Marcus Aurelius' Meditations: The Stoic Ideal

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  • You can find The Meditations here amzn.to/3SSc1Hy
    "Fight one more round. When your arms are so tired that you can hardly lift your hands to come on guard, fight one more round. When your nose is bleeding and your eyes are black and you are so tired that you wish your opponent would crack you one on the jaw and put you to sleep, fight one more round - remembering that the man who always fights one more round is never whipped."
    Gentleman Jim Corbett, world champion boxer and world class stoic
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  • @crisgon9552
    @crisgon9552 3 місяці тому +781

    Rest in peace King. Thank you for everything Professor. You may have never met me but you have been my companion over these last few years. This lecture is now bittersweet with your passing. You have started a fire in me for Philosophy I didn't know I was capable of burning. I hope one day to be able to teach the next generation also.

    • @creepysleeping4901
      @creepysleeping4901 3 місяці тому +12

      He wasn't a king. He was just a great man. Why do people keep calling people kings these days? I don't think people know what it means. Dr Sugrue was a good man and if you understood anything in this particular lecture it's that this is enough. Rest in peace Dr Sugrue.

    • @geoscorpion763
      @geoscorpion763 3 місяці тому +16

      Perhaps the full meaning of king is not present in your understanding of the word.

    • @JungoFunko
      @JungoFunko 3 місяці тому +35

      ​@@creepysleeping4901It's not that deep, man. It's just a sign of respect

    • @thinkpolhub
      @thinkpolhub 3 місяці тому

      ​@@creepysleeping4901😅

    • @arjunratnadev
      @arjunratnadev 3 місяці тому

      I back this message, the only thing any type of person should ever manage to value is towards some good evidence based knowledge

  • @Phoenix0F8
    @Phoenix0F8 2 роки тому +5093

    "All men suffer, but not all men pity themselves."
    Damn, that hits hard.

    • @callejerox7919
      @callejerox7919 2 роки тому +26

      What does pity mean? English is my second language. :')

    • @chriskelly3491
      @chriskelly3491 2 роки тому +100

      @@callejerox7919 To feel sorry for yourself

    • @callejerox7919
      @callejerox7919 2 роки тому +28

      @@chriskelly3491 thank you. Now it makes sense! :)

    • @sanchez5963
      @sanchez5963 2 роки тому +62

      @@callejerox7919 could’ve just googled it. Not in a rude way, but it’s faster for you.

    • @DeOmnibusDubitandum76
      @DeOmnibusDubitandum76 2 роки тому +7

      Now I am pitying myself for being on both of those categories of men!

  • @Eldon_Dice
    @Eldon_Dice 3 місяці тому +269

    Today we lost a great man whose words changed our way of thinking and being. This lecture, especially, changed my life. Your physical being is gone, but your thoughts and words are with us all in this section of UA-cam. RIP.

    • @epoptvision
      @epoptvision 21 день тому

      Those aren’t his words. But I get what you mean.’

  • @yohannesbewketu8326
    @yohannesbewketu8326 3 місяці тому +171

    I learned that he died today, I came to listen and pay tribute to this lecture. Rest in peace Legend.

    • @1stdebunker
      @1stdebunker 2 місяці тому

      His lectures will stand for the next 50 years at least. Incredible

  • @Known_Stranger_
    @Known_Stranger_ Рік тому +635

    "Do not preach your philosophy, embody it"
    Marcus Aurelias is the perfect example of this quote.

    • @morbloe4559
      @morbloe4559 8 місяців тому +1

      The head bites the tail, in death they are born again

    • @oscaroscar7904
      @oscaroscar7904 5 місяців тому

      I dont see how thats a wrong thing though, no matter what ones values or whatever lies, if someone only talks about something and never follows any of it, isent that at least a bit strange, the guy who wrote that book seemed to be self reflective, and I think people forget that people were self reflective back then to he just happened to be an emporor but I dont think it happens very often, but I dont agree with the stocicms ``be very hard on yourself`` or have some indiffrence to everything, I dont think thats possible in all situations, its not as healthy, but I do like that one thing that ``do not preach your philosphy, emody it`` I do respect that and I also take what he says a bit more serious in that I think he is honest and belive what he is saying, since its meant what he was writing for himself, were alot of times these days people just say intulectual things just to hear themsels say it, what we call influencers today, is not influencal at all or that important its only shallow fame and most of them dont really do anything other then buy a cup of cappeino and then go home and blog about it, the word is good though influencer if it was only used for people like jimi hendrix, or shakespear o whatever people who actually have something to contribute with, instead of shallow cappecino drinking likes on some dopamine social platform

    • @aakarshchaudhary7359
      @aakarshchaudhary7359 5 місяців тому +2

      One of the reason why I like americans and their culture is this discourse, unhinged unfiltered and very researched

    • @jrod25221
      @jrod25221 4 місяці тому

      ​@@aakarshchaudhary7359what country are y from why are y the one sounding unhinged what does very researched mines?

    • @Eaon69
      @Eaon69 15 днів тому

      Bingo. That is the best take you can get from this.

  • @joe47565
    @joe47565 3 роки тому +2449

    This lecture got uploaded by another account and gathered millions of views. Glad he has his own channel now and is getting the credit he deserves.

