Sadler's Lectures
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Two Kinds Of Humanism - Jean-Paul Sartre, Existentialism Is A Humanism - Sadler's Lectures
July 21, 2019 19:45 - 12 minutes - 17.1 MBThis lecture discusses the French Existentialist philosopher, Jean-Paul Sartre's work, Existentialism is a Humanism, and focuses on his distinction between two different sorts of humanism, in order to clarify what existentialist humanism would be 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 You can find over 1500 philosophy videos in my main YouTube channel - www.youtube.c...
Thumos in Platonic and Aristotelian Moral Psychology - Sadler Presentations
June 29, 2019 18:31 - 1 hour - 54.7 MBThis is a recording of my presentation to the 2019 Aristotle and the Aristotelian Tradition conference, hosted by Marquette University. My presentation examines the role of Thumos and the thumoeides (spirited desire, the irascible part of the soul) in Plato's moral psychology, the important changes that Aristotle makes in his moral psychology, and then the treatments of Thumos not only in later Aristotelian and Platonic traditions, but also in the Epicureans, Stoics, Cicero, and later Christ...
Choice And Responsibility - Jean-Paul Sartre, Existentialism Is A Humanism - Sadler's Lectures
June 11, 2019 15:01 - 15 minutes - 21.4 MBThis lecture discusses the French Existentialist philosopher, Jean-Paul Sartre's work, Existentialism is a Humanism, and focuses on his discussion of human freedom, our choices, and the responsibility we bear for them. 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 You can find over 1500 philosophy videos in my main YouTube channel - www.youtube.com/user/gbisadler Purchase ...
Anguish, Abandonment, & Despair - Jean-Paul Sartre, Existentialism Is A Humanism - Sadler's Lectures
June 07, 2019 19:42 - 16 minutes - 23.5 MBThis lecture discusses the French Existentialist philosopher, Jean-Paul Sartre's work, Existentialism is a Humanism, and focuses on three aspects of the human condition that Sartre identifies - anguish or anxiety, abandonment or forlornness, and despair 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 You can find over 1500 philosophy videos in my main YouTube channel - www.yo...
Familial Affection - Epictetus Discourses - Sadler's Lectures
May 13, 2019 23:55 - 10 minutes - 10.1 MBThis lecture discusses the Stoic philosopher Epictetus' work, the Discourses, and focuses on his discussion of familial affection (philostorgia in Greek), one of the affective states that Stoics ought to feel and cultivate in his view. 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 You can find over 1400 philosophy videos in my main YouTube channel - www.youtube.com/user/g...
Knowing Prices Of Things - Epictetus Discourses - Sadler's Lectures
April 18, 2019 22:01 - 15 minutes - 20.4 MBThis lecture discusses the Stoic philosopher Epictetus' work, the Discourses, and focuses on his discussions about knowing the prices or values of things. This is important in order to determine what priority to give to different things, what to sacrifice if needed, and what to preserve. 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 You can find over 1400 philosophy videos...
The Rational Faculty - Epictetus Discourses - Sadler's Lectures
January 05, 2019 23:25 - 12 minutes - 15.3 MBThis lecture discusses the Stoic philosopher Epictetus' work, the Discourses, and focuses on his discussion of the rational faculty, which is also the same as the "ruling faculty" of the human being (as well as the faculty of choice). In this discussion, taken from one of my classroom lectures, we discuss what Epictetus means by the rational faculty, how it is self-referential, and why it is so fundamentally important in Stoic philosophy. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site -...
What Is In Our Power - Epictetus' Discourses - Sadler's Lectures
October 21, 2018 22:58 - 21 minutes - 26.3 MBThis lecture discusses the Stoic philosopher Epictetus' work, the Discourses, and focuses on his famous "dichotomy of control", i.e. the distinction between what is in, and what is not in our power or control, and what is. In this discussion, taken from one of my classroom lectures, we discuss examples of which things he considers to be in our control, which he thinks are not, and why. We also discuss how getting this distinction wrong impacts a person. To support my ongoing work, go to my ...
The Faculty Of Choice - Epictetus Discourses - Sadler's Lectures
September 23, 2018 20:13 - 13 minutes - 11.5 MBThis lecture discusses the Stoic philosopher Epictetus' work, the Discourses, and focuses on his concept of the "faculty of choice" (prohairesis) - also translated as "moral purpose" or as the faculty of "will". This concept is absolutely central to Epictetus' Stoic moral theory and psychology, not least because one criterion for moral development and evaluation is keeping one's faculty of choice "in accordance with nature". To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.co...
