Sadler's Lectures

This lecture discusses key ideas from the Medieval philosopher, theologian, and Dominican friar, Thomas Aquinas, and focuses on his Summa Theologiae, Prima Pars, q. 2.

It focuses upon on his discussion in article 1 about whether God's existence (Deus esse) is "self-evident" (per se nota) or not. In the process of arguing that God's existence is not self-evident to us, he discusses the desire for human happiness, and what he takes to be the weak points of St. Anselm's ontological argument for the existence of God.

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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 in the section "Absurd Freedom" about why the traditional metaphysical conception of freedom isn't relevant to an absurdist viewpoint, but the experience of freedom in thought and action is.

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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 Kafka's work, found in an appendix to the text. He considers Kafka to on the one hand be a writer whose stories and novels do articulate the absurd, but on the other hand, to be an existentialist who ends up deifying the absurd and indulging in hope.

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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 one of the implications of consciousness of the absurd, i.e, a ethics of quantity, where the focus is not on the "best living" but the "most living", and on the "quantity and variety of the experiences" a person has been able to have".

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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 1 about Epicureans' views on friendship, pleasure, and usefulness

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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 1 about the Epicurean evaluation of the virtues as only instrumentally good. Here we focus on the virtue of temperance, which concerns a range of pleasures and desires, especially but not limited to those of food, intoxication, and sexual activity.

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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 1 about the Epicurean evaluation of the virtues as only instrumentally good. Here we focus on the virtue of courage, which helps its possessor deal with fears, particularly those concerning death and those concerning bodily and mental pains.

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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 1 about the Epicurean evaluation of the virtues as only instrumentally good. Here we focus on the virtue of justice. Epicureans value justice partly for instrumental reasons, like keeping oneself from getting into trouble, or fearing that one's unjust actions will be uncovered and punished. but they also view injustice as involving a conflict within the human person, which stands in the way of a tranquil life.

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You can find over 1500 philosophy videos in my main YouTube channel - www.youtube.com/user/gbisadler

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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 1 about the Epicurean evaluation of the virtues as only instrumentally good. Here we focus on the virtue of wisdom, deeded in order for a person to rightly understand and to choose between what is good and what is bad.

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You can find over 1500 philosophy videos in my main YouTube channel - www.youtube.com/user/gbisadler

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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 1 about the distinction the Epicureans make between mental and bodily pleasures.

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 1500 philosophy videos in my main YouTube channel - www.youtube.com/user/gbisadler

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