Sadler's Lectures
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Marcus Aurelius, Meditations - Remedies Against Anger From The Muses - Sadler's Lectures
July 04, 2023 13:17 - 17 minutes - 26.7 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Stoic philosopher and Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius' work, Meditations (or To Myself) It focuses specifically on a passage in book 11, in which Marcus sets out nine remedies for anger allegorically received from the Muses, and then adds three more, one of them a gift from Apollo. 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...
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations - Philosophy And One's Own Life - Sadler's Lectures
July 03, 2023 16:25 - 12 minutes - 18.3 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Stoic philosopher and Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius' work, Meditations (or To Myself) It focuses specifically on a passage in book 8 which has to do with incorporating philosophy in practical ways into the scope and purposes of one's own life. This allows us to avoid falling into vainglory (kenodoxia). 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 -...
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations - Analysing Things One Encounters - Sadler's Lectures
July 02, 2023 13:55 - 11 minutes - 16.2 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Stoic philosopher and Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius' work, Meditations (or To Myself) It focuses specifically on a passage in book 3, in which he suggests that we engage in analysis of things that we encounter in our experiences. 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/A4quYd...
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations - Finding Pleasure And Beauty In Things - Sadler's Lectures
July 01, 2023 13:49 - 12 minutes - 19.2 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Stoic philosopher and Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius' work, Meditations (or To Myself) It focuses specifically on a passage in book 3, in which he advocates finding beauty and pleasure in even things that appear dangerous, damaged, imperfect, or incomplete within the universe 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...
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations - Injustice, Sinning, And Universal Nature - Sadler's Lectures
June 30, 2023 13:11 - 15 minutes - 22.2 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Stoic philosopher and Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius' work, Meditations (or To Myself) It focuses specifically on a passage in book 9, in which he equates engaging in unjust actions of various sorts with engaging in impiety, sinning, or blaspheming. 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.buym...
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations - Reasoning Instead Of Getting Angry - Sadler's Lectures
June 28, 2023 19:24 - 10 minutes - 14.8 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Stoic philosopher and Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius' work, Meditations (or To Myself) It focuses specifically on a passage in book 5, in which he suggests to himself, and to us his readers, that we can engage in some productive reasoning rather than getting angry, particularly when we are dealing with people who are making mistakes or being offensive. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like t...
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations - The Soul Injuring Itself - Sadler's Lectures
June 26, 2023 19:43 - 14 minutes - 20.3 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Stoic philosopher and Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius' work, Meditations (or To Myself) It focuses specifically on a passage in book 2, where Marcus details a number of ways in which the soul "injures" or "degrades" (hubrizei heautēn) itself, suggesting that he and we ought to avoid those. 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/...
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations - Stoic Providence Or Epicurean Atoms - Sadler's Lectures
June 24, 2023 16:38 - 14 minutes - 21.7 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Stoic philosopher and Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius' work, Meditations (or To Myself) It focuses specifically on a set of passages in books 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, and 11 that deal with a common recurring theme, namely that either the universe is structured and organized providentially (the Stoic perspective), or events in the universe are causally connected but random (the Epicurean perspective). To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site -...
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations - Retreating Into Oneself - Sadler's Lectures
June 23, 2023 17:17 - 14 minutes - 20.6 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Stoic philosopher and Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius' work, Meditations (or To Myself) It focuses specifically on a passage in book 4 about our capacity to withdraw into the inner space of ourselves, which gets taken along with a passage in book 8 about the inner citadel, to suggest that everyone has a calm, non-busied place within their soul. This is the case for those who have prepared such a space within them by practicing philosophy. To s...
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations - Pity In Place Of Anger - Sadler's Lectures
June 21, 2023 20:29 - 11 minutes - 16.8 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Stoic philosopher and Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius' work, Meditations (or To Myself) It focuses specifically on three passages in book 7 which have a common theme, namely avoiding feeling anger at people who screw up (hamartein) by reminding ourselves of how and why people screw up in the ways that they do. This enables us to feel other things towards them, including pity or compassion, in place of anger. To support my ongoing work, go to m...
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations - The Right Response To Wrongdoers - Sadler's Lectures
June 20, 2023 15:10 - 14 minutes - 21.1 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Stoic philosopher and Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius' work, Meditations (or To Myself) It focuses specifically on a passage in book 9, in which he discusses how we ought to respond on our own parts to encountering people who do wrong. 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...
