Best Thinkers By Gregory B Sadler Podcasts (2025)

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Jorge Luis Borges - The Writing Of The God - Sadler's Lectures 16:06

2h ago16:06

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century philosophical short story writer, essayist, and poet Jorge Luis Borges's story "The Writing Of The God" which can be found in Collected Fictions. It centers on a priest Tzinacán, previously serving at the pyramid of Qaholom, now imprisoned for the rest of his life in a dark cell. There is a jag…

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Jorge Luis Borges - Death and the Compass - Sadler's Lectures 22:47

1d ago22:47

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century philosophical short story writer, essayist, and poet Jorge Luis Borges's story "Death And The Compass" which can be found in Collected Fictions. It takes the form of a detective tale, where the legendary, highly intelligent detective, Eric Lönnrot, does not figure out all of the aspects of the …

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Augustine of Hippo, Confessions - Past, Present, And Future - Sadler's Lectures 12:26

3d ago12:26

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the early medieval philosopher and theologian, Augustine of Hippo's work, The Confessions.It focuses specifically on his discussion in book 11 focused on what time is, where he examines our usual way of understanding it in terms of past, present, and future. This raises some issues, given that the present only …

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Augustine of Hippo, Confessions - Time And Its Measures - Sadler's Lectures 16:38

4d ago16:38

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the early medieval philosopher and theologian, Augustine of Hippo's work, The Confessions.It focuses specifically on his discussion in book 11 bearing upon how we can measure time.It seems a bit paradoxical when we examine it, since past and present don't really exist as the present does, and the present is jus…

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Augustine of Hippo, Confessions - God, Time, and Creation - Sadler's Lectures 14:25

6d ago14:25

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the early medieval philosopher and theologian, Augustine of Hippo's work, The Confessions.It focuses specifically on his discussion in book 11 of how God and time are related to each other, starting from questions raised by considering creation out of nothing and what God was doing or thinking before that creat…

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Augustine of Hippo, Confessions - The Pride Of Life - Sadler's Lectures 15:28

7d ago15:28

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the early medieval philosopher and theologian, Augustine of Hippo's work, The Confessions.It focuses specifically on his discussion in book 10 of the type of temptation that is called "the pride of life", or (due to an alternate translation from the Latin Vulgate) the "ambition of the world". This has to do wit…

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Augustine of Hippo, Confessions - Temptations Of The Eyes - Sadler's Lectures 13:40

9d ago13:40

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the early medieval philosopher and theologian, Augustine of Hippo's work, The Confessions.It focuses specifically on his discussion in book 10 of the temptations involved in the "concupiscence of the eyes", namely our tendency to take delight or interest in the things that we see with this sense, and the drive …

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Augustine of Hippo, Confessions - Temptations Of The Flesh - Sadler's Lectures 13:58

9d ago13:58

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the early medieval philosopher and theologian, Augustine of Hippo's work, The Confessions.It focuses specifically on his discussion of the temptations caused by the "concupiscence of the flesh" discussed in book 10, which Augustine says that he still has to struggle with to some degree even after his full conve…

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Augustine of Hippo, Confessions - Monica's Life And Death - Sadler's Lectures 19:25

11d ago19:25

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the early medieval philosopher and theologian, Augustine of Hippo's work, The Confessions.It focuses specifically on his discussion of the childhood, adulthood, and final days of his mother Monica in book 9 of the work. She prayer for Augustine throughout his life, and got to see him eventually convert to Chris…

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Augustine of Hippo, Confessions - Augustine's Friend Alypius - Sadler's Lectures 19:46

12d ago19:46

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the early medieval philosopher and theologian, Augustine of Hippo's work, The Confessions.It focuses specifically on his discussion of his friend Alypius in book 8, who was from Augustine's home town of Thagaste, attended Augustine's lectures, where he heard Augustine touch upon a moral failing of his, namely h…

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Albert Camus, Letter To A German Friend - Letter 4: Justice and Happiness - Sadler's Lectures 16:53

13d ago16:53

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century philosopher, novelist, and essayist Albert Camus' four Letters To A German Friend (anthologized in Resistance, Rebellion, and Death: Essays)Specifically it examines the fourth and final letter, which looks at the importance of attending to the demands of justice but also human happiness when co…