    • @kellenwillett8263
      @kellenwillett8263 3 роки тому +46

      I watch this lecture every so often, and since seeing he has is own channel, I always have to do a bit of extra searching to make sure I find and watch this video and not the others.

    • @Ignirium
      @Ignirium 2 роки тому +19

      Is that what happened! I was wondering where that original video went. Thanks again comment section :)

    • @tuningsnow
      @tuningsnow 2 роки тому +4

      I still have the original link bookmarked here lol ua-cam.com/video/5897dMWJiSM/v-deo.html

    • @tarunsisodia9157
      @tarunsisodia9157 2 роки тому +12

      @@tuningsnow It's been taken down.

    • @joseluismanzana1606
      @joseluismanzana1606 2 роки тому +87

      You know, it's human nature to upload someone else's videos. The stoic thing is to then create your own channel and upload it yourself.

  • @matthewlambert9242
    @matthewlambert9242 3 місяці тому +102

    Thanks for making the world a little better. Rest in peace.

  • @RebelTemptations
    @RebelTemptations Рік тому +1042

    Imagine the amount of hours this man has put into reading and studying and yet he gives it to us all for free! What a truly remarkable era we live in, so happy to find a gem channel like this!

    • @lindaardigo5456
      @lindaardigo5456 Рік тому +8

      I’d like to talk to his wife and get the real scoop. Like what is he like to live with? Hee Hee
      A true inspiration, hosting wise insight and sincere Stoic Philosophy.

    • @idglet9565
      @idglet9565 Рік тому +11

      @@lindaardigo5456 Like he said, Marcus Aurelius is a better man than he, but the fact he was able to so passionately and succinctly divulge such valuable knowledge is commendable as is.
      (btw i know your comment was tongue-in-cheek, just seemed worth saying regardless.)

    • @erigor11
      @erigor11 Рік тому +6

      That's how knowledge construction works the best, by far: being freely shared, with no restrictions or hesitations.

    • @icegangsta5161
      @icegangsta5161 Рік тому +3

      "They were the worst of times, they were the best of times"

    • @raghavgarg4528
      @raghavgarg4528 10 місяців тому

      ​@@lindaardigo5456😊9😊😊😊😊

  • @crispinrovere
    @crispinrovere 3 місяці тому +81

    RIP. This could be the best video on all of UA-cam.

    • @Chichimee
      @Chichimee 3 місяці тому +5

      It is, and thank god for that.

    • @Knightcommander69
      @Knightcommander69 14 днів тому

      I 100% agree. I listened to this on repeat in hospital.

  • @yidingyang2807
    @yidingyang2807 3 роки тому +2479

    This lecture has changed my life. I'm highly neurotic and have difficulty coping with minor problems, but the way that Professor Sugrue presents Marcus Aurelius has challenged me to hold myself to higher standards. Whenever I have difficulty sleeping at night, I listen to this lecture like a bedtime story and it never gets old. I have been reading Stoic literature but none of them are as inspirational as this talk. Thank you for sharing this with the world.

    • @JoeAllenCarnivore
      @JoeAllenCarnivore 2 роки тому +35

      Bless you Yiding!

    • @GeoffreyFischbein
      @GeoffreyFischbein 2 роки тому +50

      as someone who has listened to this nearing 100 times I completely agree

    • @ssamiuddin1
      @ssamiuddin1 2 роки тому +27

      Bless you my friend, and wish you plenty of strength and success

    • @danbradley4513
      @danbradley4513 2 роки тому +1

      Reeeeeee can't cope

    • @AvadoNMod
      @AvadoNMod 2 роки тому +6

      What's your condition 10 months later?

  • @svengalia3535
    @svengalia3535 3 місяці тому +28

    I regret not being able to do this earlier - you will live on in my memory!

  • @ArlYT97
    @ArlYT97 3 місяці тому +30

    “You can’t help but feel like at the end of his life he must have felt relieved. That the terrible crushing burden of this loneliness - a man that has no equals and no friends, a man that has nothing but philosophy to guide him - death must have been a great release. It’s like getting the evening off after you’ve put in your turn guarding the camp. And instead of becoming an obscure and unimportant figure, he’s become a symbol in the history of western philosophy.”
    I had the privilege of being a student of Dr. Sugrue’s at Ave Maria and only learned that he had these online video lectures today when I heard of his passing. It’s fitting that the legacies left with these lectures allows him to become the modern day version of that symbol of philosophy that he describes of Marcus Aurelius, even after death. RIP

  • @JoeySonal
    @JoeySonal 2 роки тому +863

    This man's command of the English language is so good. No notes to look at, just spoke and embodied the topic of philosophy that he loves, as he taught. Had me saying woooow at the end of the video.

    • @Sormyr
      @Sormyr 2 роки тому +70

      I know right? How he's able to seamlessly articulate his sentences without having notes and bullet points to draw from really speaks to both his domain of the english language and the countless topics brought up and mentioned in the lecture. It leaves me in awe, and inspired to inch myself to his level with every passing day.

    • @hasanunver2600
      @hasanunver2600 2 роки тому +2

      exactly

    • @LanceXBT
      @LanceXBT 2 роки тому +6

      stop and think about it!