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations - Choosing The Highest Good - Sadler's Lectures
June 18, 2023 00:02 - 12 minutes - 17.9 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Stoic philosopher and Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius' work, Meditations (or To Myself) It focuses specifically on a passage in book 3, in which Marcus suggests we should pursue what the highest good for human beings 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 so here - www.paypal.me/ReasonIO - or at BuyMeACoffee - www.buymeacoffee.com/A4quYdWoM You ca...
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations - Preparing For The Day - Sadler's Lectures
June 16, 2023 13:48 - 13 minutes - 19 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Stoic philosopher and Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius' work, Meditations (or To Myself) It focuses specifically on a passage in book 2, where Marcus gives himself a number of reminders as he begins his day. These reminders are intended to help him maintain his own good character despite having to deal with people who are indeed bad in specific ways. For those who do understand the nature of goods and evils, there is a greater responsibility to...
Seneca, On Anger Book 3 - Daily Self-Examination - Sadler's Lectures
June 14, 2023 20:35 - 12 minutes - 17.5 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Stoic philosopher Seneca's work, On Anger, book 3 It focuses specifically on his discussion in book 3 about a long-term daily practice of self-examination Seneca suggests we ought to engage in in order to eliminate or lessen anger. 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/A4q...
Seneca, On Anger Book 3 - Physical Stresses, Remedies, And Anger - Sadler's Lectures
June 13, 2023 13:12 - 13 minutes - 19.2 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Stoic philosopher Seneca's work, On Anger, book 3 It focuses specifically on his discussion in book 3 about the mind-body connection and how stresses to the body can make us more susceptible to anger. 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 ...
Seneca, On Anger Book 3 - Anger As The Worst Of Vices - Sadler's Lectures
June 12, 2023 13:44 - 15 minutes - 22.4 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Stoic philosopher Seneca's work, On Anger, book 3 It focuses specifically on his discussion in book 3 about his claims and arguments that anger is the worst of all of the vices. 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 m...
Seneca, On Anger Book 3 - Avoiding Occasions For Anger - Sadler's Lectures
June 09, 2023 22:36 - 14 minutes - 20.1 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Stoic philosopher Seneca's work, On Anger, book 3 It focuses specifically on his discussion in book 3 about how we can avoid getting angry by avoiding activities and occasions that are likely to cause us to feel anger. 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 ca...
Seneca, On Anger Book 3 - Envy, Anger, And Perspective - Sadler's Lectures
June 08, 2023 21:17 - 12 minutes - 17.7 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Stoic philosopher Seneca's work, On Anger, book 3 It focuses specifically on his discussion in book 3 about how envy and the tendency to comparison central to it not only interfere with our capacity to enjoy happiness but also lead us into feeling anger. 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 - ww...
Seneca, On Anger Book 3 - Ignoring And Reframing Information - Sadler's Lectures
June 07, 2023 20:10 - 12 minutes - 18.4 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Stoic philosopher Seneca's work, On Anger, book 3 It focuses specifically on his discussion in book 3 about a set of cognitive reframing and reinterpreting practices that we can use in order to avoid getting angry or to reduce anger that we do experience 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 - ww...
Seneca, On Anger Book 3 - Choosing Companions To Avoid Anger - Sadler's Lectures
June 05, 2023 19:31 - 12 minutes - 18.1 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Stoic philosopher Seneca's work, On Anger, book 3 It focuses specifically on his discussion in book 3 about the choices we can make about who we surround ourselves with, who we engage with, and what effects those people will have on our characters and specifically how we deal with anger 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...
Seneca, On The Shortness Of Life - Philosophy And Getting More Life - Sadler's Lectures
June 04, 2023 13:47 - 17 minutes - 25.6 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Stoic philosopher Seneca's work, On The Shortness of Life It focuses specifically on his advocacy of studying philosophy as a way of gaining ourselves more time and life, participating in the thought and even life of other people, specifically philosophers 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 - ...
Seneca, On The Shortness Of Life - Pleasures, Leisure, And Work - Sadler's Lectures
June 03, 2023 21:41 - 16 minutes - 24.6 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Stoic philosopher Seneca's work, On The Shortness of Life It focuses specifically on his discussions throughout that work of people who misuse the leisure and free time they possess by pursuing pleasures that require a lot of time and work to procure, enjoy, or safeguard. Seneca tells us that: "They are not unoccupied whose pleasures are made a busy occupation." To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If ...
