Great Minds - Part 1 - Plato's Republic I: Justice, Power, and Knowledge

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  • @StrahinjaMit
    @StrahinjaMit 8 місяців тому +80

    Rest in Peace, Dr. Sugrue. You sparked my interest in Plato and made the experience much more enjoyable.

  • @blaze-uz6or
    @blaze-uz6or 3 роки тому +1897

    Thank you im a uneducated construction worker but love history. Started with american than learned about the enlightenment. In europe and know greek and Roman. Listened go the republic a couple times this really helped me break it down. And the same problems plagued politics for thousands of years simply amazing. But i feel like our politicans in alot of ways were better educated decades ago.

    • @damianbiondo812
      @damianbiondo812 3 роки тому +388

      i'm a law professor. I wish half my students had your curiousity. Keep it up!

    • @duncanlaing6078
      @duncanlaing6078 3 роки тому +11

      Professor D'Blond-O

    • @dorianphilotheates3769
      @dorianphilotheates3769 3 роки тому +163

      blaze 2019 - You are certainly NOT “uneducated” (MBAs who have no interest in learning anything beyond what will benefit their corporate careers are uneducated) - and I agree with Damian Biondo: I, too, wish half my students had your intellectual curiosity and sense of wonder; I have to brush up on Kardashians trivia just to get them to take their doctoral comprehensive exams...

    • @xxcoopcoopxx
      @xxcoopcoopxx 3 роки тому +83

      I'm in construction as well! Ditch-Digger Laborer!

    • @dorianphilotheates3769
      @dorianphilotheates3769 3 роки тому +34

      Travis Cooper - Me, too! Archaeologist, excavator.

  • @user-lz6dm5lk9y
    @user-lz6dm5lk9y 5 місяців тому +99

    I could cry....I could just cry.... I am a senior now, not too distant from Prof. Sugrue's age upon his passing, and watching his lectures it is very clear to me that never once in my entire life did I have even ONE teacher as good as Prof. Sugrue. I really wish I could have been his student. Well, I guess I am his student now. R.I.P. dear Prof Sugrue.

    • @rafedrafed8396
      @rafedrafed8396 4 місяці тому +1

      متى ولد ومتى مات الفيلسوف sugrue

    • @lotharlamurtra7924
      @lotharlamurtra7924 3 місяці тому +3

      I agree with you 100%. Michael has been the best teacher, a gift. His dearh has been such a pain, such a loss.

    • @NbdHrglfs336
      @NbdHrglfs336 2 місяці тому +1

      I'm 38 sir! I feel the same 🎉

    • @NbdHrglfs336
      @NbdHrglfs336 2 місяці тому

      ​@@rafedrafed8396He died approximately 8/9 months ago, he has a substack website, a quick search on Google will direct you there! Rest in Peace Dr. Sugrue

  • @Brian-ih2cw
    @Brian-ih2cw 3 роки тому +544

    “The good man has no enemies, the good man is devoted to the idea if improving all human beings” wow, this hit deep

    • @michaellangan4450
      @michaellangan4450 3 роки тому +46

      Nonsense; I would not trust a person if he did not have enemies. Having enemies indicates that you have a strong position on moral or political matters.

    • @jmhdsn
      @jmhdsn 3 роки тому +68

      I thought it was interesting because it seemed to imply that your “enemy” is defined by yourself. The person may not have your best interests in mind, or may be actively working against you, but you have the ability to contextualize their actions in relation to yourself, and it doesn’t have to be adversarial.
      Easier said than done, though.

    • @Mr_Dimento
      @Mr_Dimento 3 роки тому +16

      @@michaellangan4450 this is a real philosophy moment here

    • @robertjay9415
      @robertjay9415 3 роки тому +2

      Back in high school I remember a saying if u have haters your doing something right

    • @alastormoody7966
      @alastormoody7966 3 роки тому +1

      that is why i hate ultranacionalistic racist and comunes, bro we are human beings, all of us, even the dumbest of the dumb are highly evolved biological machines, we are in this together all of us.

  • @chrisross2241
    @chrisross2241 Рік тому +187

    the amount of data in this mans mind and the way he transfers it into the minds of his listeners is next level

    • @DipayanPyne94
      @DipayanPyne94 Рік тому

      Yup. Why do you have Buddha as your DP ? Wouldn't it be better to have Socrates ?