    • @imjonathan6745
      @imjonathan6745 Рік тому +20

      Its not about the english language its about how he knows all this informations and tell it to a crowd without any mistakes

    • @20891
      @20891 Рік тому +6

      @@ulflurken221 it’s because he’s memorized majority of his notes beforehand countless times …

  • @yaxomoxay
    @yaxomoxay 3 місяці тому +34

    Listening this on the day of his death to commemorate this great teacher. He changed many lives.

  • @jtpotts12
    @jtpotts12 3 місяці тому +44

    RIP Dr. This lecture is a gem 💎:
    “Marcus Aurelius let us know that all people suffer, but that not all people pity themselves. Marcus Aurelius lets us know that all men die, but that not all men die whining.”

  • @nabilshadofficial2489
    @nabilshadofficial2489 3 місяці тому +49

    A sudden shock from the comment section,I didn't know this great teacher of humanity is no more,Rest in peace.I was just rewatching this masterpiece for some academic purposes,Mankind will remember your contribution.

  • @Mrk3b
    @Mrk3b 3 місяці тому +19

    I came here to pay my respects. RIP Professor Sugrue.

  • @LukeMlsna
    @LukeMlsna 3 роки тому +568

    05:30 - The wise man fears only abdicating his moral responsibility.
    07:19 - Ralph Waldo Emerson once said that "greatness is the perception that virtue is enough."
    10:22 - Lord Action said that power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. And that's generally speaking, true. The difficulty with that generalization... is Marcus Aurelius.
    11:49 - Marcus Aurelius is the one example of an absolute ruler who behaves himself in such a way as not to disgrace himself.
    12:34 - Imagine anything that the Brauns desiring emotional irrational parts of your souls want, and now imagine that you can have it.
    14:46 - He's not afraid of being dead. He's not afraid of being in pain. He's not afraid to have people laugh at him. He's only afraid of doing what's wrong. He's only afraid of making chaos of his soul.
    15:58 - It's a standing reproach to our self-indulgence.
    16:08 - Marcus wrote this manuscript without intending to have it published. After his death he wanted to have it burned.
    16:40 - Marcus Aurelius writes a book to himself, because he's the loneliest man in the world.
    20:00 - Yet we ought not to pity Marcus Aurelius, because if he looked at our lives he would pity us. Of that he said "well I'd pity you back if I didn't think that was disrespectful."
    20:22 - Think about what it takes to be something like Marcus Aurelius. We shall not see his like again.
    24:14 - What's unnerving about this is that there's not the slightest taint of hypocrisy in it. He not only says this stuff, he acts this stuff. He not only talks the talk he walks the walk, and he does it and he does it under worse and more difficult circumstances, than you failed to do it! And yet he still likes us.
    25:11 - Are you weary of enduring the bad men of the world? The gods aren't and they made them. Are you really weary of enduring the bad men of the world... especially given that you're one of them?
    26:46 - Even in a palace it is possible to live well.
    41:57 - All people suffer, but not all people pity themselves.

    • @haihai5293
      @haihai5293 2 роки тому +3

      Thanks for that!

    • @MrAvidLearner
      @MrAvidLearner 2 роки тому +9

      Thank you for this. Quick edit suggestion: Lord “Acton”, not Lord Action

    • @davidalvarez7262
      @davidalvarez7262 2 роки тому +4

      Bro took his time to mark the video. 👌👍

    • @AnAlgernon
      @AnAlgernon 2 роки тому +4

      Great index! I wonder if there were other people in history who exemplified thinking like this? Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching has many similar conceptions of wise but powerful leadership.

    • @MrAvidLearner
      @MrAvidLearner 2 роки тому +5

      @@AnAlgernon I had the same thought. Stoicism seems to be a Western version of Zen, and vice versa.

  • @jaema8281
    @jaema8281 3 місяці тому +34

    This video was a random recommendation to many but likely changed the lives of tons of people, either from piquing the interest into the practical side of philosophy for a lot of young people or giving beautifully articulate lectures on the history of the Western thought, Michael Segrue did a great service to us all. Both in his years of active education and the few years of being retired and making UA-cam videos after that, his contributions will be remembered dearly in the hearts of this generation, and all of those who watch these videos after.
    RIP Dr. Segrue, you will be deeply missed and your legacy will live on in the transformed minds of the countless youths you have transformed.

  • @zakgraham1283
    @zakgraham1283 7 місяців тому +41

    Who else here for the 500th time?

    • @mikelllug
      @mikelllug 3 місяці тому

      It's my 3rd time watching

    • @lbluis1
      @lbluis1 Місяць тому

      It’s my 100th actually! Glad to hear I’m not the only who listens to this regularly 😊

    • @danjohnston9473
      @danjohnston9473 14 днів тому +1

      First time and I’m 56. Wow. Beautiful

  • @alpbugra8057
    @alpbugra8057 3 роки тому +308

    I love how many times he says "if you stop and think about it". It's a powerful piece of advice if you stop and think about it

    • @nathangriffiths2851
      @nathangriffiths2851 3 роки тому +22

      Now that i have stopped to think about it i really see where he's coming from.

    • @imjonathan6745
      @imjonathan6745 Рік тому +4

      Yes agree that quote also changed my mind and helped me stop and think about it and im sure the majority of people this days can make their lives more valuable if they stop and think about it.

