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Professor Kozlowski Lectures

Benjamin Kozlowski

Professor Kozlowski lectures on various subjects in Philosophy, Theology, and the Humanities. For a list of courses and projects, visit his website at: https://professorkozlowski.wordpress.com/

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01:21:17

TBK Book 11-1 - Where is "Brother Ivan Fyodorovich"?

Professor Kozlowski Lectures ·

2022/03/29

Dostoevsky (and Professor Kozlowski) once again turns his attention to Brother Ivan Fyodorovich Karamazov - but where is he? Three months have transpired and it seems that Alyosha keeps missing him, though his effects are felt everywhere that he goes. What is going on with Brother Ivan? If you have questions or topic suggestions for Professor Kozlowski, e-mail him at profbkozlowski2@gmail.com To see what else Professor Kozlowski is up to, visit his webpage:

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01:10:48

TBK Book Ten - "Boys"

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2022/03/22

Professor Kozlowski looks at this sudden and seemingly-inexplicable tangent in Dostoevsky's storytelling: a diversion from the main story and characters to consider an otherwise unmet character, only partially-related to the secondary plot of the novel, three months after the (unjust?) arrest of Dmitri Karamazov. Why does Dostoevsky make these choices, and why does our plot now rest on a thirteen- (two weeks from fourteen!)-year-old kid? If you have questions or topic suggestions for Professor

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01:29:38

TBK Book Nine - "The Preliminary Investigation"

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2022/03/16

Professor Kozlowski looks at the investigation and interrogation of Dmitri Fyodorovich Karamazov through three interpretive lenses: that of the popular detective novel or police procedural, the social/psychological novel, and the thematic lens discussed in prior lectures. The result is another layered, nuanced set of chapters in a complex novel, but we must be sure to resist the temptation to over-simplify its role here. If you have questions or topic suggestions for Professor Kozlowski, e-mail him

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01:07:12

TBK Book 8-2 - "Mitya": Delirium

Professor Kozlowski Lectures ·

2022/03/08

Professor Kozlowski discusses the latter half of Mitya's chapter, including his confrontation with (and generosity toward) the two poles, his success with Grushenka, and his remorse about killing (?) Grigory - just in time for his arrest and questioning in the next section. If you have questions or topic suggestions for Professor Kozlowski, e-mail him at profbkozlowski2@gmail.com To see what else Professor Kozlowski is up to, visit his webpage: https://professorkozlowski.wordpress.com/

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01:34:26

TBK Book 8-1 - "Mitya": Decision

Professor Kozlowski Lectures ·

2022/03/02

Professor Kozlowski confronts Dostoevsky's Russian Nationalism in the light of Putin's war on Ukraine, as well as the whole of Dostoevsky's legacy - good and bad - in the hopes of justifying the celebration of a Russian writer despite current Russian aggression (perhaps unsuccessfully). He also discusses Mitya's frantic efforts to extricate himself from his dire circumstances, even to the point of murder(?). If you have questions or topic suggestions for Professor Kozlowski, e-mail him at

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00:59:25

TBK Book Seven - "Alyosha"

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2022/02/23

Professor Kozlowski discusses the funeral of Elder Zosima, and what Dostoevsky reveals about the nature of Christian hypocrisy, as well as tracking the development of Alyosha Karamazov through despair, rebellion, and redemption. For next week, we break Book Eight ("Mitya") in half - Chapters 1-5 for next week; Chapters 6-8 for the week after. If you have questions or topic suggestions for Professor Kozlowski, e-mail him at profbkozlowski2@gmail.com To see what else Professor Kozlowski is up to,

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01:03:59

TBK Book Six - "The Russian Monk"

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2022/02/16

"The Grand Inquisitor" may be the most-discussed passage from The Brothers Karamazov, but the Life, Talks, and Homilies of Father Zosima is almost certainly the thematic center of the whole book, unsexy though it may be. Today Professor Kozlowski talks about that unsexiness, and the unsexiness of Christian theology altogether, along with how Zosima's (and Dostoevsky's) teachings in this book manage to be boring, straightforward, and profound - all at the same time. If you have questions or topic

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02:10:27

TBK Book Five - "Pro and Contra"

Professor Kozlowski Lectures ·

2022/02/08

At last, it's the moment we've all been waiting for: Professor Kozlowski discusses Rebellion and The Grand Inquisitor - Ivan's long speech to Alyosha about philosophy, freedom, suffering, and proto-existentialism. Pack a lunch; this is going to be a long one. If you have questions or topic suggestions for Professor Kozlowski, e-mail him at profbkozlowski2@gmail.com To see what else Professor Kozlowski is up to, visit his webpage: https://professorkozlowski.wordpress.com/

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01:24:11

TBK Book Four - "Strains"

Professor Kozlowski Lectures ·

2022/02/01

Professor Kozlowski turns his attention to the villains and victims of Dostoevsky's characters in The Brothers Karamazov: Fyodor Karamaov at his most terrible, Katerina Ivanovna at her most manipulative, and the "castle" of Captain Snegirov as they desperately cling to some fragmentary sense of pride. If you have questions or topic suggestions for Professor Kozlowski, e-mail him at profbkozlowski2@gmail.com To see what else Professor Kozlowski is up to, visit his webpage:

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01:42:14

TBK Book Three - "The Sensualists"

Professor Kozlowski Lectures ·

2022/02/01

Professor Kozlowski discusses Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov as it returns to Dostoevsky's comfort zone: Alyosha bustling about, bumping into other characters and listening to their problems. Today we'll finally be introduced to the nihilistic Smerdyakov, get a better glimpse of Dmitri's personal struggles, and watch fights break out between father and son, rival lovers, and in the comments section. If you have questions or topic suggestions for Professor Kozlowski, e-mail him at