    • @common_sense2022
      @common_sense2022 Рік тому

      @@DipayanPyne94 why not have Buddha and Socrates at the same time? DP in his ass. You did mean Double Penetration, right???

    • @DipayanPyne94
      @DipayanPyne94 Рік тому

      @@common_sense2022 Jesus. The f is wrong with you 🤦🏽‍♂️

    • @madallas_mons
      @madallas_mons Рік тому +1

      ​@@DipayanPyne94 No, the Buddha is far better

    • @DipayanPyne94
      @DipayanPyne94 Рік тому +7

      @@madallas_mons Good joke. I used to believe that too. Then, I read Plato and he changed my life. He SAVED me.

  • @sahilkamra2
    @sahilkamra2 4 роки тому +359

    Professor speaks so eloquently , he truly is the Plato of Story telling. Such rythm such harmony between words. Listening to this I could truly imagine myself there with Socrates.

    • @vanessabeatty2312
      @vanessabeatty2312 4 роки тому +20

      Two minutes in and I had the same thought. Like I'm sitting on some marble stairs.

    • @Khumzalet
      @Khumzalet 4 роки тому +2

      That’s 2000% true mahn💯😂😂

    • @robertmackenzie892
      @robertmackenzie892 3 роки тому +1

      You got it, Sahil.

    • @ViceVersace
      @ViceVersace 3 роки тому +2

      ua-cam.com/video/VeduIpglkrg/v-deo.html
      Socrates speech at his trial for impiety and corruption, is in Greek but that’s how he’d sound.

    • @jeffreyriley8742
      @jeffreyriley8742 2 роки тому +1

      He talks way too fast. He doesn't give the listener a moment to process.

  • @dekuscrub4330
    @dekuscrub4330 4 роки тому +477

    Thank you for uploading this... People pay top dollar for this kind of lecture

    • @tatsumakisempyukaku
      @tatsumakisempyukaku 3 роки тому +21

      I think you’d like Pierre grimes’s lectures on Plato. Type his name then type “Parmenides” right after. He has dozens if not hundreds of lectures here.
      What’s the difference? Pierre is a mystic and thinks Plato was on to something. So, he makes the best argument he can for him. Whereas, as good as he is, sugrue is an academic. I don’t know that he actually bought in to the transcendence of the GOOD-ONE. but I’m just guessing. Regardless, Pierre Grimes is pretty good.

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      @anhumblemessengerofthelawo3858 3 роки тому +7

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    • @realJimMarshall
      @realJimMarshall 3 роки тому +16

      If my professors were like this in college, I'd forever be a college student.

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    • @jj-nh8lz
      @jj-nh8lz 3 роки тому +2

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  • @tangerinesarebetterthanora7060
    @tangerinesarebetterthanora7060 7 місяців тому +12

    Rip professor, one of the most valuable educators that philosophy has ever had the honor of having at its service.

  • @haimbenavraham1502
    @haimbenavraham1502 3 роки тому +161

    Once, philosophy, is in you heart, you don't need lecture notes. As eloquently demonstrated by this professor. If only all ' professors', were equally inclined.

  • @SadistAssassin
    @SadistAssassin 9 місяців тому +20

    May you RIP Dr. Sugrue. Your lectures have been a great consolation in my life and I wish more people would yearn to learn at the high level in which you taught.

    • @bakshev
      @bakshev 9 місяців тому +2

      He died!? Of what?

    • @bosteye
      @bosteye 3 місяці тому +1

      @@bakshev Yes, He died Jan 16, 2024 from prostate cancer.

    • @cheri238
      @cheri238 3 місяці тому +1

      ​@@bosteye
      Yes, and I cried also.
      🙏❤️

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    @DuUbermensh 2 роки тому +176

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    • @jackdonith
      @jackdonith 2 роки тому +8

      Here's the thing. Philosophy and other social sciences can be percieved by a beginner. For some bizarre reason it's considered like "high class", like something you need a lot of degrees to understand. Natural science ok, a beginner will only be able to get a "popular science lecture for non scientists". But social science? You can walk into a pholosophy course in an Ivy League university and be as good as the other students. You'll have a problem in a low grade level college if you try to understand what Calculus II is about of course. But philosophy? History? It can be done. If you have the time (and money?) try to get into a university for such a degree. I assure you, you'll be among the best of the class.