    • @sideaccount6198
      @sideaccount6198 Рік тому +5

      A phrase most Americans never heard of in their lives.
      Hence the current state of our country through the President they voted in.

    • @thedumbdog1964
      @thedumbdog1964 Рік тому +1

      Now stop and think about that

    • @greatexpectations6577
      @greatexpectations6577 Рік тому

      I literally stop this video every now and then to think about the ideas Dr. Surge talks about.

  • @PKAnon
    @PKAnon 3 роки тому +135

    > This is the official UA-cam channel of Dr. Michael Sugrue.
    I have been dying to read these words.

    • @rrbone
      @rrbone 3 роки тому +10

      I have transscribed this lecture and added footnotes. If Mr. Sugrue was interested in it I'd give it to him to use as he wished.
      This really is the best introduction to Stoicism.

    • @porraenmascarada
      @porraenmascarada 3 роки тому +2

      @@rrbone
      Do you mind sharing your transcription?

    • @rrbone
      @rrbone 3 роки тому +2

      @@porraenmascarada I'd be glad to. I'll have to post it online and add a link.

    • @Mariana16562
      @Mariana16562 3 роки тому

      @@rrbone please do

    • @dski76
      @dski76 3 роки тому

      @@rrbone Yes pls!

  • @thewoodsman2611
    @thewoodsman2611 3 місяці тому +4

    To the man who introduced a vital role in my life. Rest in peace and God bless.

  • @alexanderstoyanov4284
    @alexanderstoyanov4284 3 місяці тому +17

    Hands down the best lecture in academia. A great man teaching us about another great man and showing us what true virtue is. You have changed many lives for the better and your lessons will inspire the generations to come. Rest in peace, professor Sugrue.

  • @paradoxdungeon
    @paradoxdungeon 3 місяці тому +11

    “We cannot lose the memories of such a great man.” That is me spreading this video to my peers.

  • @yatoyoboku
    @yatoyoboku 3 роки тому +172

    I truly believe this mans lectures have had some change in the world.

  • @npc6953
    @npc6953 8 місяців тому +8

    i find myself coming back here time and time again to watch this. don’t disgrace yourself

  • @magnusloven2041
    @magnusloven2041 3 місяці тому +16

    RIP to my favorite stand up stoic

  • @EP-nl6fd
    @EP-nl6fd 2 роки тому +397

    As a struggling young man who doesn’t fully understand himself, this was profound. Really pushed me to change some of my personal self-views.

    • @tdesq.2463
      @tdesq.2463 2 роки тому +8

      Powerful Stuff, isn't it?

    • @EP-nl6fd
      @EP-nl6fd 2 роки тому +7

      @@tdesq.2463 Indeed it is.

    • @Elbownian
      @Elbownian Рік тому +2

      Good on yis

    • @danielfennessy46
      @danielfennessy46 Рік тому +5

      Great job young man! Continue on your quest for honorable manhood.
      -A friend, who’s been there

    • @1blueeye
      @1blueeye 10 місяців тому +1

      Behaving in such a manner will help give your life real meaning, and the Stoic attitude tends to allow you to help those around you be better, as well. Good luck in your journey, young man.

  • @branstonwillis
    @branstonwillis Рік тому +79

    Many thanks for the hours of insight!

    • @MM-op6ti
      @MM-op6ti Рік тому +1

      Why would you bother thanking him? Do you think he doesn’t know he did a good job? What pointless drivel

    • @user-dr9dz8hh1f
      @user-dr9dz8hh1f Рік тому +42

      @@MM-op6ti its ironic you are watching Marcus Aurelius teachings yet you are trying to control what other people are doing.

    • @theboringaspirant
      @theboringaspirant Рік тому

      @@user-dr9dz8hh1f 😂

    • @cleetorres1351
      @cleetorres1351 Рік тому

      @@user-dr9dz8hh1f brilliant

    • @mrashad219
      @mrashad219 Рік тому +1

      ​@@MM-op6ti what does they doing a good job and knowing it, have to do with someone's appreciation for the service provided ?

  • @raymond7880
    @raymond7880 3 місяці тому +3

    Rest in Peace. You added to humanity's wealth. You gave selflessly. Your light has not gone out. You showed us what we need to aspire to.

  • @gero3015
    @gero3015 3 місяці тому +10

    Im not one to care about celebrity deaths but man... this one hurts
    Rest in peace Micheal, your lectures are what sparked my interest in philosophy

  • @jklwjk
    @jklwjk Рік тому +296

    I am donating 10 dollars but I want to say your videos are worth much more. Very much more. I took a lot of philosophy courses in college and your lectures are better than any I have ever listened to.