Seneca, On The Shortness Of Life - The Three Times: Past, Present, And Future - Sadler's Lectures
June 02, 2023 15:57 - 13 minutes - 19.8 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Stoic philosopher Seneca's work, On The Shortness of Life It focuses specifically on his discussion of the three times: past (quod fuit), present (quod est), and future (quod futurum est). 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 vi...
Seneca, On The Shortness Of Life - Preoccupation And Wasting Time - Sadler's Lectures
June 01, 2023 14:11 - 16 minutes - 25.3 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Stoic philosopher Seneca's work, On The Shortness of Life It focuses specifically on the state many people waste their lives in, which he terms being "preoccupied" (occupatus). The preoccupied rob themselves of the opportunity of enjoying and appreciating their present moment, even when they appear to be focused on the present. They also render themselves unable to use their own past as a resource. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreo...
Seneca, On The Shortness Of Life - Time The Most Precious Commodity - Sadler's Lectures
May 30, 2023 17:53 - 13 minutes - 20.2 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Stoic philosopher Seneca's work, On The Shortness of Life It focuses specifically on his discussion of our time and our life as the most precious commodity we possess, and how most people not only don't realize this, but also waste much of their time until it is too late. 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...
Seneca, On Anger Book 2 - Three Movements Of Anger - Sadler's Lectures
May 29, 2023 14:09 - 14 minutes - 22 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Stoic philosopher Seneca's work, On Anger, book 2 It focuses specifically on his discussion in book 2 about his discussion of the three stages or movements involved in the emotion of anger. In the first stage, we grasp an appearance and are affected by it in some manner that can lead to anger. The second stage involves judgement, reason, will, and assent, and we have some control at this point. The third stage is the full emotion of anger, an...
Seneca, On Anger Book 2 - Virtue, Wisdom, And Anger - Sadler's Lectures
May 28, 2023 16:48 - 13 minutes - 19.5 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Stoic philosopher Seneca's work, On Anger, book 2 It focuses specifically on his discussion in book 2 about his answers to objections some people raise against the Stoic negative evaluation of anger, namely that the virtuous or wise person ought to get angry with wrongdoers. Seneca provides several lines of reasoning for why the opposite should be the case To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd l...
Seneca, On Anger Book 2 - Anger And Nobility - Sadler's Lectures
May 26, 2023 17:19 - 14 minutes - 20.3 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Stoic philosopher Seneca's work, On Anger, book 2 It focuses specifically on his discussion in book 2 about one set of objections that Seneca considers and responds to in book 2, namely that being prone to anger involves a sort of nobility (generositas) or straightforwardness (simplicitas) on the part of the cultures, animals, or people who feel and act upon anger. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler I...
Seneca, On Anger Book 2 - Anger, Temperament, And The Body - Sadler's Lectures
May 26, 2023 00:58 - 14 minutes - 19.9 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Stoic philosopher Seneca's work, On Anger, book 2 It focuses specifically on his discussion in book 2 about his views about the ancient four-elements/humor-based physical theory and its implications for anger 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 ove...
Seneca, On Anger Book 2 - Anger, Brutality, And Cruelty - Sadler's Lectures
May 24, 2023 17:10 - 15 minutes - 21.8 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Stoic philosopher Seneca's work, On Anger, book 2 It focuses specifically on his discussion in book 2 about the difference between anger and irascibility on the one side, and brutality (ferritas) and cruelty (crudelitas). He also examines how anger can over time develop into cruelty. 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/Reas...
Seneca, On Anger Book 2 - Anger At Inanimate Things - Sadler's Lectures
May 23, 2023 18:28 - 14 minutes - 21.1 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Stoic philosopher Seneca's work, On Anger, book 2 It focuses specifically on his discussion in book 2 about the irrationality of getting angry with inanimate objects, since this involves attributing an intentionality and agency to them which they do not possess. Seneca also considers whether it is rational for us to transfer that anger to the makers, designers, or craftspeople of those inanimate objects, both human and divine. To support my...