    • @dr.michaelsugrue
      @dr.michaelsugrue  Рік тому +24

      Breeze into a class on Wittgenstein's Tractatus at any of the Ivies with which you are so well acquainted and let me know how close to the top you breeze out.

  • @williejameswilliams1
    @williejameswilliams1 3 роки тому +47

    He was one of my teachers at Columbia in the Fall of 1985.

    • @dr.michaelsugrue
      @dr.michaelsugrue  3 роки тому +70

      Dad said, the days pass slowly but the years are gone all too soon.

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    @js48704 3 роки тому +99

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      @alonsofrancescutti4956 2 роки тому +4

      We're living in wonderful time aren't we?

    • @lchaney
      @lchaney Рік тому

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      @studentaccount345 3 роки тому +1

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    • @jeffreyriley8742
      @jeffreyriley8742 2 роки тому

      He talks way too fast. He doesn't give the listener a moment to process.

  • @marius-adriannicoara8515
    @marius-adriannicoara8515 5 місяців тому +4

    "The benefit that you owe to all men is education."
    The purpose of a life well lived.
    Thank you professor Sugrue!

  • @davoodeftekhar5385
    @davoodeftekhar5385 10 місяців тому +7

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    • @notacasual5593
      @notacasual5593 Місяць тому

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    @henry2179 Рік тому +10

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    • @DipayanPyne94
      @DipayanPyne94 Рік тому +1

      Mate, what do you mean by unwashed ?

  • @MMAThailand1
    @MMAThailand1 3 роки тому +15

    "Socrates' conception of benefit is tied up with his conception of virtue. Since virtue is knowledge for Socrates, the benefit that you owe to those who like you and to those who don't like you... the benefit you owe to all men.... Is education. So the point of Socratic interaction, of Socratic dialogue is the improvement of the people he is speaking to..."
    Professor Sugrue, thank you for literally practicing what you preach. It is not lost on me that you are being Socratic by posting your lectures so that we can all learn to be better thinkers and better people. Much respect. 🙏

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    @dangielfrauk8484 Рік тому +9

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    @rumayayad4361 4 роки тому +80

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  • @anthonygonzalez9422
    @anthonygonzalez9422 3 роки тому +28

    Wow. I’ve read the republic twice and studied it in higher education and just seven minutes in, you’ve hit me with something I’ve never heard before. Excellent.

  • @chriscosby2459
    @chriscosby2459 3 роки тому +28

    Professor Sugrue is awesome -- I have listened to him for years.

  • @LoudandClearChastity
    @LoudandClearChastity 11 місяців тому +3

    I think it is FANTASTIC that there are so many people like me that want to keep learning. There is hope! Let's start a revolution 😊

  • @JRC_86
    @JRC_86 Рік тому +8

    The Mister Rogers of college professors. Warm, intelligent and engaging. I feel a strange sense of belonging when listening to your lectures. Thank you.

  • @christophercollins9933
    @christophercollins9933 Рік тому +2

    We are all so fortunate to live in a time that we can receive this information with the click of a few buttons!!!! Thank you so much for your work Michael.

  • @senakadezoysa3759
    @senakadezoysa3759 10 місяців тому +2

    I have listened to many philosophical talks over many years already but have never listened to a lecture like this ever before in my life. I am ever so grateful to Dr Michael Sugrue. Listening to your speech, I guess, would be more interesting and making sense than, of course, listening to Socrates himself alive. In this lecture, you gave the cream of Socrates' knowledge to listeners like 'the swan that separates milk from water'. I can listen to lectures like this all day long without feeling bored. Thank you, Sir.

  • @rjwasser8312
    @rjwasser8312 10 місяців тому +5

    Rest well good doctor. You’ll be sorely missed.

  • @lsjt8924
    @lsjt8924 2 роки тому +5

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  • @naughtygeezus5381
    @naughtygeezus5381 2 роки тому +32

    You killed this bro. Damn. If any of my lecturers possessed a fraction of your teaching ability (knowledge, charisma, performance, oration...), I would have become a career student.