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01:56:13

TBK Book Two - "An Inapprorpiate Gathering"

Professor Kozlowski Lectures ·

2022/01/25

Professor Kozlowski discusses Dostoevsky's over-ambitious first look at the Family Karamazov as they hide their insecurities with erudition (or stupidity), create several public scandals, threaten murder, and homewreck a monastery. If you have questions or topic suggestions for Professor Kozlowski, e-mail him at profbkozlowski2@gmail.com To see what else Professor Kozlowski is up to, visit his webpage: https://professorkozlowski.wordpress.com/

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01:23:41

Mythology SP22 Syllabus

Professor Kozlowski Lectures ·

2022/01/19

Professor Kozlowski is sick, and couldn't go to class for his typical first-day-syllabus discussion. So it ended up here instead. New Brothers Karamazov lecture to come soon, but first I've got to pay my bills... *shrug* If you have questions or topic suggestions for Professor Kozlowski, e-mail him at profbkozlowski2@gmail.com To see what else Professor Kozlowski is up to, visit his webpage: https://professorkozlowski.wordpress.com/

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01:47:45

TBK Book One - "A Nice Little Family"

Professor Kozlowski Lectures ·

2022/01/11

Professor Kozlowski discusses Dostoevsky's shamelessly expository first book of The Brothers Karamazov, including the "muddle-headed" and dissipated father Fyodor, hapless Dmitri, capable Ivan, and Alyosha - who may very well be Dostoevsky's most successful attempt at making a convincing heroic protagonist. Next week we'll tackle Book Two: "An Inappropriate Gathering" and see how these characters interact with one another. If you have questions or topic suggestions for Professor Kozlowski, e-mail

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01:02:18

The Brothers Karamazov - Introduction

Professor Kozlowski Lectures ·

2022/01/04

Professor Kozlowski embarks on a new semester-long project: reading through Dostoevsky's mammoth, messy magnum opus: The Brothers Karamazov. We'll be reading the Pevear/Volokhonsky translation on a week-to-week basis, starting with "Book One: A Nice Little Family" next week. I encourage you to follow along in your own reading, as it is convenient for you. Since this project is online-only, I've decided to set up a Patreon account for my Internet presence, which you can find at:

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01:06:03

Navel-Gazing and Other Techniques of the Self

Professor Kozlowski Lectures ·

2021/10/06

Professor Kozlowski closes out his Love and Friendship class with some discussion of Foucault, but mostly by thinking out loud about the past, present, and future of his podcast, his workload, and where his Internet Presence is likely to go, now that he doesn't have the pandemic to both spur his activity and boost his viewership. Here's hoping for some Dostoevsky in the spring! If you have questions or topic suggestions for Professor Kozlowski, e-mail him at profbkozlowski2@gmail.com To see what

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01:49:18

Queer Theory, Identity, Sexuality, and Shame

Professor Kozlowski Lectures ·

2021/10/06

Professor Kozlowski well oversteps his expertise and discusses the ideas presented in early texts on Queer Theory, namely Michel Foucault's "Friendship as a Way of Life" and "Sex, Power, and the Politics of Identity", as well as "The Ethics of Sexual Shame" - the first chapter of Michael Warner's The Trouble With Normal. If you have questions or topic suggestions for Professor Kozlowski, e-mail him at profbkozlowski2@gmail.com To see what else Professor Kozlowski is up to, visit his webpage:

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01:45:22

Feminism and Love

Professor Kozlowski Lectures ·

2021/10/04

Professor Kozlowski continues his discussion of Love in the 20th Century by examining the four waves of feminism and touching on several important texts written by feminist authors on the subject of Love: namely Simone De Beauvoir's The Second Sex, Shulamith Firestone's The Dialectic of Sex, Annette Baier's "Unsafe Loves", and Virgina Held's The Ethics of Care. If you have questions or topic suggestions for Professor Kozlowski, e-mail him at profbkozlowski2@gmail.com To see what else Professor

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01:43:42

Christian Apologists

Professor Kozlowski Lectures ·

2021/10/04

Professor Kozlowski wanders off the beaten path of philosophical canon to discuss the attitudes on Love and Friendship most important to him personally: the account of love in G. K. Chesterton's Manalive, and the account of friendship in C. S. Lewis' The Four Loves. If you have questions or topic suggestions for Professor Kozlowski, e-mail him at profbkozlowski2@gmail.com To see what else Professor Kozlowski is up to, visit his webpage: https://professorkozlowski.wordpress.com/

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01:57:04

Freud!

Professor Kozlowski Lectures ·

2021/09/29

Professor Kozlowski discusses Freud today. What could go wrong? CW: sex/sexuality, incest, rape, heteronormativity, childhood trauma, mental illness, coprophilia, love as a purely physical process, scientific objectivity, the gradual deterioration of Professor Kozlowski's mental well-being If you have questions or topic suggestions for Professor Kozlowski, e-mail him at profbkozlowski2@gmail.com To see what else Professor Kozlowski is up to, visit his webpage:

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01:43:26

Reacting to Romanticism: Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, and...

Professor Kozlowski Lectures ·

2021/09/29

Professor Kozlowski takes on some of the most divisive and dangerous thinkers in the history of the canon - along with some explanation of 19th-century obsessions like Social Darwinism, rampant Naturalism, and their often-racist conclusions. We cautiously walk through some of Schopenhauer's and Nietzsche's philosophy, hemmed in by dangers and unwarranted assumptions (there is a lot of swearing), then cool off with the refreshing rationality of Kierkegaard's Works of Love. Did we mention the

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