The work consists of ten books, originally separate scrolls, and is understood to be based on notes said to be from his lectures at the Lyceum which were either edited by or dedicated to Aristotle's son, Nicomachus. In many ways this work parallels the similar Eudemian Ethics, which has only eight books, and the two works can be fruitfully compared. Books V, VI, and VII of the Nicomachean Ethics are identical to Books IV, V, and VI of the Eudemian Ethics. Opinions about the relationship betw ...
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Lectures on classic and contemporary philosophical texts and thinkers by Gregory B. Sadler
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Each week we read through, summarize, and explain a different text in Philosophy.
Welcome to Will To Wisdom - A podcast exploring perspectives on living well. When we think of philosophy, grand questions come to mind: Does God exist? Do we have free will? What's the relationship between mind and matter? That kind of thing. What philosophers tend not to think so much about nowadays is what it takes to live a good life. This wasn't always the case. Philosophers in ancient times viewed the question of the good life as one of the subject's most fundamental. Will To Wisdom see ...
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Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics Bk 5 - Can One Do Injustice To Oneself? - Sadler's Lectures
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This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher Aristotle's work of moral theory, the Nicomachean Ethics.Specifically it focuses focuses on Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics bk 5, and examines the question he poses and resolves there: is it possible for a person to be unjust, or to do injustice, to him or herself?To support my ongoing wo…
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Augustine Of Hippo, City Of God Book 19 - Peace As Universally Desired - Sadler's Lectures
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This lecture discusses key ideas from the early medieval philosopher and theologian, Augustine of Hippo's work, The City of God.It focuses specifically on his discussion in book 19 focused on a universal desire for peace in living beings, specifically among human beings. Augustine views peace as one dimension of the supreme good or final end for hu…
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Augustine Of Hippo, City Of God Book 19 - The Four Circles Of Relationship - Sadler's Lectures
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This lecture discusses key ideas from the early medieval philosopher and theologian, Augustine of Hippo's work, The City of God.It focuses specifically on his discussion in book 19 arguing that we do not find any lasting peace or happiness in this life. In the course of this discussion, he sets out four concentric circles of relationships that we h…
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Augustine Of Hippo, City Of God Book 19 - Why Virtues Are Not The Supreme Good
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This lecture discusses key ideas from the early medieval philosopher and theologian, Augustine of Hippo's work, The City of God.It focuses specifically on his discussion in book 19 bearing on whether the virtues - prudence, justice, courage, and temperance - are the supreme good for human beings or whether they are instead something that can lead u…
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Augustine Of Hippo, City Of God Book 19 - The Supreme Good And The Present Life
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This lecture discusses key ideas from the early medieval philosopher and theologian, Augustine of Hippo's work, The City of God.It focuses specifically on his discussion in book 19 focused on the present life's prospects for human happiness and enjoying the supreme good or final end for human beings. As rational beings, our nature and our desires c…
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Augustine Of Hippo, City Of God Book 19 - Philosophical Sects And The Supreme Good
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This lecture discusses key ideas from the early medieval philosopher and theologian, Augustine of Hippo's work, The City of God.It focuses specifically on his discussion at the beginning of book 19, setting out a vast number of philosophical "sects", based on a variety of distinctions. This classification is taken from Marcus Varro's now-lost work,…
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Prudentius, Psychomachia - The Virtues Of Faith And Concord - Sadler's Lectures
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This lecture discusses key ideas from the work of the early Medieval poet Prudentius, the Psychomachia, or the battle for the soulIt focuses specifically on the contributions made near the end of the poem by two virtues in particular, Faith and Concord.To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadlerIf you'd like to make a…
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Prudentius, Psychomachia - Combatting Luxury And Greed - Sadler's Lectures
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This lecture discusses key ideas from the work of the early Medieval poet Prudentius, the Psychomachia, or the battle for the soulIt focuses specifically on the more difficult battles against two vices in particular - Luxury/Indulgence (Luxuria) and Greed (Avaritia) - which seem to be winning the battle for the vices over the virtues. They are defe…
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Prudentius, Psychomachia - First Combats Of Virtues And Vices - Sadler's Lectures
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This lecture discusses key ideas from the work of the early Medieval poet Prudentius, the Psychomachia, or the battle for the soulIt focuses specifically on the first combats in this battle, those of Faith vs. Worship of the Old Gods, Chastity vs Lust, Patience vs Wrath, and Pride vs HumilityTo support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.p…
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Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics Bk 5 - Justice As Equity - Sadler's Lectures
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This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher Aristotle's work of moral theory, the Nicomachean Ethics.Specifically it focuses focuses on Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics bk 5, and examines the sort of justice which he picks out as "equity" or "equitableness", which he notes is a kind of correction of legal justice.To support my ongoi…
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Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics Bk 5 - Particular Justice In Reciprocity - Sadler's Lectures
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This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher Aristotle's work of moral theory, the Nicomachean Ethics.Specifically it focuses focuses on Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics bk 5, and and examines the particular sort of justice which he picks out as "reciprocity," (in Greek, antipeponthos -- "suffering in return"). This includes not only…
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Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics Bk 5 - Particular Justice In Rectification - Sadler's Lectures