  • @IIVVBlues
    @IIVVBlues 4 роки тому +32

    Having heard this lecture, I must definitely reread book one. This additional guidance has opened an entirely new perspective on Plato for me.

  • @promeitheus
    @promeitheus 3 роки тому +7

    People need more Plato in their lives.

  • @gjergskender8536
    @gjergskender8536 11 місяців тому +2

    Dr. Micheal, we are truly blessed to have such a man of integrity, and genius to learn from. From the depths of my soul; thank you! And i wish you well!

  • @KetanGupta737
    @KetanGupta737 Рік тому +3

    13:28 I literally was pondering over this for a few days and I am so much happier now that i have made space for thoughts other than those of women. I can actually study now ,talk to people and take care of my future!

  • @DLiuUMD
    @DLiuUMD 3 роки тому +20

    "the republic to a great extent is about the organization and direction of human desire" - found that to be quite profound

  • @BrandonStewartCS
    @BrandonStewartCS Місяць тому

    My friends and I have begun reading The Republic together. Returning to these videos after having finally read Book 1 has provided invaluable insight. Thank you for the timeless wisdom.

  • @Top_Lad
    @Top_Lad 4 роки тому +31

    Thank you so much for making these available here on UA-cam Professor.
    These are a blessing during these times.

  • @margaviljoen
    @margaviljoen 3 роки тому +5

    Like the Republic, these lectures should be heard repeatedly ( and at 0,75x playback speed...). Excellent and inspiring to 'get' things that were formerly opaque. Thank you.

  • @angelinekebeguilavogui6323
    @angelinekebeguilavogui6323 3 роки тому +5

    One of the best teachers to grace the world!

  • @gerardlabeouf6075
    @gerardlabeouf6075 7 місяців тому +4

    Rest in piece micheal sugrue
    This video taught me a principle of philosophy that i can apply very often
    The macro-micro connection
    Thanks to this video i found clues to creating a method of artistic viewpoint that would be more efficient for me to study philosophy and more or less everything
    I am very grateful for the presence of this video
    That at the time i thought would be complicated and excruciatingly difficult to incorporate academic philosophy
    But i was wrong and to this day i still use the micro-macro connection
    Rest in peace dr sugrue
    You'll helped countless people
    And believe me your legacy will go on even posthumously
    🙏

  • @daithiocinnsealach1982
    @daithiocinnsealach1982 2 роки тому +3

    Fell asleep listening to this last night. Not because it's boring but because it's so enjoyable to listen to his voice. So I'm watching again now this evening. One of the best lecturers I've ever had the measure of hearing. And I really like the other lecturer he has uploaded. They have kind of the same way of speaking, and I don't know if that intentional somehow, but he's enjoyable to listen to as well.

  • @blueoak116
    @blueoak116 Рік тому +2

    This guy is absolutely brilliant in presentation and knowledge!!!

  • @princeLaharl2
    @princeLaharl2 Рік тому +1

    This level of passion is rare and satisfying.

    • @DipayanPyne94
      @DipayanPyne94 Рік тому

      That's because Neoliberalism has wiped off passion from this world.

  • @alucuron
    @alucuron 3 роки тому +58

    This is the best Mr. Bean disguise I’ve ever seen

  • @omadaw
    @omadaw Рік тому +2

    Amazing lecture and extremely articulated and profound explanation. I have watched it three times and moire and never get tired of this lecture and all the other lectures uploaded by professor Surgrue.

  • @mattayoubi9829
    @mattayoubi9829 2 роки тому +3

    Thank you for this, Dr Sugrue. Your work is truly a gift to humanity.

  • @derrickparra8734
    @derrickparra8734 4 роки тому +19

    I can not believe how much I missed in the first page. Completely eye opening.

