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Sadler"s Lectures

Lectures on classic and contemporary philosophical texts and thinkers by Gregory B. Sadler

I"m that YouTube Philosophy Guy! Find more than 3,000 videos in my main channel. Support my video and podcast work! https://www.patreon.com/sadler or https://www.buymeacoffee.com/A4quYdWoM Learn more about this podcast channel - https://youtu.be/qRvL0gqlyrw and https://gregorybsadler.substack.com/p/the-sadlers-lectures-podcast Due to popular demand - and with the work underwritten by my Patreon supporters - I have been converting my videos into MP3 files listeners can listen to anywhere they

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00:20:43

Ursula K Leguin, Tehanu - Aunty Moss The Witch -...

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2024/07/12

This lecture discusses the science fiction and fantasy author, Ursula K. Leguin's novel, Tehanu, the fourth of six Earthsea books It focuses specifically on the character, "Aunty" Moss, the local witch, who Tenar becomes friends with after Ogion's death. 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 3,000 philosophy videos in my main YouTube channel -

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00:15:50

Ursula K Leguin, Tehanu - Tenar And The Mage Ogion -...

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2024/07/11

This lecture discusses the science fiction and fantasy author, Ursula K. Leguin's novel, Tehanu, the fourth of six Earthsea booksIt focuses specifically on the relationship between Ogion the mage and Tenar, who had been his ward and student for some time after she left Atuan with Ged. Ogion dies not long after Tenar arrives with Therru. 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 -

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00:15:20

Ursula K Leguin, Tehanu - Tehanu And Segoy Two Dragons

Sadler"s Lectures ·

2024/07/10

Ursula K Leguin, Tehanu - Tehanu And Segoy Two Dragons by Lectures on classic and contemporary philosophical texts and thinkers by Gregory B. Sadler

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00:19:06

Ursula K Leguin, Tehanu - Ged No Longer A Mage -...

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2024/07/09

This lecture discusses the science fiction and fantasy author, Ursula K. Leguin's novel, Tehanu, the fourth of six Earthsea booksIt focuses specifically on the dragon Kalessin dropping off the archmage Ged, now drained of all his power, on the island of Gont, with Tenar. Ged will struggle to make sense of his identity and his life lacking the magical power that has defined him for nearly his entire life, and will be lost for a good portion of the novel To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon

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00:14:33

Ursula K Leguin, Tehanu - Tenar Teaching Therru -...

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2024/07/08

This lecture discusses the science fiction and fantasy author, Ursula K. Leguin's novel, Tehanu, the fourth of six Earthsea books It focuses specifically on Tenar's attempt's to follow Ogion's final instructions "teach her all", about her young adopted daughter Therru. 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 3,000 philosophy videos in my main YouTube

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00:22:47

Ursula K Leguin, Tehanu - Therru's Abuse, Fear, And...

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2024/07/07

This lecture discusses the science fiction and fantasy author, Ursula K. Leguin's novel, Tehanu, the fourth of six Earthsea booksIt focuses specifically on the character Therru, a terribly abused child who was beaten, starved, and raped by her parents and their gang. She is thrown into a fire and left for dead, but survives and is adopted by Tenar, who raises her and tries to help her heal. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direct

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00:17:29

Franz Fanon, Black Skin, White Masks - Parallels...

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2024/07/05

This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century philosopher, psychoanalyst, and social critic Frantz Fanon's work Black Skin, White MasksIt focuses specifically on his comparative discussions of antisemitism directed at the figure of the Jew and anti-Black racism or negrophobia directed at the figure of the Black person. There are similarities and connections between the two dynamics but also some important differences that Fanon highlights To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site

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00:18:35

Franz Fanon, Black Skin, White Masks - Negrophobia,...

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2024/07/03

This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century philosopher, psychoanalyst, and social critic Frantz Fanon's work Black Skin, White MasksIt focuses specifically on his discussions bearing on what he calls "Negrophobia", which involves the reduction of black people to nature, to animals, and to their sexuality, on the part of the racist feeling fear, anxiety, or disgust towards them. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direct

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00:25:27

Franz Fanon, Black Skin, White Masks - Woman And Man,...

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2024/07/01

This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century philosopher, psychoanalyst, and social critic Frantz Fanon's work Black Skin, White Masks It focuses specifically on the discussions in the second and third chapters of the work, titled "The Woman of Color and the White Man," and "The Man of Color and the White Woman." Fanon examines what would need to be the case in order to have the possibility of "true, authentic love—wishing for others what one postulates for oneself, when that postulation

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00:10:51

Cicero On The Ends Book 3 - Wisdom And The Other Arts...

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2024/06/30

This 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 likening the virtue of wisdom to certain arts, particularly dancing and acting. Cicero draws out the points of similarity, and also indicates where they differ. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like

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00:22:31

Nishitani Keiji, The Self-Overcoming Of Nihilism -...