On The Beginning Of Philosophy - Epictetus' Discourses - Sadler's Lectures
September 18, 2018 03:48 - 10 minutes - 10 MBThis lecture discusses the Stoic philosopher Epictetus' work, the Discourses, and focuses on his discussion about the beginnings of philosophy. By contrast to other ancient philosophers, Epictetus takes the inception of philosophy to reside in the experience of conflict between human beings and their ideas about what is good, reasonable, and true. Philosophy attempts to provide some way of determining who has matters right. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.co...
Why Only The Wise Are Rich - Cicero's Stoic Paradoxes - Sadler's Lectures
September 10, 2018 22:05 - 9 minutes - 12.9 MBThis lecture discusses Marcus Tullius Cicero's work, Stoic Paradoxes, and focuses on the sixth paradox, namely that only the wise are rich. In the course of this discussion, Cicero points out reasons why possession of wealth or property does not amount to being rich. Those who pursue, value, or possess money are not made genuinely happy by it, and are often made fearful or miserable. Editing on this track was provided by Matthew Sadler. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site -...
Wisdom, Foolishness, Freedom, And Slavery - Cicero's Stoic Paradoxes - Sadler's Lectures
September 01, 2018 14:59 - 11 minutes - 16.1 MBThis lecture discusses Marcus Tullius Cicero's work, Stoic Paradoxes, and focuses on the fifth paradox, namely that only the wise person is truly free. This involves some clarification of what "freedom" really means, and what "slavery" means in a Stoic context. Editing on this track was provided by Matthew Sadler. 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 You can find...
The Equality Of Good And Bad Things - Cicero's Stoic Paradoxes - Sadler's Lectures
August 27, 2018 14:46 - 11 minutes - 16.1 MBThis lecture discusses Marcus Tullius Cicero's work, Stoic Paradoxes, and focuses on the third paradox, namely that all genuinely good things or actions are equally good, and all genuinely bad things are equally bad. Editing on this track was provided by Matthew Sadler. 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 You can find over 1400 philosophy videos in my main YouTub...
Why Virtue Is Sufficient For Happiness - Cicero's Stoic Paradoxes - Sadler's Lectures
August 19, 2018 17:36 - 10 minutes - 15 MBThis lecture discusses Marcus Tullius Cicero's work, Stoic Paradoxes, and focuses on the second paradox, namely that virtue or moral rectitude is not only necessary but also sufficient for human happiness. He discusses why most people do not view matters this way, and what the mistakes or problems with their views about the good and happiness are. 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...
What Is Genuinely Good And What Is Not - Cicero's Stoic Paradoxes - Sadler's Lectures
August 16, 2018 18:25 - 10 minutes - 14.6 MBThis lecture discusses Marcus Tullius Cicero's work, Stoic Paradoxes, and focuses on the first paradox, namely that virtue or moral rectitude, is the only genuine good. He also discusses what other people think to be goods, which are only apparent, not genuine goods from the Stoic perspective. Editing on this track was provided by Matthew Sadler. 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...
Faith as the Highest Passion - Søren Kierkegaard's Fear and Trembling - Sadler's Lectures
August 13, 2018 17:07 - 15 minutes - 22.2 MBThis lecture discusses Søren Kierkegaard's work Fear and Trembling. This is a classic work of Existentialist literature and philosophy, and focuses upon the figure of Abraham and the demands of faith. In this lecture, we discuss what Kierkegaard means by calling faith not only a "passion", but the highest passion in a human being. 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/Reaso...
Abraham And The Tragic Hero - Søren Kierkegaard's Fear and Trembling - Sadler's Lectures
August 11, 2018 15:40 - 13 minutes - 18.5 MBThis lecture discusses Søren Kierkegaard's work Fear and Trembling. This is a classic work of Existentialist literature and philosophy, and focuses upon the figure of Abraham and the demands of faith. In this lecture, we discuss the fundamental difference Kierkegaard outlines between the tragic hero - who moves in the domain of the ethical - and Abraham - the knight of faith, who moves into the domain of the religious, above or beyond the ethical. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patre...
Teleological Suspension Of The Ethical - Søren Kierkegaard's Fear and Trembling - Sadler's Lectures
August 06, 2018 20:11 - 16 minutes - 23.5 MBThis lecture discusses Søren Kierkegaard's work Fear and Trembling. This is a classic work of Existentialist literature and philosophy, and focuses upon the figure of Abraham and the demands of faith. In this lecture, we discuss what Kierkegaard means by a "teleological suspension of the ethical". This involves a move into what he calls the "religious" as opposed to the ethical, and is something that the knight of faith, or Abraham does, by virtue of the absurd. To support my ongoing work...
The Knight Of Faith - Søren Kierkegaard's Fear and Trembling - Sadler's Lectures
July 30, 2018 22:25 - 18 minutes - 24.6 MBThis lecture discusses Søren Kierkegaard's work Fear and Trembling. This is a classic work of Existentialist literature and philosophy, and focuses upon the figure of Abraham and the demands of faith. In this lecture, we discuss the figure of the "knight of faith", who makes the "movement of the infinite" - as does the "knight of infinite resignation" - but then goes further by virtue of the absurd. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like t...