Seneca, On Anger Book 2 - Anger And Self-Awareness - Sadler's Lectures
May 22, 2023 19:41 - 15 minutes - 21.3 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Stoic philosopher Seneca's work, On Anger, book 2 It focuses specifically on his discussion in book 2 about his discussion of one very useful principle and practice people can use to be less angry, namely realizing that nobody is without fault. If we develop some self-awareness of our own faults, flaws, and failures, we are more able to not only take criticism from others, but to be understanding, patient, and forgiving with other people who ...
Seneca, On Anger Book 2 - Errors As Cause For Anger
May 19, 2023 16:46 - 11 minutes - 16.6 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Stoic philosopher Seneca's work, On Anger, book 2 It focuses specifically on his discussion in book 2 about why the errors or mistakes other people commit do not have to become a cause for our own emotional response of anger 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 ...
Cynic Epistles Attributed to Crates - Cynicism, Begging, And Accepting From Others
May 18, 2023 13:37 - 14 minutes - 20.9 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient letter collection called the Cynic Epistles. This one looks at those letters (most likely falsely) attributed to Crates, the third scholarch of the Cynic school. Specifically it focuses on the Cynic practice of begging or asking for resources from other people. In the letters, a number of distinctions get made about who one should beg and receive from and why, and conversely who one shouldn't ask or take from. Begging was one distinctive fea...
Cynic Epistles Attributed to Crates - Prudently Taking On Toil - Sadler's Lectures
May 16, 2023 17:19 - 16 minutes - 24.1 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient letter collection called the Cynic Epistles. This one looks at those letters (most likely falsely) attributed to Crates, the third scholarch of the Cynic school. Specifically it focuses on the notion of "toil" (ponos, ponein) in Cynic philosophy and practice. The Cynics argue that toil, that is actively engaging in work and enduring what one encounters, is what leads a person to development of the virtues, which include wisdom, justice, temp...
Cynic Epistles Attributed to Crates - Cynicism, Virtue, And Happiness - Sadler's Lectures
May 15, 2023 15:25 - 14 minutes - 21.2 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient letter collection called the Cynic Epistles. This one looks at those letters (most likely falsely) attributed to Crates, the third scholarch of the Cynic school. Specifically it focuses on the nature of human happiness (eudaimonia), which for the Cynics involves freedom and virtue. Crates discusses or references a number of the virtues, including wisdom, justice, temperance, and courage, as well as vices opposed to these. He also briefly exam...
Cynic Epistles Attributed to Crates - Cynicism As Philosophy's Short Path - Sadler's Lectures
May 13, 2023 16:55 - 15 minutes - 23.7 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient letter collection called the Cynic Epistles. This one looks at those letters (most likely falsely) attributed to Crates, the third scholarch of the Cynic school. Specifically it focuses on the Cynic conception of philosophy, and the trope that Cynic philosophy is the short road to happiness. Crates, the third scholarch of the Cynic school, was a member of a developing tradition that was viewed as started by Antisthenes and refined or perfect...
Lactantius, On The Anger Of God - Precepts About Anger - Sadler's Lectures
May 12, 2023 19:48 - 13 minutes - 19.1 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Christian rhetorician and philosopher's short treatise, On The Anger of God Specifically it focuses on his discussion of objections that might be raised against his position that God does and should be angry with some people. These objections would focus on the fact that God provides precepts for human beings that say they shouldn't get angry, shouldn't express or act upon anger, or should resolve their anger quickly. To support my ongoing w...
Lactantius, On The Anger Of God - Humans, Reason, And Religion - Sadler's Lectures
May 11, 2023 17:45 - 13 minutes - 19.4 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Christian rhetorician and philosopher's short treatise, On The Anger of God Specifically it focuses on the question of what genuinely differentiates human beings from the brute animals. Lactantius considers speech, laughter, and even reason and prudential planning, and notes that at least some animals share in these in some ways. The difference for Lactantius resides in religion, and the associated virtues of wisdom and justice. To support m...
Lactantius, On The Anger Of God - Addressing Arguments From Evil
May 09, 2023 14:08 - 13 minutes - 19.5 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Christian rhetorician and philosopher's short treatise, On The Anger of God Specifically it focuses on his discussions bearing on what has come to be called the "problem of evil". He considers the positions of several schools of antiquity, in particular the Stoics, Skeptics, and Epicureans, and he provides a proposed solution to the problem of evil as framed by Epicurus To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadl...
