Sadler's Lectures

This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher Plato's work, The Republic, in particular book 4.

Specifically it examines his discussion of what the virtue of temperance is and where it is situated within the ideal city and in the human soul

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher Plato's work, The Republic, in particular book 4.

Specifically it examines his discussion of what the virtue of courage is and where it is situated within the ideal city and in the human soul

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

You can get a copy of Plato's Republic here - https://amzn.to/2wHmi3p

This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher Plato's work, The Republic, in particular book 4.

Specifically it examines his discussion about how things go wrong in the human soul when the three parts Plato distinguishes - the rational part, the spirited part, and the appetitive part - are in disharmony with each other, producing the disorder and vice of injustice.

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

You can get a copy of Plato's Republic here - https://amzn.to/2wHmi3p

This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher Plato's work, The Republic, in particular book 4.

Specifically it examines his discussion about the happiness of the citizens of his ideal city or political community. The goal is to produce happiness for all of the classes of the city, not just one class, and to do so by allowing them to express their natures through their distinctive activities.

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

You can get a copy of Plato's Republic here - https://amzn.to/2wHmi3p

This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher Plato's work, The Republic, in particular book 4.

Specifically it examines his argument about why there are three main parts to the human soul - the reasoning/rational part (logos), the passionate or spirited part (thumos), and the appetitive part (epithumia).

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

You can get a copy of Plato's Republic here - https://amzn.to/2wHmi3p

This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient hedonist philosopher Epicurus' Principal Doctrines (as well as the Letter to Menoecius and the Vatican Sayings)

Specifically it examines his discussion of Friendship, which he considers not only to be useful in terms of providing security from pains and fears, and to be useful for providing pleasure -- but also in some cases a good valuable for its own sake.

To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler

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

Purchase the Epicurus Reader - https://amzn.to/3jZraVQ

This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient hedonist philosopher Epicurus' Principal Doctrines (as well as the Letter to Menoecius and the Vatican Sayings)

Specifically it examines his discussion of the nature and the usefulness of Justice for human beings.

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

Purchase the Epicurus Reader - https://amzn.to/3jZraVQ

This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient hedonist philosopher Epicurus' Principal Doctrines (as well as the Letter to Menoecius and the Vatican Sayings)

Specifically it examines his discussion of two sources of what he determines to be "groundless" fears for human beings -- the wrath, envy, or favoritism on the part of the gods; and suffering 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 - or at BuyMeACoffee - www.buymeacoffee.com/A4quYdWoM

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

Purchase the Epicurus Reader - https://amzn.to/3jZraVQ

This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient hedonist philosopher Epicurus' Principal Doctrines (as well as the Letter to Menoecius and the Vatican Sayings)

Specifically it examines his discussion of three types of desires: natural and necessary desires; natural but not necessary desires; and desires that are neither natural nor necessary, but based on "groundless opinion"

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

Purchase the Epicurus Reader - https://amzn.to/3jZraVQ

This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient hedonist philosopher Epicurus' Principal Doctrines (as well as the Letter to Menoecius and the Vatican Sayings)

Specifically it examines his discussion on the difference between mental and bodily pleasures, and the superiority of mental pleasures to bodily ones.

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

Purchase the Epicurus Reader - https://amzn.to/3jZraVQ