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2024/06/29

This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century philosopher and head of the Japanese Kyoto school, Nishitani Keiji's book, The Self-Overcoming Of NihilismSpecifically it examines the Appendix to the work, titled "The Problem of Atheism". He analyses two main philosophical atheistic approaches to religion, that of Marxist humanism and that of Sartrean existentialism, and points out inadequacies to both of these positions, particularly when examined in relation to Mahayana Buddhism.

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00:17:46

Nishitani Keiji, The Self - Overcoming Of Nihilism -...

Sadler"s Lectures ·

2024/06/28

This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century philosopher and head of the Japanese Kyoto school, Nishitani Keiji's book, The Self-Overcoming Of Nihilism Specifically it examines chapter 9, "The Meaning of Nihilism for Japan". Nishitani claims that nihilism has become a significant cultural problem in post-World War II Japan, and that merely returning to a previously robust tradition undergirded by (Mahayana) Buddhism and Confucianism will not be by itself sufficient. Instead, that

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00:21:40

Nishitani Keiji, The Self - Overcoming Of Nihilism -...

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2024/06/27

This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century philosopher and head of the Japanese Kyoto school, Nishitani Keiji's book, The Self-Overcoming Of NihilismSpecifically it examines chapter 9, "The Meaning of Nihilism for Japan". This one examines his discussion of how Japan opened itself up to a crisis of nihilism precisely through modernization and westernization, and what the possibilities for post-World War II are. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler

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00:17:43

Nishitani Keiji, The Self-Overcoming Of Nihilism -...

Sadler"s Lectures ·

2024/06/26

This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century philosopher and head of the Japanese Kyoto school, Nishitani Keiji's book, The Self-Overcoming Of NihilismSpecifically it examines his discussion in chapter 1 "Nihilism As Existence", of what he terms "European nihilism". Although nihilism remains in part a trans-cultural and trans-historical phenomenon, it arises in a complex and active way within the ongoing development of modern European culture. A nihilims that overcomes nihilism also

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00:13:31

Nishitani Keiji, The Self-Overcoming Of Nihilism -...

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2024/06/24

This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century philosopher and head of the Japanese Kyoto school, Nishitani Keiji's book, The Self-Overcoming Of Nihilism Specifically it examines his discussion in chapter 1 "Nihilism As Existence", focused on how human beings are situated in history, and how nihilism arises not just as a trans-historical possibility, but within a particular historical context, that of modern Europe. This requires that not only does nihilism need to be understood from within

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00:14:58

Nishitani Keiji, The Self-Overcoming Of Nihilism -...

Sadler"s Lectures ·

2024/06/23

This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century philosopher and head of the Japanese Kyoto school, Nishitani Keiji's book, The Self-Overcoming Of Nihilism Specifically it examines his discussion in chapter 1 "Nihilism As Existence", which distinguishes several unproductive and inadequate approaches to nihilism, and then frames nihilism as a problem of the self. He notes that the self can be broken into two selves, one which observes and questions, the other which is observed and questioned,

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00:20:16

Albert Camus, The Myth Of Sisyphus - Dostoevsky, The...

Sadler"s Lectures ·

2024/06/21

This 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 Dostoevsky, his novels, and his characters' perspectives in the third part of the work, "Absurd Creation". While several of the characters that Dostoevsky discusses are people whose thought, life, and engagements emerge from and grapple with the absurd, according to Camus Dostoevsky himself makes a leap out past the absurd,

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00:18:44

Albert Camus, The Myth Of Sisyphus - Ephemeral...

Sadler"s Lectures ·

2024/06/20

This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century philosopher, novelist, and essayist Albert Camus' work The Myth of SisyphusSpecifically it examines the section "Ephemeral Creation" in the third part of work. Camus discusses the possibility of an "ascesis" of he absurd that would remain true to it despite our tendency to succumb to hope. He discusses how this would work for the creative novelist, and the role that revolt, freedom, and diversity play To support my ongoing work, go to my

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00:26:10

Albert Camus, The Myth Of Sisyphus - The Absurd, Art,...

Sadler"s Lectures ·

2024/06/18

This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century philosopher, novelist, and essayist Albert Camus' work The Myth of SisyphusSpecifically it examines his discussion in the third part of the work, Absurd Creation, examining how art and specifically fiction or the novel end up intersecting with philosophy in their engagements with the absurd. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler or Buy Me A Coffee - https://buymeacoffee.com/a4quydwom If you'd like to make

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00:18:01

Albert Camus, The Myth Of Sisyphus - A Sketch:...

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2024/06/17

This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century philosopher, novelist, and essayist Albert Camus' work The Myth of Sisyphus Specifically it examines the third of the sketches or examples Camus provides in part 2 of the work, illustrating ways in which a person might live out an "ethics of quantity" in the face of the absurd. Camus discusses conquest and the person he calls "the conquerer", but this person in late modern times will be quite different from conquerors in earlier times. To

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