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Albert Camus, Letter To A German Friend - Letter 3: Europe's Meaning - Sadler's Lectures 18:58

14d ago18:58

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century philosopher, novelist, and essayist Albert Camus' four Letters To A German Friend (anthologized in Resistance, Rebellion, and Death: Essays)Specifically it examines the third letter, which elaborates the theme of the meaning of Europe, a matter where fascists and nationalists like the Nazis vie…

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Albert Camus, Letter To A German Friend - Letter 2: The Price Of Intelligence - Sadler's Lectures 16:34

16d ago16:34

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century philosopher, novelist, and essayist Albert Camus' four Letters To A German Friend (anthologized in Resistance, Rebellion, and Death: Essays)Specifically it examines the second letter, which builds upon and expands themes from the first letter, specifically holding one's country to standards. Th…

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Albert Camus, Letter To A German Friend - Letter 1: Loving One's Country - Sadler's Lectures 16:12

19d ago16:12

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century philosopher, novelist, and essayist Albert Camus' four Letters To A German Friend (anthologized in Resistance, Rebellion, and Death: Essays)Specifically it examines the first letter, which elaborates the theme of love for one's country. He makes a distinction between two different conceptions o…

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David Hume, Essays Moral, Political, and Literary - The Skeptic - Sadler's Lectures 21:26

20d ago21:26

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the 18th century philosopher and essayist David Hume's essay "The Skeptic", found in his Essays Moral, Political, and Literary, the first of his four essays that bear names of members of philosophical schools, about which he tells us: "The intention . . . is not so much to explain accurately the sentiments of t…

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David Hume, Essays Moral, Political, and Literary - The Platonist - Sadler's Lectures 13:12

21d ago13:12

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the 18th century philosopher and essayist David Hume's essay "The Platonist", found in his Essays Moral, Political, and Literary, the first of his four essays that bear names of members of philosophical schools, about which he tells us: "The intention . . . is not so much to explain accurately the sentiments of…

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David Hume, Essays Moral, Political, and Literary - The Stoic - Sadler's Lectures 18:38

22d ago18:38

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the 18th century philosopher and essayist David Hume's essay "The Stoic", found in his Essays Moral, Political, and Literary, the first of his four essays that bear names of members of philosophical schools, about which he tells us: "The intention . . . is not so much to explain accurately the sentiments of the…

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David Hume, Essays Moral, Political, and Literary - The Epicurean - Sadler's Lectures 15:52

23d ago15:52

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the 18th century philosopher and essayist David Hume's essay "The Epicurean", found in his Essays Moral, Political, and Literary, the first of his four essays that bear names of members of philosophical schools, about which he tells us: "The intention . . . is not so much to explain accurately the sentiments of…

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Plato, Euthyphro - Euthyphro's Prosecution Of His Father - Sadler's Lectures 14:05

24d ago14:05

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This lecture discusses Plato's work, The Euthyphro. In that work, Socrates is headed to the court, facing trial on charges of impiety and corrupting the youth. He gets into a discussion with Euthyphro about the nature of piety and related matters. Here, we look at some of the features of the dramatic situation setting up the dialogue outside of the…

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Plutarch, On Awareness Of Progress In Virtue - Dealing With One's Own Failings - Sadler's Lectures 12:40

25d ago12:40

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Middle Platonist philosopher and biographer Plutarch's essay On Awareness Of Progress In VirtueThis episode focuses specifically on how we ought to deal with our own failings, mistakes, errors, and sins (hamartia), something that we will experience fairly frequently. He maintains that we ought to lo…

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Plutarch, On Awareness Of Progress In Virtue - Admiration and Emulation - Sadler's Lectures 13:28

26d ago13:28

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Middle Platonist philosopher and biographer Plutarch's essay On Awareness Of Progress In VirtueThis episode focuses specifically on emotional responses that he takes as being important signs of progress towards virtue, if these emotional responses are directed towards the right objects. These are "e…

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Plutarch, On Awareness Of Progress In Virtue - Past And Present Emotions - Sadler's Lectures 15:42

