Best thinkers by Gregory B. Sadler Podcasts (2025)

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Max Scheler, Ressentiment - Ressentiment And Moral Value Judgement - Sadler's Lectures 13:29

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century German philosopher, sociologist of knowledge, and phenomenologist, Max Scheler's work Ressentiment, which provides an interpretation of Friedrich Nietzsche's concept of that same name. It focuses on the very short part 2 of the work, in which Scheler discusses how entire moralities can emerge f…

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Max Scheler, Ressentiment - Moral Judgements and Systems - Sadler's Lectures 19:00

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century German philosopher, sociologist of knowledge, and phenomenologist, Max Scheler's work Ressentiment, which provides an interpretation of Friedrich Nietzsche's concept of that same name. It focuses on his discussion at the end of the first section of how the ressentiment attitude develops by stag…

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Max Scheler, Ressentiment - Situations Charged With Ressentiment - Sadler's Lectures 18:37

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century German philosopher, sociologist of knowledge, and phenomenologist, Max Scheler's work Ressentiment, which provides an interpretation of Friedrich Nietzsche's concept of that same name. It focuses on what Scheler calls "situations charged with the danger of ressentiment", and the ones he conside…

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Max Scheler, Ressentiment - Spiritual Varieties of Ressentiment - Sadler's Lectures 13:23

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century German philosopher, sociologist of knowledge, and phenomenologist, Max Scheler's work Ressentiment, which provides an interpretation of Friedrich Nietzsche's concept of that same name. It focuses on what Scheler identifies as "spiritual varieties of ressentiment, two varieties of which he ident…

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Max Scheler, Ressentiment - Ressentiment, Comparison, and Valuation - Sadler's Lectures 18:40

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century German philosopher, sociologist of knowledge, and phenomenologist, Max Scheler's work Ressentiment, which provides an interpretation of Friedrich Nietzsche's concept of that same name. It focuses on the ways in which comparison and valuation between oneself and others figures into ressentiment.…

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Max Scheler, Ressentiment - Repression and Ressentiment - Sadler's Lectures 19:34

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century German philosopher, sociologist of knowledge, and phenomenologist, Max Scheler's work Ressentiment, which provides an interpretation of Friedrich Nietzsche's concept of that same name. It focuses on the connection Scheler analyses between repression and ressentiment. The repression is complex, …

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Max Scheler, Ressentiment - Value Blindness and Delusion - Sadler's Lectures 17:38

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century German philosopher, sociologist of knowledge, and phenomenologist, Max Scheler's work Ressentiment, which provides an interpretation of Friedrich Nietzsche's concept of that same name. It focuses on on his discussion about how "value blindness" and "value delusion" figure into the dynamic of re…

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Max Scheler, Ressentiment - Sources Of Ressentiment - Sadler's Lectures - Sadler's Lectures 20:56

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century German philosopher, sociologist of knowledge, and phenomenologist, Max Scheler's work Ressentiment, which provides an interpretation of Friedrich Nietzsche's concept of that same name. It focuses on Scheler's analysis of two main sources of ressentiment, namely the desire for revenge, on the on…

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Max Scheler, Ressentiment - A Description of Ressentiment - Sadler's Lectures 23:06

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century German philosopher, sociologist of knowledge, and phenomenologist, Max Scheler's work Ressentiment, which provides an interpretation of Friedrich Nietzsche's concept of that same name. It focuses on the initial phenomenological description that Scheler develops of the affect and dynamic of ress…

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Virginia Held, Feminist Transformations of Moral Theory - The Self And Relationships 13:13

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th-21st Century philosopher, ethicist, and theorist of the ethics of care, Virginia Held, from her 1990 article Feminist Transformations of Moral TheoryIt focuses upon her criticism of traditional, individualist conceptions of the self, which she portrays as typical of male-focused moral theory. She propo…

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Virginia Held, Feminist Transformations of Moral Theory - The Public Vs The Private 13:22

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th-21st Century philosopher, ethicist, and theorist of the ethics of care, Virginia Held, from her 1990 article Feminist Transformations of Moral TheoryIt focuses upon her criticism of traditional, male-focused moral theory, which she charges with confining women and their concerns to the private sphere (…

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Virginia Held, Feminist Transformations of Moral Theory - Emotion Versus Reason 20:21

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th-21st Century philosopher, ethicist, and theorist of the ethics of care, Virginia Held, from her 1990 article Feminist Transformations of Moral TheoryIt focuses upon her criticism of traditional, male-centered moral theories for ignoring the moral relevance of emotion, privileging reason over emotion, a…

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Virginia Held, Feminist Transformations of Moral Theory - Radical Transformation of Moral Theory 22:05