The Knight Of Infinite Resignation - Søren Kierkegaard's Fear and Trembling - Sadler's Lectures
July 27, 2018 20:28 - 17 minutes - 24.3 MBThis lecture discusses Søren Kierkegaard's work Fear and Trembling. This is a classic work of Existentialist literature and philosophy, and focuses upon the type of person who he calls the "knight of infinite resignation". This is a person who moves out of the aesthetic into the ethical, and who "makes the movement of infinity". 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/ReasonI...
Philosophy and Faith - Søren Kierkegaard's Fear and Trembling - Sadler's Lectures
July 22, 2018 21:42 - 17 minutes - 23.8 MBThis lecture discusses Søren Kierkegaard's work Fear and Trembling. This is a classic work of Existentialist literature and philosophy, and focuses upon the figure of Abraham and the demands of faith. In this lecture, we discuss how Kierkegaard views how philosophy ought to orient itself towards what he calls "faith". Philosophy remaining true to its own mission will find faith to be paradoxical. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to ...
Abraham And Anxiety - Søren Kierkegaard's Fear and Trembling - Sadler's Lectures
July 16, 2018 17:47 - 17 minutes - 23.7 MBThis lecture discusses Søren Kierkegaard's work Fear and Trembling. This is a classic work of Existentialist literature and philosophy, and focuses upon the figure of Abraham and the demands of faith. In this lecture, we discuss why without "anxiety, distress, and paradox", the figure and meaning of Abraham in the story about faith cannot be adequately grasped. We also discuss two other examples where such anxiety is relevant. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patre...
Abraham And Faith - Søren Kierkegaard's Fear and Trembling - Sadler's Lectures
July 11, 2018 17:53 - 17 minutes - 24.1 MBThis lecture discusses Søren Kierkegaard's work Fear and Trembling. This is a classic work of Existentialist literature and philosophy, and focuses upon the figure of Abraham and the demands of faith. In this lecture, we discuss the central figure of the text, Abraham, and why Kierkegaard views him as an exemplar of faith. We also discuss some important differences between the much more demanding comportment Kierkegaard means by "faith" and the other things many people mean by that term T...
The Present Generation and Work - Søren Kierkegaard's Fear and Trembling - Sadler's Lectures
July 03, 2018 19:06 - 18 minutes - 25.8 MBThis lecture discusses Søren Kierkegaard's work Fear and Trembling. This is a classic work of Existentialist literature and philosophy, and focuses upon the figure of Abraham and the demands of faith. In this lecture, we discuss several of Kierkegaard's remarks about what each generation must learn for itself, and how one earns one's bread through one's work in the world of the spirit. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direc...
Piety As A Type Of Justice - Plato's Euthyphro - Sadler's Lectures
July 03, 2018 18:22 - 13 minutes - 13.3 MBThis lecture discusses Plato's work, The Euthyphro. In that work, Socrates is headed to the court, facing trial on charges of impiety and corrupting the youth. He gets into a discussion with Euthyphro about the nature of piety and related matters. Here, we look at Euthyphro's attempt to define piety as a type of justice. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler The lecture was originally recorded as this video - https://youtu.be/04pit5Bu4bU - I have impr...
The Euthyphro Dilemma - Plato's Euthyphro - Sadler's Lectures
June 26, 2018 15:49 - 14 minutes - 14.5 MBThis lecture discusses Plato's work, The Euthyphro. In that work, Socrates is headed to the court, facing trial on charges of impiety and corrupting the youth. He gets into a discussion with Euthyphro about the nature of piety and related matters. Here, we look at the "Euthyphro dilemma" set out in the dialogue To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler The lecture was originally recorded as this video - https://youtu.be/CsgYOwWIL3M - I have improved the so...
What The Gods Disagree About - Plato's Euthyphro - Sadler's Lectures
June 24, 2018 19:30 - 12 minutes - 12.8 MBThis lecture discusses Plato's work, The Euthyphro. In that work, Socrates is about to be be put on trial, and meets Euthyphro outside of the court, getting into a discussion about piety. In this particular lecture we discuss the issue of what matters the gods disagree about, and what sorts of disagreements are resolvable and which not. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler The lecture was originally recorded as this video - https://youtu.be/_gmQ8_U8Sdo...
The Laws' Arguments - Plato's Crito - Sadler's Lectures
June 20, 2018 13:50 - 15 minutes - 14.7 MBThis lecture discusses Plato's work, The Crito. In that work, Socrates is about to be executed, and Crito has bribed the guards, arguing Socrates should escape. In this particular lecture we discuss the arguments that Socrates says the Laws of Athens could make against him, if he fled Athens and avoided his death sentence. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler The lecture was originally recorded as this video - https://youtu.be/wtkuvM6983U - I have impro...
