Sadler's Lectures

This is a short reflection on an insightful passage from Epictetus' Enchiridion, chapter 29, in which he advises us, before starting on some complex or difficult matter, to consider what it requires and whether we are really up for doing it

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This is a short reflection on an insightful passage from Seneca's On Tranquility of Mind, in which he suggests that we do not need too many books, but instead should get as much out of the books we do have.

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This is a short reflection on an insightful passage from Blaise Pascal's Pensees, section 386, in which he muses about the difference between waking and dreaming, and what it would be like for us if we dreamed consistently the same thing. This has significant implications for us in our present environment, in which we can arrange and choose to have the same images flooding us through television and films, games, and social media.

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This is a short reflection on an insightful passage from Epictetus' Enchiridion chapter 43, in which he suggests that we learn to pick up the things we need to bear by the right handle, not the wrong one

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This is a short reflection on an insightful passage from Rene Descartes' Discourse on Method part 2, in which - although he himself will describe and employ a method of hyperbolic doubt in the work - he suggests that most people should not engage in such a project of doubting everything, and explains why.

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This is a short reflection on an insightful passage from Seneca's On The Shortness of Life, in which he points out to us that by studying philosophy, we connect ourselves to some of the most intelligent and insightful people of the past.

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the 19th century Utilitarian philosopher John Stuart Mill's work, On Liberty

It focuses specifically on his advocacy and argument running throughout chapter 3 for the development and cultivation of what he calls "individuality".

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the 19th century Utilitarian philosopher John Stuart Mill's work, On Liberty

It focuses specifically on his discussion of what he calls the "Calvinist theory" about human nature, God's will, and individuality. He criticizes the repression of the development of human faculties and capacities

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the 19th century Utilitarian philosopher John Stuart Mill's work, On Liberty

It focuses specifically on his discussion of what value he thinks there are to people of "genius", which involves examining what genius actually consists in. He also advocates for more open and free societies in which genius can develop and flourish.

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the 19th century Utilitarian philosopher John Stuart Mill's work, On Liberty

It focuses specifically on his discussions in chapter 3 bearing upon what individuality extends to and encompasses, which turns out to be all of the faculties and capacities of a human being

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