    • @LanceXBT
      @LanceXBT Рік тому +1

      so true

    • @todorkovacevic
      @todorkovacevic Рік тому +3

      I almost feel as though I am breaking the law by listening to this guy while paying for my real life incompetent teachers hehe 😜

    • @A_Stoic
      @A_Stoic 9 місяців тому

      @@todorkovacevic Same here in Switzerland:)

    • @uKnowAK4
      @uKnowAK4 8 місяців тому

  • @ubik5453
    @ubik5453 3 місяці тому +10

    R.I.P. 😥 Michael Sugrue, thank you for the lectures.
    "He who fears death fears either unconsciousness or another sort of consciousness. Now if you will no longer be conscious either of anything bad. If you are to take on a different consciousness, you will be a different being and life will not cease." Marcus Aurelius

  • @lewispatterson3333
    @lewispatterson3333 2 місяці тому +6

    Love looking at the comments and seeing how many people’s lives have been bettered from kind, wise people like u dr. RIP Legend ❤

  • @John_NJDM
    @John_NJDM 3 місяці тому +7

    Rest in peace, Dr. Segrue. Thank you for everything.

  • @fourtimez
    @fourtimez 3 місяці тому +6

    Rip my friend. The world has lost so much clarity. Possibly the best living philosopher has left this earthly form.

  • @HarrisSounds
    @HarrisSounds 3 місяці тому +10

    1/16/2024 Rest in Peace Michael, we love you

  • @satyapal18
    @satyapal18 27 днів тому +1

    RIP my dear teacher. As an Indian student, I have obtained a great insight on how Western philosophy is rooted. Now I can correlate in Indian subcontinent context.
    RIP Sir and Om Shanti. May your soul attain enternal peace and spread the knowledge wherever you are. 🙏

  • @DustenPettengill
    @DustenPettengill 2 місяці тому +5

    Rest in peace, Dr. Sugrue. Thank you for sharing your gift with us, illuminating the world of Western philosophy - even in your final days on earth. Your lectures have truly changed my life. A brilliant mind and legendary scholar.

  • @MC-br1gk
    @MC-br1gk 3 місяці тому +5

    Good night sir and rest, assured you made this place better.

  • @thadtuiol1717
    @thadtuiol1717 Рік тому +111

    Stoicism in general and Marcus Aurelius' Meditations in particular turned my life around. I used to make myself physically sick with nerves before a presentation at school or in the office, to the point that I would be unable to sleep for days before and could barely eat. I worried what people would think of me if I screwed up, or looked fat, or if my clothes looked weird, or if I said something wrong and offended someone, etc. It was only after repeating a mantra of "in a 100 years nobody is going to remember today or even that you were alive at all" that I was able to conquer my nerves. Some people find the thought of oblivion depressing, but for me it is a truly liberating thought!

    • @LanceXBT
      @LanceXBT Рік тому

      ur just zoom out from bird perspective how tiny everything is and there is no sense in anything. just an ape on a rocket flying through the universe

    • @cheri238
      @cheri238 8 місяців тому +1

    • @BartWinchester-pj1wb
      @BartWinchester-pj1wb 5 місяців тому +1

      Man 5 yrs you are forgotten by many .

  • @dwightdaniel8836
    @dwightdaniel8836 2 місяці тому +5

    Rest in peace Dr Sugrue may your interpretations and name live on forever

  • @nightoftheworld
    @nightoftheworld 3 роки тому +224

    11:20 *absolute power reveals absolutely*
    “In [Aurelius’] case, power didn’t corrupt, _absolute power did not corrupt absolutely._ Instead absolute power allowed us to see what the man underneath the body is really like-it allowed us to find out what Marcus Aurelius’ soul is like. Imagine a man for whom all the restraints of law and custom and political order are taken away-he could have whatever he wants. If a man under those circumstances behaves well, you know something about the soul underneath because no external constraint is making him do what he is doing. And Marcus Aurelius is the one example of an absolute ruler who behaves himself in such a way as not to disgrace himself.”

    • @C.D.J.Burton
      @C.D.J.Burton 3 роки тому +10

      Man I love reading this in his voice

    • @bdubs1853
      @bdubs1853 3 роки тому +2

      This literal equation, every man and woman should consider.. To the best of their cumulative, that their literal equation is..

    • @lewistaylor2858
      @lewistaylor2858 2 роки тому +9

      he also lived in a very very challenging age. The Marcomannic wars stretched Rome to its limits as it was waged in conjunction with war with Parthia. He also had to deal with a devastating plague.

    • @carlrodalegrado4104
      @carlrodalegrado4104 2 роки тому +2

      Don't forget about Cincinnatus too

    • @nightoftheworld
      @nightoftheworld 2 роки тому

      @@carlrodalegrado4104 hell ya

  • @CR0NlDA
    @CR0NlDA 2 роки тому +104

    This guy is a true master of speech, how is he not famous?

    • @pearz420
      @pearz420 Рік тому +30

      Aurelius would probably say that fame is for the arena and the amphitheater.

    • @smellslikeproductions1024
      @smellslikeproductions1024 Рік тому +6

      Poka you crave and worship fame. Is this because of the culture or deep desire?

    • @andyayala9119
      @andyayala9119 11 місяців тому +1

      Deep desire I’m sure

    • @emp5352
      @emp5352 5 місяців тому +2

      @@pearz420 But if the gods deem the speaker's role to spread the knowledge to be the best actuator of himself, then fame is what would enable the greatest virtue.

  • @Son-of-Sapia
    @Son-of-Sapia 3 місяці тому +9

    Rest in peace, good Doctor. Thank you for all you taught us.

  • @Redfox1hq
    @Redfox1hq 3 місяці тому +7

    Rest in peace good doctor, this lecture changed my life.

