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Philosophy and liquorice is a great combination I never knew I needed in my life!

Thank you for your service Dr. Sadler

thank you so much for uploading this, i have a jurisprudence presentation tomorrow in my law school and this video really helped me understand this topic clearly. god bless xx.

I love these videos ❤ thx so much

great lecture!! i love to listen to your videos while i cook :)

I've come to appreciate your inclusion of the Greek and Latin equivalents of certain ideas, and I wonder if you think it's practical for a student of philosophy to try learning one of them. I suppose the obvious answer is no, learning languages in general is a huge commitment, but then I think back to some of your videos where sometimes you contrast the English translation with the original meanings (eudaimonia comes to mind). Do you think there's a wide enough gap between the richness of the original text's ideas and their translations, to merit the extra effort? Thanks for the new series!

Hi Dr. Sadler! Another great video as always. I've been greatly enjoying your self directed study series as an engineering student who wants to learn about philosophy to have a more fruitful human existence. Your videos as guides to reading certain philosophers have been very helpful as well. I want to get into heidegger but want to make sure I get the best approach possible, will you make a video about getting into Heidegger in the near future? Thank you for everything and best regards!

Without a subject to compare to Parmenides becomes The Beatles Nowhere Man. My grandson and I were having a "Master"-Grasshopper moment when I asked him to describe "Nothing" or nothingness. I was testing a 15 year old for his perception of abstractions. He responded that he couldn't and gave a brief explanation. I replied that of course even a dark empty space is something. Nothingness is something of an idea that's limited to our sensory perception. Our minds can't frame a picture we can't imagine, but still this idea. Dr. Sadler, I don't think I'm digressing way too far if I ask you this. Is our idea of nothingness (and/or): an untruth, a deficiency or insufficient, incorrect? Am I asking the wrong question? Maybe a series on Kung Fu?😁

Would love to see some lectures on Heidegger's analysis of the Greek thinkers. I was just reading his lectures about Heraclitus and Heidegger had some not-so-nice words for Cicero that made me laugh. Waking up to see a Cicero lecture was a welcome treat; thank you for everything you do!

Really good stuff Dr. Sadler. I'm seeing how Greek philosophy could be a precursor to Judeo-Christian thought. More than a yin yang harmony, more as a need for comparison. Apostle Paul's prompt for Believers to embrace the need to struggle for growth. The original Hebrew idea of sin as missing the mark as an archer would. Jumping forward to Hegel's blossom transforming.

Thank you for this series!

This video is soooo good thank you so much !!!! Defo will follow and check your other videos out !!!

Listening right now.

Man, this is impressive and I am still just in the preface

Epictetus is my favorite Stoic. It's taken me a while to digest The Discourses and with that I feel that I'm still a student and will probably be a student the remainder of my life. I just recently completed my 4th time through his teachings and each time find new depths of understanding. With that, I am still new. Each time through, I would branch off to other sources, some mentioned by him like Xenophon & Plato to learn about Socrates directly, other times to modern Stoics like Robertson & Massimo. I read Irvine, but didn't really get as much out of his book. Massimo has a Great Courses lecture on Stoicism which was helpful. Robertson has several books and lessons that he taught on Socrates and Marcus which were also helpful. Having said all that, I find your reviews to be the icing on the cake, bringing it all together along with your Greek translations that add to understanding. My quest into Stoicism began with scouting and I was introduced to Epictetus from Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of scouting. He adamantly says that character is the main AIM of scouting and his source when writing his book was Epictetus. Initially, I read Epictetus to figure out how to help me deal with angry or misunderstanding parents, as Epictetus states, education was needed. I then started realizing that much of the misunderstandings and incorrect judgements were mine, education had begun. That is where I am at now. I still see scouting, as designed by Baden-Powell, as a course for youth in character. However, current scouting is changing and much of the original intention and underlying teachings are becoming diluted, which is unfortunate. Now I'm more involved in a program for youth called White Stag leadership training. This program incorporates much more of Baden-Powell's original scouting and I see the character development aspects there. Thank you for your videos Greg. I've watched other videos define Epictetus and Stoicism who take a much more academic approach which seems to miss what I think Epictetus and Stoicism is trying to achieve. While your videos are very detailed, they help the viewer continue along the discovery process for themselves. Thanks again. As an additional note, I have also practiced Vipassana and read the Discourses that correspond. I had started that practice during Covid lock downs, so was self taught and prior to studying Stoicism further. During that practice I came across a blogger who described the similarities with Buddhism and Stoicism, which brought me back to Stoic studies. I do see the similarities but never got so far into Buddhism to contemplate the concept of self or not self. I tend to agree more with the Stoic perspective of the center of reason, which I think relates to practical Wisdom. There still has to be a self to observe the not self? However, from a Socrates perspective, the Buddhist concept of not self could relate to one of the outcomes of Socratic questioning of aporia? Or along the lines of indescribable knowledge, like Tao is referred.

Makes me think of the difference between Shunyata and Nihilism

An immersion into Business happened. Kaizen looks like a synthetic production. Urakami cathedral bombing seems to have a symbolic irony .

A bit off topic but I appreciate how you share the etymology of certain words that pertain to the subject being discussed. I really appreciate that. Rabhere, rabhas, and rabies are fascinating in the way of being both a disease and desire. Truthfully, unchecked and it will consume one. I see Bi-polar being a modern equivalent even if others will swear it has nothing to do with one's own shaping of their "daemon" and/or habits. Thank you for sharing.