Lactantius, On The Anger Of God - Mercy, Pardon, And Anger - Sadler's Lectures
May 08, 2023 13:53 - 16 minutes - 24.4 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Christian rhetorician and philosopher's short treatise, On The Anger of God Specifically it focuses on his discussion about God being moved by anger to punish, or by mercy to pardon. Lactantius maintains that God is angry against those who break to despise his eternal law, and that punishing is actually protecting the good from the bad, but that there are also good reasons for God to exhibit patience towards human beings and to forgive. To s...
Lactantius, On The Anger Of God - Human Virtues And Vices - Sadler's Lectures
May 06, 2023 14:43 - 15 minutes - 22.3 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Christian rhetorician and philosopher's short treatise, On The Anger of God Specifically it focuses on his discussion of virtues and vices, particularly as they apply to anger. He frames virtues and vices in relation to the body and the soul as well. 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.bu...
Lactantius, On The Anger Of God - Defining Just Anger - Sadler's Lectures
May 05, 2023 18:09 - 14 minutes - 20.9 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Christian rhetorician and philosopher's short treatise, On The Anger of God Specifically it focuses on his discussion of various definitions of anger, which he finds deficient, put forward by Stoics, Cicero, and Aristotle. These all work for unjust anger, but do not apply to just anger, which he defines as "a motion of mind arising for restraining faults". To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd l...
Lactantius, On The Anger Of God - Emotions In God - Sadler's Lectures
May 04, 2023 13:17 - 12 minutes - 18.6 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Christian rhetorician and philosopher's short treatise, On The Anger of God Specifically it focuses on his discussions of what emotions (affectus) God would feel. He distinguishes between emotions it doesn't make sense to attribute to God, because they are associated with vice, and emotions that God should feel precisely because they are expressive of virtue. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'...
Lactantius, On The Anger Of God - Criticisms Of Stoics - Sadler's Lectures
May 01, 2023 14:34 - 13 minutes - 18.9 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Christian rhetorician and philosopher's short treatise, On The Anger of God Specifically it focuses on the criticism of the Stoics' position on God(s) and anger. He makes several main criticisms of them: first, for thinking that God exhibits kindness but not anger; second, for claiming that everything in the universe has some usefulness for human beings; and third, for failing to distinguish between just and unjust anger, leading to mistaken ...
Lactantius, On The Anger Of God - Criticisms Of Epicureans - Sadler's Lectures
April 29, 2023 15:47 - 14 minutes - 21.5 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Christian rhetorician and philosopher's short treatise, On The Anger of God Specifically it focuses on the criticism of Epicurus' position on God(s) and anger. He has three main lines of criticism: one dealing with whether God has emotions ; another bearing upon God as active or inactive; and another applying to the Epicurean version of the argument from evil To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'...
Lactantius, On The Anger Of God - Why Philosophers Err - Sadler's Lectures
April 28, 2023 15:49 - 16 minutes - 24.1 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Christian rhetorician and philosopher's short treatise, On The Anger of God Specifically it focuses on the first several chapters in which he discusses why philosophers, relying upon human reason unaided by divine revelation, go astray by relying upon plausible conjectures about matters. He also distinguishes three steps or levels (gradus) the philosopher would need to ascend and not slip back down from in order to more fully grasp truth To...
Aristotle, Rhetoric Book 2 - Differences Between Anger And Hatred - Sadler's Lectures
April 27, 2023 15:23 - 12 minutes - 17.6 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher Aristotle's work of moral theory, the Nicomachean Ethics. Specifically it focuses on Aristotle's Rhetoric, and examines his discussion in book 2 about the distinctions he notes between two emotions that often get confused with each other, anger (orgē) and hatred (mison, ekhthra). 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...
Aristotle, Rhetoric Book 2 - People One Is Calm Or Mild With
April 26, 2023 18:29 - 17 minutes - 26.4 MBThis lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher Aristotle's work of moral theory, the Nicomachean Ethics. Specifically it focuses on Aristotle's Rhetoric, and examines his discussion in book 2 about what kinds of people other people tend to exhibit calmness or mildness (the opposite of anger) towards and why they feel that towards 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 - ...
Aristotle, Rhetoric Book 2 - Calmness And Circumstances - Sadler's Lectures
April 25, 2023 16:57 - 12 minutes - 18 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 Rhetoric, and examines his discussion in book 2 about circumstances or conditions in which people are likely to get less angry or not to get angry at all, that is to be calm or mild. 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...