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This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher Aristotle's work of moral theory, the Nicomachean Ethics.Specifically it focuses focuses on Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics bk 5, and examines the sort of particular justice which he picks out as "justice in rectification" or "rectificatory justice" -- how justice is restored when one par…
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Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics Bk 5 - Particular Justice In Distribution - Sadler's Lectures
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This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher Aristotle's work of moral theory, the Nicomachean Ethics.Specifically it focuses focuses on Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics bk 5, and examines the sort of particular justice which he picks out as "justice in distribution," also called "commutative" or "distributive justice".To support my …
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Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics Bk 5 - Legal Justice - Sadler's Lectures
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This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher Aristotle's work of moral theory, the Nicomachean Ethics.Specifically it focuses focuses on Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics bk 5, and examines the sort of justice which he picks out as "legal justice" or "law-abidingness".To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com…
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Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics Bk 5 - Justice As Complete Virtue - Sadler's Lectures
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This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher Aristotle's work of moral theory, the Nicomachean Ethics.Specifically it focuses focuses on Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics bk 5, the sort of justice which he picks out as "complete virtue", as virtue practiced not just in relation to oneself, but in relation to others (pros allon).To sup…
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Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics Bk 5 - Six Types Of Justice - Sadler's Lectures
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This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher Aristotle's work of moral theory, the Nicomachean Ethics.Specifically it focuses focuses on Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics bk 5, where Aristotle says that "justice is an equivocal term", meaning that there are multiple senses of the term "justice". A careful analysis of Aristotle's text …
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Immanuel Kant, Groundwork - The Limits Of Practical Philosophy - Sadler's Lectures
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This lecture discusses key ideas from the 18th century philosopher Immanuel Kant's work of ethics, The Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals.Specifically it examines his discussion of the limits of practical philosophy - and the practical use of reason - towards the end of that work.To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon…
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Immanuel Kant, Groundwork - The Dialectic Of Reason - Sadler's Lectures
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This lecture discusses key ideas from the 18th century philosopher Immanuel Kant's work of ethics, The Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals.Specifically it examines his discussion of what he terms a "dialectic" of reason near the end of the work. this dialectic has to do with the freedom of the human rational will - which is an idea of reason -…
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Immanuel Kant, Groundwork - Freedom Of The Will - Sadler's Lectures
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This lecture discusses key ideas from the 18th century philosopher Immanuel Kant's work of ethics, The Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals.Specifically it examines Kant's discussion of the freedom of the will. In his view, the will is a type of causality that belongs to living rational beings, and freedom is a property of that causality, invol…
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Immanuel Kant, Groundwork - The 3rd Formulation Of The Categorical Imperative - Sadler's Lectures
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This lecture discusses key ideas from the 18th century philosopher Immanuel Kant's work of ethics, The Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals.Specifically it examines To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadlerIf you'd like to make a direct contribution, you can do so here - www.paypal.me/ReasonIO - or at BuyMeACoff…
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Michel Foucault, The Subject And Power - Power Relations And Strategy - Sadler's Lectures
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This lecture discusses key ideas from the work of the 20th century philosopher and historian, Michel Foucault, "The Subject and Power"It focuses specifically on the section "Relations of Power and Relations of Strategy", in which Foucault distinguishes three different senses of the term "strategy" and discusses how they apply to power relationsTo s…
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Michel Foucault, The Subject And Power - Specificity Of Power Relations - Sadler's Lectures
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This lecture discusses key ideas from the work of the 20th century philosopher and historian, Michel Foucault, "The Subject and Power"It focuses specifically on the section "What Constitutes The Specificity Of Power Relations?" in which Foucault notes that power relations, while they may include violence or consent, are really something different, …
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Michel Foucault, The Subject And Power - The How Of Power Relations - Sadler's Lectures
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This lecture discusses key ideas from the work of the 20th century philosopher and historian, Michel Foucault, "The Subject and Power"It focuses specifically on why he thinks that it is important to focus on the "How" of power relations, rather than just the "What" and the "Why". He also distinguishes objective capacities from communicative/sign sy…
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Michel Foucault, The Subject And Power - Power Relations And Resistance - Sadler's Lectures
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This lecture discusses key ideas from the work of the 20th century philosopher and historian, Michel Foucault, "The Subject and Power"It focuses specifically on his decision to focus upon human beings' resistances to power as ways to understand better how power works and how power-relations are constituted and structured.To support my ongoing work,…
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Michel Foucault, The Subject And Power - Pastoral Power - Sadler's Lectures
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This lecture discusses key ideas from the work of the 20th century philosopher and historian, Michel Foucault, "The Subject and Power"It focuses specifically on he type of power relations that he calls "pastoral power", including four main characteristics of it: orientation towards salvation; oblative and sacrificial exercise of power; focus upon t…