That one helped a lot! What Hegel was saying there reminded me a lot of the ideas of David Bohm and Quantum Mechanics...

MacIntyre is an extraordinary thinker. I recently read and did some extended study on "Breaking the Chains of Reason" ("Out of Apathy" ed. EP Thompson) and it really helped me to elucidate and nail down my problems with Popper, as well as many other insights. I also love the fact he just keeps living! I figured you would have at least one upload on MacIntyre, thought I should check it out. Thanks.

Hello, I liked your break down of philosophical works of Sartre, and Martin Heidegger. Especially the one about metaphysics. But I find some contradiction in what Martin said about anxiety. That anxiety reveals the nothing. And nothing repels. Hence the unheimliness. While true, why and how does drinking or smoking increase the anxiety or may be even caffeine. Does that person become more sensitive to the nothing? But the underlying question which I always end up asking is... What can and should I do with this information? It is nice to be knowledgeable about it and how Martin Heidegger view is so revolutionary. But what can one do with it? Just want to know how can it help me? Happy to get a paid session if you would have time. Thank you.

Finally done! Started Feb 1 and finished about 3 months later. I watched every video! My hopes for this book was that it would change my view on things, I was worried it would fall short, but it surpassed my expectations. It actually took me 3 attempts, the first 2 without you i only ever made it to page 75, haha. All of the work was well worth it. I think you have really made a great contribution for philosophers. Thank you, Dr. Sadler.

It's rare to see the Kyoto school in conversation with most philosophers. As always, thank you for bringing another worthwhile voice into our worlds!

Great video, please make more. Subbed!

Thank you

this was really interesting. thank you! the history of Japanese-Western intellectual contact is really interesting to me and this is fascinating.

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This is a very important book to me that was brought to my attention a few years ago through John Verveke’s work on UA-cam. So happy to see that you’re treating it! Excited to watch these episodes!

Absolutely fascinating! Thank you so much for these, truly appreciated

Thank you!

Thank you Dr. Sadler. I'm going to start my Bachelors in Philosophy soon and your videos have been very informative and helpful. However, where im from Philosophy texts are very expensive and Hegel especially is not accessible. The best and most affordable texts i can get my hands on are Penguin Editions, but since they're not the go-to scholarly editions, im worried whether they are a good choice to stick to.

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Thank you for the brilliant and inspiring lecture

As a younger philosopher (I'm working on a political philosophy right now), may I ask if you agree with the idea that Schopenhauer is hugely underrated in terms of his impact? It just seems to me the almost prophetic anti-christ theophany of Nietschze is always pointed out, but Schopenhauer never seems to get credit for building the metaphysical world of will from which nietschze had to give birth to himself; (just seems this way to me please correct me if I am wrong)

Good afternoon Professor, just wanted to stop by and show my support for the channel. I was at your Q&A a few days ago but I've been a long-time watcher (I stumbled upon your lecture on Kafka's The Metamorphosis almost a decade ago now). Your commitment to the arts is greatly appreciated. I know you hear this a lot but your teaching is needed now more than ever. You've taught me some valuable lessons through your videos: not to look for shortcuts because there are none, philosophy is hard, but also not to be afraid of humbling myself. And for that, you have my thanks. Have a good rest of the week!

I set up a "Cow Goth" station on Pandora, and it started playing AC/DC. If you compare the guitar tuning of AC/DC with Sisters of Mercy and The Cult, it's pretty signature of Goth Rock / Southern Rock.

Incredible. Thank you so much for giving this to people for free🎉

1:25:14 coming up with all sorts of reasons why it is a good thing to kiss someone else's butt will leave you surrounded by a bunch of shit eaters in a long run. They will start serving shit to you as well and you will be at risk of getting sick pretty quickly, therefore kissing someone else's but is irrational LOL. Stoics are quite famous for their dog philosophy 🌭

Great show! The part about only having portions of stories in the past ( 14:55 ) made me think about my comic book hunts as a kid. If you found a particularly important comic, it was a big deal! I think there was, to a certain degree, fighting over those comics. Haha, I can't imagine the kind of fighting there may have been over Book VII of The Republic, or yeah, the Book of Job or something!

One question, what translation of the Republic are you using?, I am using Jowett translation and is a little bit different, regards

Knowing that Cicero couldnt be in public life with the new govt he went on a very noble mission spreading Philosophy and awesome ideas for the common people. There is a higher purpose in sharing knowledge. This was very magnanimous of him.

I know it's about not getting attached (too much) and being prepared for death... not only for oneself but also for others. But... If the Captain of the boat is death and life is going ashore to get onions until the captain calls...i wonder...where the boat is going next? Are there possibly other islands? Can I go ashore again? Or is this irrelevant for this metaphor because it ended when the captain called? For me in this context I always think reincarnation. 🤔

Great timing, thanks Dr. Sadler :)

Complex characters, surprising plot twists, and now epic battles--the Phenomenology has all the makings of a thrilling and enticing adventure novel.

9:34 mastering inner dialog 10:03 mental concentration 11:00 goal is self improvement (realizing a human being with full potential)

They have recklessness and rashness that they’re trying to pass off as courage.