  • @Ash-so2sr
    @Ash-so2sr 2 роки тому +61

    When I was around 20 I downloaded this lecture and listened to it every single day. I know it by heart now. I'm 34 now and still comforts me to no end, sharp, profound, useful.
    I owe it to be my first contact with Marcus Aurelius. And to have startes a lifelong interest in Roman culture and stoic philosophy

    • @tdesq.2463
      @tdesq.2463 2 роки тому +2

      That discovery is what's meant by the term: Watershed Moment.
      👍✌️💪

    • @vishipedia8910
      @vishipedia8910 2 роки тому +4

      I am 21 started listening to it every alternate day around December last year. hits me every time.

    • @EmmaUgoh
      @EmmaUgoh 2 місяці тому

      Was Adhd and never listen to a video for 25mins, but this Video captured my interest and I have since turn to mp3 and loop many times.
      Till this day, still seems addictive

  • @Aras483
    @Aras483 3 місяці тому +4

    Rest in peace Dr. Sugrue, may your words live on for many years to come.

  • @Narmacil427
    @Narmacil427 3 місяці тому +12

    Rest In Peace Dr. Sugrue. This lecture helped me turn my life around, thank you for this gift of knowledge.

  • @camw3942
    @camw3942 3 місяці тому +6

    Dr Sugrue, you re-sparked my love for philosophy, and re-inspired my love for history. My heart goes out to your family, and I will return to your lectures for the rest of my life. Thank you, and Rest In Peace Philosopher King.

  • @FloMj
    @FloMj 3 місяці тому +10

    He was truly one of the best lecturers of our time. For the last two years I nearly always watched one of his lectures in the evening before going to bed. This one stands out as being the best one. It has had a profound impact on my life and on the lives of my friends I was able to introduce this lecture to! Thank you for everything you have done and for sharing your wisdom and knowledge with us. You will be missed.

  • @christophercarroll6345
    @christophercarroll6345 3 роки тому +77

    'You knew Marcus Aurelius?'
    'I did not say I knew him I said I watched a lecture on him once!'

  • @yaxomoxay
    @yaxomoxay 3 місяці тому +16

    Thank you for all you did.

  • @RupertDiddles
    @RupertDiddles 3 місяці тому +4

    Rest in peace, we will all miss you but your lectures will live on

  • @ritesh.d
    @ritesh.d 3 місяці тому +5

    may you be reincarnated as the philosopher king Dr. Sugrue,
    you will be dearly missed by every stoic soul,
    thanks for your final gift in these lectures that you were gracious enough to share
    RIP
    Dr Michael Sugrue
    (1957-2024)

  • @dirty_deeds3523
    @dirty_deeds3523 3 місяці тому +8

    Rip Dr Sugrue, thank you for your contribution to my life and many others.

  • @user-jt4fx6kr5z
    @user-jt4fx6kr5z 2 місяці тому +4

    This is my favorite video all-time on UA-cam. It’s so sad to learn he passed away. What an amazing legacy he leaves, we should all be so fortunate.

  • @parkersmith3400
    @parkersmith3400 3 місяці тому +6

    Here to thank Professor Sugrue for the lectures which inspired a life of learning. Rest in Peace and thank you for the profound impact you have had on my life. You will not be forgotten.

  • @biyogazccocuk482
    @biyogazccocuk482 3 місяці тому +15

    Memento mori rest in peace

  • @leireemVX
    @leireemVX 3 місяці тому +3

    I just came across your videos to find that you have passed away not long ago, rest in peace, watching your videos is such a pleasure

  • @wilsonokello7724
    @wilsonokello7724 3 місяці тому +6

    May Professor Sugrue rest in peace.

  • @The_Honcho
    @The_Honcho 3 місяці тому +3

    RIP Professor.
    Almost a year ago my Father suddenly fell ill, almost died and had to undergo an emergency quadruple bypass while being admitted for weeks. I was a mess however; I found this lecture at the same time I felt all of my stoic training was for not, I was falling apart.
    I listened to this lecture during every drive to the hospital, during every ride home, and as I walked the hospital halls and I regained my reason. God bless you Professor, and a loud “THANK YOU”

  • @fedrajani19
    @fedrajani19 3 місяці тому +4

    This is the greatest lecture that all the humanity should listen and learn from. Thank you very much Dr. Sugrue. Rest heavenly in peace, your heart and soul will be forever remembered in history.

  • @tristinjeffers450
    @tristinjeffers450 3 місяці тому +9

    Heartbreaking news today.
    This lecture really did pull me out of one of the darkest moments of my life, and it has changed me forever.
    Rest well, Professor.

  • @mitchellwilliam95
    @mitchellwilliam95 Рік тому +30

    I had no idea that I was seeking stoicism my whole life. Thanks for uploading this gem.

    • @jaysonsacobie4617
      @jaysonsacobie4617 Рік тому +5

      Stoicism helped me find God

    • @robithesir
      @robithesir 6 місяців тому

      @@jaysonsacobie4617 Same. It's probably the closest philosophical idea to the Christian faith. Especially when u read books like Proverbs, Ecclesiastics and Job

    • @EmmaUgoh
      @EmmaUgoh 2 місяці тому

      Stoicism is what Christians are suppose to be. Totally lost interest in organisd religion after listening to this. Yeah, I found God and my salvation better this way.