27d ago15:42

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Middle Platonist philosopher and biographer Plutarch's essay On Awareness Of Progress In VirtueThis episode focuses specifically on his discussion of the emotions that a person feels, which they can use as an index for determining whether they are indeed making progress. Plutarch suggests that we ou…

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Plutarch, On Awareness Of Progress In Virtue - Progress In Our Dreams - Sadler's Lectures 10:54

28d ago10:54

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Middle Platonist philosopher and biographer Plutarch's essay On Awareness Of Progress In VirtueThis episode focuses specifically on his short but rich discussion about how we can tell whether or not we are making progress by looking at the contents of our dreams (or at what we perceive when we are i…

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Plutarch, On Awareness Of Progress In Virtue - Yearning For Philosophy - Sadler's Lectures 11:04

29d ago11:04

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Middle Platonist philosopher and biographer Plutarch's essay On Awareness Of Progress In VirtueThis episode focuses specifically on his discussion of a yearning for philosophy, not typical academic philosophy but actual philosophy as a way of life, as an index for whether a person is making moral pr…

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Plutarch, On Awareness Of Progress In Virtue - Evaluation of One's Own Discourse - Sadler's Lectures 21:41

1M ago21:41

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Middle Platonist philosopher and biographer Plutarch's essay On Awareness Of Progress In VirtueThis episode focuses specifically on his discussions bearing upon something he takes as an important index for our development, namely the changes in our discourse. He looks a number of different aspects o…

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Lectures on classic and contemporary philosophical texts and thinkers by Gregory B. Sadler

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Jorge Luis Borges - The Writing Of The God - Sadler's Lectures 16:06

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Jorge Luis Borges - Death and the Compass - Sadler's Lectures 22:47

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Augustine of Hippo, Confessions - Past, Present, And Future - Sadler's Lectures 12:26

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Augustine of Hippo, Confessions - Time And Its Measures - Sadler's Lectures 16:38

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Augustine of Hippo, Confessions - God, Time, and Creation - Sadler's Lectures 14:25

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Augustine of Hippo, Confessions - The Pride Of Life - Sadler's Lectures 15:28

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Augustine of Hippo, Confessions - Temptations Of The Eyes - Sadler's Lectures 13:40

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Augustine of Hippo, Confessions - Temptations Of The Flesh - Sadler's Lectures 13:58

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Augustine of Hippo, Confessions - Monica's Life And Death - Sadler's Lectures 19:25

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Augustine of Hippo, Confessions - Augustine's Friend Alypius - Sadler's Lectures 19:46

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Albert Camus, Letter To A German Friend - Letter 4: Justice and Happiness - Sadler's Lectures 16:53

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Albert Camus, Letter To A German Friend - Letter 3: Europe's Meaning - Sadler's Lectures 18:58

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Albert Camus, Letter To A German Friend - Letter 2: The Price Of Intelligence - Sadler's Lectures 16:34

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Albert Camus, Letter To A German Friend - Letter 1: Loving One's Country - Sadler's Lectures 16:12

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David Hume, Essays Moral, Political, and Literary - The Skeptic - Sadler's Lectures 21:26

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David Hume, Essays Moral, Political, and Literary - The Platonist - Sadler's Lectures 13:12

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David Hume, Essays Moral, Political, and Literary - The Stoic - Sadler's Lectures 18:38

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David Hume, Essays Moral, Political, and Literary - The Epicurean - Sadler's Lectures 15:52

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Plato, Euthyphro - Euthyphro's Prosecution Of His Father - Sadler's Lectures 14:05

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Plutarch, On Awareness Of Progress In Virtue - Dealing With One's Own Failings - Sadler's Lectures 12:40

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Plutarch, On Awareness Of Progress In Virtue - Admiration and Emulation - Sadler's Lectures 13:28

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Plutarch, On Awareness Of Progress In Virtue - Past And Present Emotions - Sadler's Lectures 15:42

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Plutarch, On Awareness Of Progress In Virtue - Progress In Our Dreams - Sadler's Lectures 10:54

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Plutarch, On Awareness Of Progress In Virtue - Yearning For Philosophy - Sadler's Lectures 11:04

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Plutarch, On Awareness Of Progress In Virtue - Evaluation of One's Own Discourse - Sadler's Lectures 21:41

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