Socrates On The Many And The Wise - Plato's Crito - Sadler's Lectures
June 14, 2018 15:45 - 12 minutes - 12 MBThis lecture discusses Plato's work, The Crito. In that work, Socrates is about to be executed, and Crito has bribed the guards, arguing Socrates should escape. In this particular lecture we discuss Socrates' distinction between the many and the wise, and its implications for ethics and politics. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler The lecture was originally recorded as this video - https://youtu.be/fQHIkxW7gnY - I have improved the sound quality as mu...
Socrates On Living In Accordance With Principle - Plato Crito - Sadler's Lectures
June 14, 2018 15:36 - 12 minutes - 12 MBThis lecture discusses Plato's work, The Crito. In that work, Socrates is about to be executed, and Crito has bribed the guards, arguing Socrates should escape. In this particular lecture we discuss Socrates' views that the rational and ethical life involves living in accordance with principle. We also discuss several principles that Socrates gets Crito to acknowledge. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler The lecture was originally recorded as this vid...
Crito's Arguments With Socrates - Plato's Crito - Sadler's Lectures
June 12, 2018 03:41 - 8 minutes - 8.78 MBThis lecture discusses Plato's work, The Crito. In that work, Socrates is about to be executed, and Crito has bribed the guards, arguing Socrates should escape. In this particular lecture we discuss Crito's own arguments why Socrates escaping would be the right thing To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler The lecture was originally recorded as this video - https://youtu.be/bCst26Oj5yw - I have improved the sound quality as much as feasible. If you'd like...
Why Socrates Does Not Fear Death - Plato's Apology - Gregory B. Sadler
June 08, 2018 17:30 - 14 minutes - 14.2 MBThis lecture Plato's work, The Apology. In that work, Socrates is on trial, defending himself against charges of impiety and corrupting the young of Athens. He refutes those charges, and also narrates the story of how he ended up doing philosophy. In this particular lecture we discuss the analogy Socrates provides To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler The lecture was originally recorded as this video - https://youtu.be/PRI2ZMhxovI - I have improved the s...
The Gadfly Analogy - Plato's Apology - Gregory B. Sadler
June 07, 2018 15:26 - 12 minutes - 12.4 MBThis lecture discusses Plato's work, The Apology. In that work, Socrates is on trial, defending himself against charges of impiety and corrupting the young of Athens. He refutes those charges, and also narrates the story of how he ended up doing philosophy. In this particular lecture we discuss the analogy Socrates provides To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler The lecture was originally recorded as this video - youtu.be/GQIAJmURglc - I have improved the...
Socrates' Defense Against Charges Of Impiety - Plato's Apology - Gregory B. Sadler
June 05, 2018 20:50 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MBThis lecture discusses Socrates' divine mission as presented in Plato's work, The Apology. In that work, Socrates is on trial, defending himself against charges of impiety and corrupting the young of Athens. He refutes those charges, and also narrates the story of how he ended up doing philosophy. In this particular lecture we discuss the refutation Socrates makes against Meletus' charge that he has committed impiety against the gods of Athens. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon si...
Socrates' Defense Against Charges of Corruption - Plato's Apology - Gregory B. Sadler
June 03, 2018 19:09 - 14 minutes - 14.2 MBThis lecture discusses Plato's work, The Apology. In that work, Socrates is on trial, defending himself against charges of impiety and corrupting the young of Athens. He refutes those charges, and also narrates the story of how he ended up doing philosophy. In this particular lecture we discuss the refutation Socrates makes against Meletus' charge that he has corrupted the young people of Athens. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler The lecture was orig...
Socrates' Older Accusers - Plato's Apology - Gregory B. Sadler
June 03, 2018 19:01 - 20 minutes - 18.8 MBThis lecture discusses Plato's work, The Apology. In that work, Socrates is on trial, defending himself against charges of impiety and corrupting the young of Athens. He refutes those charges, and also narrates the story of how he ended up doing philosophy. In this particular lecture we discuss the "older accusers" Socrates identifies as those who prejudice the judges. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler The lecture was originally recorded as this vid...
Socrates' Divine Mission - Plato's Apology - Gregory B. Sadler
June 03, 2018 18:53 - 18 minutes - 15.9 MBThis lecture discusses Socrates' divine mission as presented in Plato's work, The Apology. In that work, Socrates is on trial, defending himself against charges of impiety and corrupting the young of Athens. He refutes those charges, and also narrates the story of how he ended up doing philosophy. In this lecture we discuss Socrates' argument that philosophy is a divine mission for him To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler The lecture was originally r...