    • @tatsumakisempyukaku
      @tatsumakisempyukaku 3 роки тому +4

      When I re-read the republic, and right there in the beginning, it’s there; I realized that what Plato thought to be the ideal city-state, was a simple one, wherein everyone had just enough for their needs. And so worked hard enough and long enough to supply those needs, and no more. Meaning he described the Just city early on.
      But this was called a city only good enough for pigs.
      The whole bit on the 3 parts of the city, comes when you remove justice from it; to an extent removed. Where lies and force and misinformation are needed to “make it work”.
      Make what work? “A luxurious city”
      Then I realized that there are a lot of people who give me shit about my liking plato, because Plato does talk about some tyrannical tendencies. But now I see, that’s only “needed”, if I can say it’s needed, when Justice is removed. In other words, when the proper arrangements of the parts, and relations of each to each other are removed, and replaced with relations that are incommensurate and disproportionate or unsuited for the members of the whole.

  • @stephenferrera-grand7827
    @stephenferrera-grand7827 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you Dr. Sugrue, these symposiums are extremely important for me. The gift that you are giving away for free is very generous.

  • @scoon2117
    @scoon2117 7 місяців тому +1

    Rest in peace Mr Sugrue, I am grateful i caught your last few live streams.

  • @jasoncherry5849
    @jasoncherry5849 3 роки тому +4

    I have found that these lectures make excellent building blocks for furthering one’s journey through not the realm of Philosophy and the Social sciences. Thank you for your brilliant lectures professor.

  • @primitiverage4182
    @primitiverage4182 2 роки тому +3

    I've been watching these lectures like crazy for the last 2 weeks, this man is pure gold. Just picked up the Plato, Socrates, and the Dialogues course on The Great Courses, really appreciate you uploading these for free here and now I have 16 more amazing lectures to listen to while I draw. Thank you Dr. Sugrue

    • @charlesambruster6012
      @charlesambruster6012 2 роки тому

      Charley A thank you so much for Prof.Michaels lectures..I appreciate the time he put into preperation.Well done and well said.

  • @dxwell99
    @dxwell99 2 роки тому +1

    Your ability to explain these philosophical concepts is unmatched. Lessons that are so important to the modern world. Thank you for your gift.

  • @geoffreywitte3784
    @geoffreywitte3784 Рік тому +1

    Absolutely spot on so beautifulfully delivered.
    From India. ...

  • @Hot-Dog-Man
    @Hot-Dog-Man 4 роки тому +17

    thank you so much for posting your lectures, Michael, the way you teach has made learning about philosophy a pleasure

  • @ygorsilvamoreira8820
    @ygorsilvamoreira8820 4 місяці тому +1

    Reading Plato's works is life changing!

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    @robdavies4294 Рік тому +1

    I thoroughly enjoyed the content and delivery of this talk, it smacked of genuine intellectual quality and depth. A real gem.

  • @trevorbaier7072
    @trevorbaier7072 3 роки тому +5

    This man is one of the best lecturers I can conceive of. I cannot thank you enough for making this content available and I will be watching every single video you’ve uploaded.

  • @blurredlenzpictures3251
    @blurredlenzpictures3251 Рік тому +1

    I've just read The Republic fully for the first time, and this analysis is wonderful to listen to.
    On a different note, this book left me pondering many ideas. Not just in its subject and words on a page, but its historic significance and true nature or value. What an interesting thing is history and time, and purpose.

  • @RamManNo1
    @RamManNo1 3 роки тому +14

    I binge read the Republic and all the Socratic dialogues over Covid and honestly it’s some of the best stuff ever put to paper. I briefly touched upon them in PHL101 25 years ago in college but didn’t pay much attention. Can’t wait to have the chance to read them again and digest them fully!!!

  • @eddiebeato5546
    @eddiebeato5546 3 роки тому +3

    What a remarkable scholar! It is a joy and honor to be subscribed to his channel! Thank you for such preeminent lectures!

  • @RaymonD.C.Rubalcabaiii10004
    @RaymonD.C.Rubalcabaiii10004 Рік тому +1

    I'm so proud of you Michael ❤

  • @PaulMarsden
    @PaulMarsden 3 роки тому +4

    Sublime lectures that are easily digestible. Great introductions to many great thinkers and books before attempting to plunge into them! Thank you!

  • @bicrehan
    @bicrehan 3 роки тому +3

    What a treasure! Thank you so much, sir!

  • @2tycade
    @2tycade Рік тому

    You are so knowledgeable and easy to listen to with the ideas flowing. I wish you were near me at the coffee shop each morning.