  • @VikingMuayThai
    @VikingMuayThai 3 місяці тому +3

    Rest in peace, Doctor. Your seeds have spread and now it’s our job to spread them.

  • @mvrao29
    @mvrao29 3 місяці тому +4

    Dr Michael Sugrue left an indelible mark as a preacher of Greek philosophy. He has migrated from a historian to a philosopher and did his best to live the life of a stoic (other than to cater to the needs of his family). I just learnt that Dr Michael left for Heaven yesterday and i am sure that the greatest Roman emperor and author of "The Meditations", Marcus Aurelius will be happy to meet Dr Michael🙏

  • @cheri238
    @cheri238 10 місяців тому +63

    I have listened to this one several times. It's one of my favorites.
    Thank you, Dr. Sugrue .

  • @user-dt7lu3nk1s
    @user-dt7lu3nk1s 3 місяці тому +3

    May you rest in peace. You have earned my utmost gratitude. You are a great person.

  • @themindsculptor_
    @themindsculptor_ 2 роки тому +354

    This professor does not know me but I watched this video 4 years ago. I have been practising stoicism ever since and I have greatly elevated my life and that of those around me with the guidance of philosophy.
    I read Epictetus works, Seneca's letters and Meditations over 3 times just to try to understand better. I now guide friends and have introduced several people to Marcus Aurelius.
    I keep coming back to this video because this is the most eloquent description of Marcus Aurelius that I have ever seen
    Thank you for your work!

    • @nathangriffiths2851
      @nathangriffiths2851 2 роки тому +5

      Same here i've been practising Stoicism for 3+ years now. I would recommend you start reading Plato next.

    • @themindsculptor_
      @themindsculptor_ 2 роки тому +4

      @@nathangriffiths2851 Thanks a lot, I should do this!

    • @ViralVirus
      @ViralVirus 2 роки тому +8

      Same here ! I would highly recommend this book :
      How to Be a Stoic | Massimo Pigliucci
      How to practice stoicism in everyday life .. because stoicism is a practice.

    • @adolfovelazquez3271
      @adolfovelazquez3271 2 роки тому

      Why would you brag about it narcisist ?

    • @NickNicometi
      @NickNicometi 2 роки тому +2

      @@ViralVirus Thank you for the book referral.

  • @michaelnone1437
    @michaelnone1437 2 роки тому +64

    Just the fact that so many people are here commenting and discussing gives me great hope. In my daily life I encounter so many people that could not care less about moral virtue or what a man like Marcus would have to say. It's refreshing to see so many people who would take time to consider ideas like those presented in this video.

    • @MrFriendlyCsgoContent
      @MrFriendlyCsgoContent Рік тому +2

      It isn’t trendy enough for the average person.

    • @lillol3245
      @lillol3245 10 місяців тому +5

      Average people. But like Marcus Aurelius says, don‘t judge them

  • @ChasexMc
    @ChasexMc 3 місяці тому +2

    I am saddened to hear of his passing. He reminds me of one of my philosophy professors who lost their battle with cancer. His passing still affects me to this day, five years later. If you’re reading this, and you are a professor, teacher, or educator, you may never know how much of an impact you have made on a student! Rest in peace Dr. Sugrue and my professor, Dr. Todd. ❤

  • @CogDiss
    @CogDiss 2 місяці тому +3

    Rest In Peace Dr Sugrue.
    I’ve listened to this lecture dozens of times and will listen dozens more to come.

  • @shanesydney127
    @shanesydney127 3 місяці тому +2

    I'm still in total disbelief hearing the sad news about my great teacher Dr Surgue. If he's teachings are true he would be speaking with Marcus Aurelius above 👍🏆🇦🇺

  • @tmpbruce
    @tmpbruce 3 місяці тому +5

    Thank you Dr, even in death you keep on helping me. Glad I came back to this lecture.

  • @h.a.b.arguille1896
    @h.a.b.arguille1896 3 роки тому +39

    Marcus Aurelius has long been my hero. This lecture confirmed his heroism. May we all one day possess the sheer humanity of Marcus.

    • @clydenolet736
      @clydenolet736 3 роки тому +1

      It’s the same for you as it for me. ‘We all’ takes one mirror.

    • @KingBowserVlog
      @KingBowserVlog 3 роки тому +7

      Marcus Aurelius changed my life, period.

    • @jaysonsacobie4617
      @jaysonsacobie4617 Рік тому

      Marcus Aurelius helped me find god

  • @fabriziorusso8387
    @fabriziorusso8387 7 місяців тому +6

    I knew stoicism and Marcus Aurelius only this year and I am 50. Better late that never.

  • @aziz-iq3761
    @aziz-iq3761 3 місяці тому +5

    Rest in peace professor and thank you for everything ❤️

  • @kyoko029
    @kyoko029 3 місяці тому +5

    Rest in peace, Michael. Every once in a while, I come back to this brilliant lecture of yours.

  • @ahmedjama7767
    @ahmedjama7767 2 місяці тому +3

    I have listened to this lecture and others muuuultipel times. You were an amazing rethoriker and seemed to be a great man. Rest well, Professor!

