bodily and mental pains. To s...
Cicero, On The Ends Book 1 - Justice, Desires, And Pleasures - Sadler's Lectures
March 19, 2022 15:21 - 11 minutes - 16.6 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher and statesman Marcus Tullius Cicero's work, On The Ends, which discusses problems and perspectives on happiness, ethics, and human nature Specifically it examines his discussion in book 1 about the Epicurean evaluation of the virtues as only instrumentally good. Here we focus on the virtue of justice. Epicureans value justice partly for instrumental reasons, like keeping oneself from getting into trouble, or fearing that one's u...
Cicero, On The Ends Book 1 - Wisdom, Desires, And Pleasures - Sadler's Lectures
March 18, 2022 19:19 - 10 minutes - 14.7 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher and statesman Marcus Tullius Cicero's work, On The Ends, which discusses problems and perspectives on happiness, ethics, and human nature Specifically it examines his discussion in book 1 about the Epicurean evaluation of the virtues as only instrumentally good. Here we focus on the virtue of wisdom, deeded in order for a person to rightly understand and to choose between what is good and what is bad. To support my ongoing work,...