  • @confidently_lost
    @confidently_lost 4 роки тому +7

    I just started college and my course is Philosophy and this helped me so much! Thank you!

  • @pv4768
    @pv4768 4 роки тому +13

    Thank You Prof Sugrue.. Would love to meet u someday. Brilliant & phenomenal. There is no dearth of talent in India, however you are an exception. I wish every teacher had the same zeal and devotedness.

    • @musawenkositshabalala45
      @musawenkositshabalala45 3 роки тому

      How exactly is expressing gratitude to someone who has passed on disrespectful?

    • @dr.michaelsugrue
      @dr.michaelsugrue  3 роки тому +25

      @@musawenkositshabalala45 My Dad is sick but alive. I am his daughter.

    • @JB-ru4fr
      @JB-ru4fr 3 роки тому +4

      @@dr.michaelsugrue I hope he gets better, and so glad you uploaded these! I wish I could meet him.

    • @mahmuthavai
      @mahmuthavai 3 роки тому +5

      @@dr.michaelsugrue please tell Dr Sugrue about our appreciation of his depth and simlicity about all these philosophical material. Best wishes from Turkey

    • @dominick358
      @dominick358 3 роки тому

      @@dr.michaelsugrue tell you dad he work is still doing great things for a new generation! Take care and happy holidays to you and your family

  • @shrodingerscat4191
    @shrodingerscat4191 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you Michael.
    Love from Canada

  • @itsinthegamedude1228
    @itsinthegamedude1228 3 роки тому +1

    Dear Sir,
    All thanks to your discourse!
    it’s great now my appetite is finally stimulated and truely being satiated.

  • @NickNicometi
    @NickNicometi 2 роки тому +1

    Dr. Sugrue is my new philosophy professor!! Grateful for his knowledge sharing.

  • @bleepbloop2242
    @bleepbloop2242 3 роки тому +5

    Goodness, this content is extremelyyyyy enriching, thank you

  • @steft7903
    @steft7903 2 роки тому +1

    These lectures are incredible. He doesn't even refer to notes. thank you for uploading.

  • @muhammadasifkhan4198
    @muhammadasifkhan4198 9 місяців тому +1

    Thank you for educating me.

  • @saulbasurto3627
    @saulbasurto3627 3 роки тому +2

    So glad I found this channel !

  • @haiderhussainkagalwala7911
    @haiderhussainkagalwala7911 3 роки тому +7

    This is phenomenal! Thanks a lot for this! Further, if possible, please create a sequential playlist of lectures accordingly; it would be really helpful.

  • @dandydante7924
    @dandydante7924 2 роки тому +1

    This dude is honestly amazing at this.

  • @LukeTramps
    @LukeTramps 2 роки тому

    Watching your videos makes me think "I wish I could have been there in a room with these great man" again and again.
    Because I almost feel, like I am while listening. So thank you for uploading your lectures, Professor Sugrue!

  • @Dino_Medici
    @Dino_Medici Рік тому +1

    Sugrue is the best freestyle rapper of the 20th century

  • @wookiedookie6899
    @wookiedookie6899 2 роки тому +1

    Read the first section, and so glad ive found this video to help with a check if my understanding is right

  • @Natron0Zero
    @Natron0Zero 2 роки тому +6

    this dude is a badass. wish I could have studied with him.

  • @abusayeedobaidullah
    @abusayeedobaidullah 3 роки тому +2

    Love to listen to your great lectures. Thanks for uploading.

  • @paulh2468
    @paulh2468 2 роки тому +2

    Amazing! One of the best lectures I've ever seen.

  • @ROZHify
    @ROZHify Рік тому

    Please keep posting these lectures. I always wanted to learn practical philosophy. These lectures teach me that.

  • @youranretart
    @youranretart 2 роки тому +13

    You're like the Carl Sagan of philosophy. I wish I studied history instead of chemistry. I loved it in school... Never too late to learn!

    • @sarooz48
      @sarooz48 Рік тому +1

      Daddy doesn’t like comparison. Daddy is Dr. Sugrue . The one and only.

    • @youranretart
      @youranretart Рік тому +2

      @@sarooz48 I like the comparison. That helps me assimilate Sugrue's style. Idc what Sugrue thinks on a personal level, not knowing him! :)

  • @Nahid1347
    @Nahid1347 Рік тому

    Thank you Dr Sugrue. Love yours and Dr Sandel and Dr Harari’s videos. Different but all very interesting.