  • @1blueeye
    @1blueeye 10 місяців тому +20

    "Nature contains nothing fearful to the rational soul."
    I think Marcus Aurelius would've been a fan of Dr. Sugrue! Thank you for this captivating and informative lecture.

  • @ryanlynch5802
    @ryanlynch5802 3 місяці тому +5

    Rest in peace. Listening today to remember you. Thank you for all your lectures, but especially this one. You will be missed.

  • @SihleZulu_ZA
    @SihleZulu_ZA 2 місяці тому +3

    Love this Lecture by Dr Sugrue, I listen to it maybe twice a month, I remember when I discovered it 2 years ago it was just under 500k views and was like "this definitely deserves a million views, I'll see to it😂" haven't stopped watching this since then. RIP PROFESSOR

  • @Knightcommander69
    @Knightcommander69 2 місяці тому +4

    Rest in pease sir. You got me through hell.

  • @ahobimo732
    @ahobimo732 2 роки тому +147

    This channel is stupendously underrated. Dr. Sugrue is an intellectual treasure. These lectures stand as a defence of the western academic tradition.

    • @ssempaalbright1054
      @ssempaalbright1054 Рік тому +1

      So true stupendously underrated

    • @cheri238
      @cheri238 8 місяців тому

      ​@@ssempaalbright1054
      I don't know how anyone complain about these lectures. They are so good.

  • @hobb927
    @hobb927 2 місяці тому +2

    Rest in peace sir. I've benefited immensely as a student in Turkiye.

  • @rohit7278
    @rohit7278 3 місяці тому +5

    Rip sir you have touched many lives mine included

  • @OneinNY
    @OneinNY 3 роки тому +25

    I come back to this talk every now and then

  • @enlighten92
    @enlighten92 8 місяців тому +10

    This is the most eloquent speech on Stoicism.

  • @yungtophr
    @yungtophr 2 місяці тому +2

    Professor Sugrue, your lectures have positively impacted my life as well as many others for the better. You hold a special place in my heart, and I am truly blessed to be able to learn from a great like you. Your presence will forever be missed. Rest in Peace King 🕊️

  • @ajjimenez8701
    @ajjimenez8701 Місяць тому +2

    This talk, as seems is true for many here, has literally changed my life. I wish I had taken the time to thank Professor Sugrue while he was alive. Its not just the information he presents in this lecture that has made it so profound for me, but his obvious adoration for the man, his awe, and his palpable reverence for spectacular moral accomplishments of Marcus Aurelius. The love that he transmits to the audience while he lectures on this topic so beautifully accentuates the gravity of Marcus Aurelius' character. This lecture forced me to recognize my failings as a father, as a husband, as a man. It has given me a North Star upon which to set my course; and for that, there is no reward great enough. Rest in peace Professor Sugrue. May the gods do you no harm.

  • @SingeSabre
    @SingeSabre 3 роки тому +218

    This is a beautiful presentation, you really gave life to Marcus and made him feel like a real human being, I always thought of him as empowered and to picture him as sad gives another human layer to his legend, thanks Michael!

  • @Shaggerton
    @Shaggerton 3 роки тому +157

    This is my favorite speech on Marcus Aurelius and Stoicism of all time, I listen to it monthly! Thank you professor!

    • @joshuawolf7448
      @joshuawolf7448 2 роки тому +1

      Marcus was not a stoic.....

    • @shukii3397
      @shukii3397 2 роки тому +3

      @@joshuawolf7448 Then who was he?

    • @joshuawolf7448
      @joshuawolf7448 2 роки тому +1

      A man who practiced the art of reason. (Philosophy)

    • @joshuawolf7448
      @joshuawolf7448 2 роки тому +1

      And for the next reply...... logic is identifying it.......reason is excercise ing it.

    • @Shaggerton
      @Shaggerton 2 роки тому +1

      @@joshuawolf7448 Where in my comment on this amazing speech did i state, "Marcus Aurelius was a Stoic"? To repeat my comment so you can read again and understand "This is my favorite speech on Marcus Aurelius AND Stoicism of all time, I listen to it monthly! Thank you professor!" I capitalized the word AND so you may understand my comment fully @Joshua Wolf

  • @user-qb2wf1ni8k
    @user-qb2wf1ni8k 3 місяці тому +2

    Rest in peace Dr. Sugrue. I greatly appreciated your lectures that helped me better understand the great works of philosophy that have been written throughout history, and I hope to cultivate this interest further that you helped plant.

  • @alish4498
    @alish4498 3 місяці тому +4

    I am grateful for all the knowledge and incredible things you taught me. Rest in peace.

  • @motadaymane3262
    @motadaymane3262 3 місяці тому +5

    Rest in peace. Memento Mori for all of us.

  • @Officeaccount3250
    @Officeaccount3250 3 місяці тому +5

    Rest in peace Doctor and thank you for all these great thoughts we can appreciate through your videos.

  • @melissagolubic6932
    @melissagolubic6932 3 місяці тому +2

    When I came across this lecture 5 years ago it completely changed my life.
    Im so sad for the loss of a remarkable intellectual Dr Sugrue. The world has gotten a little smaller now. RIP

  • @Havyng25
    @Havyng25 3 місяці тому +4

    Rest in peace. This video is legendary. Thank you for your work Mr. Sugrue