  • @MM-pj4bl
    @MM-pj4bl 3 роки тому +7

    He is captivating. Thank you for uploading this lecture.

  • @martinwidmann6714
    @martinwidmann6714 2 роки тому

    This is one of the best lectures I have ever seen! Amazing.

  • @alabhyadwivedi2768
    @alabhyadwivedi2768 2 роки тому

    The whole lecture has came to an end...I have spent 47 minutes & it was like just a minute before! It was worth to hear from you professor!

    • @DipayanPyne94
      @DipayanPyne94 2 роки тому +3

      If you read Greek Philosophy and the History of Science, Math and Philosophy, you will find out the solutions to most problems that humans face ...

    • @DipayanPyne94
      @DipayanPyne94 2 роки тому +3

      @@alabhyadwivedi2768 Nah. The Vedas are Primarily Mythological texts. Hardly anything of Philosophical Value in them. The Upanishads are Ok, but even they are NOT as good as Greek Philosophy. Later Indian texts are like Greek Philosophy ...

  • @danmcdaid
    @danmcdaid 2 роки тому +1

    I love this channel, I'm delighted to have stumbled across it.

  • @bob-the-constructors9912
    @bob-the-constructors9912 3 роки тому +2

    Bravo, thank you for sharing your wisdom

  • @patriciapalmer1377
    @patriciapalmer1377 2 роки тому +28

    At 76, I reread book one for the 4th time last year, wondering how I would perceive it compared to age 20, and twice around age 45. Has anyone else done something similar ?

    • @dr.michaelsugrue
      @dr.michaelsugrue  2 роки тому +41

      Dad smiled and said Yes. As you know, it is a blessed experience. For those young people who will listen, help them with your vision.

    • @ilyastone4353
      @ilyastone4353 2 роки тому +2

      I’ve done the same with movies. Watching The Graduate in my 20s I identified and completely supported Hoffmann’s young actions, yet as a 50 year old I sympathized with his parents and didn’t idolize him, seeing the many MANY grey areas of all those involved.

    • @gloriusbastards
      @gloriusbastards 2 роки тому

      @@dr.michaelsugrue In the lectures, is there an audience behind the camera?

    • @bingusscum5575
      @bingusscum5575 Рік тому

      @@gloriusbastards I'm pretty sure you can hear people laughing early in this lecture

    • @johnaugsburger6192
      @johnaugsburger6192 11 місяців тому

      Yes

  • @johnmurdoch8534
    @johnmurdoch8534 3 роки тому +3

    His lecture on aurelius was wonderful

  • @petergbeal
    @petergbeal 3 роки тому +2

    Good very accessible and direct insights into the meaning and relevance of the Republic. Thanks for posting. I will be adding these for my students.

  • @LoudandClearChastity
    @LoudandClearChastity 11 місяців тому

    Warm greetings from Australia 🦘 Thank you Michael. You are amazing! Really enjoying the very accessible lectures. I've become a fan girl. Educating one's mind is absolutely liberating and thrilling.

  • @edwardszysorhans573
    @edwardszysorhans573 Рік тому +1

    This right here is what the Internet was meant to offer

  • @forty2888
    @forty2888 2 роки тому +1

    Changed my life forever!

  • @orthostice
    @orthostice 2 роки тому +3

    Another amazing lecture!

  • @henrikrolfsen584
    @henrikrolfsen584 Рік тому +1

    Michael Sugrue is pure genius. There exists no subject more deep, nor more important than that of Western Culture!

  • @GreggMikulla
    @GreggMikulla 11 місяців тому

    I read The Republic this year, and man, I really missed out. This is extremely valuable.

  • @bahardorostkar8
    @bahardorostkar8 9 місяців тому

    Thank you for uploading these videos

  • @histericalhyena9100
    @histericalhyena9100 Рік тому

    Thank you, these lectures have shown me just how little I know about well anything, but still I thank you

  • @naturemc2
    @naturemc2 2 роки тому

    Talented Camerman! Always keep the professor at the center of the frame. Thanks for uploading great lectures honestly!