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th-21st Century philosopher, ethicist, and theorist of the ethics of care, Virginia Held, from her 1990 article Feminist Transformations of Moral TheoryIt focuses upon why she believes a radical (rather than reforming) transformation of moral theory needs to be carried out - in particular because women's …

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Thomas Aquinas Summa Theologiae - Eternal, Natural, and Human Law - Sadler's Lectures 12:20

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the medieval Christian philosopher and theologian Thomas Aquinas' Summa Theologiae, 1st part of the 2nd part, questions 90-91 and 94 (IaIIae, q. 90-91 and 94), and examines the relationships between what Thomas calls Eternal Law, Natural Law, and Human LawTo support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.…

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Thomas Aquinas Summa Theologiae - Divine Law As A Complement To Human Law 14:37

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the medieval Christian philosopher and theologian Thomas Aquinas' Summa Theologiae, 1st part of the 2nd part, questions 90-91 and 94 (IaIIae, q. 90-91 and 94), and examines how the Divine Law functions as a needed complement to the Natural Law.To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/…

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Thomas Aquinas Summa Theologiae - Natural Law, "Fomes," and Animality - Sadler's Lectures 14:21

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the medieval Christian philosopher and theologian Thomas Aquinas' Summa Theologiae, 1st part of the 2nd part, questions 90-91 and 94 (IaIIae, q. 90-91 and 94), and examines what Thomas calls "the fomes of sin," which function somewhat like a law, but have to do primarily with our animality.To support my ongoing…

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Thomas Aquinas Summa Theologiae - The Precepts Of The Natural Law 19:08

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the medieval Christian philosopher and theologian Thomas Aquinas' Summa Theologiae, 1st part of the 2nd part, questions 90-91 and 94 (IaIIae, q. 90-91 and 94), and 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 -…

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Thomas Aquinas Summa Theologiae - Anger, Desire, and Naturalness - Sadler's Lectures 13:49

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the medieval Christin philosopher and theologian Thomas Aquinas's work, the Summa Theologiae, First Part of the Second Part, question 46 "On Anger" It focuses specifically in particular on a comparison made between anger and desire (concupiscentia), and the question as to which of them is more "natural". This r…

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Michel de Montaigne, Essays - On Three Kinds Of Social Intercourse - Sadler's Lectures 18:50

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the Renaissance-era philosopher, critic, and essayist Michel De Montaigne's work Essays, specifically his essay On Three Kinds Of Social IntercourseIt focuses upon the three kinds of interactions that Montaigne enjoys the most, which are conversations with good friends, engagements with attractive and intellige…

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Michel de Montaigne, Essays - On Affectionate Relationships - The Range Of Relationships 17:44

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the Renaissance-era philosopher, critic, and essayist Michel De Montaigne's work Essays, specifically his essay On Affectionate RelationshipsIt focuses upon the range of various relationships in which people exhibit affection towards each other that are discussed in this essay. Montaigne devotes a significant p…

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Michel de Montaigne, Essays - On Affectionate Relationships - Sexual Relationships 12:59

2M ago12:59

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the Renaissance-era philosopher, critic, and essayist Michel De Montaigne's work Essays, specifically his essay On Affectionate RelationshipsIt focuses upon several different types of relationships that are oriented around sexual desire and enjoyment, including romantic and sexual involvements between men and w…

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Michel de Montaigne, Essays - On Affectionate Relationships - Friendships 15:43

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the Renaissance-era philosopher, critic, and essayist Michel De Montaigne's work Essays, specifically his essay On Affectionate RelationshipsIt focuses upon his discussion of friendship, in which he distinguishes between the fullest sort of friendship, which involves an interpenetration of wills and which is va…

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Michel de Montaigne, Essays - On Liars - Sadler's Lectures 14:08

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the Renaissance-era philosopher, critic, and essayist Michel De Montaigne's work Essays, specifically his essay On Liars (Des Menteurs)It focuses upon the distinction between lying and telling falsehoods, why lying is a particularly bad vice, how to catch liars, and why people who want to lie need good memories…

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Michel de Montaigne, Essays - On Cato The Younger - Sadler's Lectures 14:59

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the Renaissance-era philosopher, critic, and essayist Michel De Montaigne's work Essays, specifically his essay On Cato The YoungerIt focuses upon that Stoic statesman and philosopher, Cato, who fought in the Civil War against Julius Caesar and killed himself rather than accept Caesar's offered amnesty. While d…

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Michel de Montaigne, Essays - On The Inconstancy Of Our Actions - Sadler's Lectures 17:01

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the Renaissance-era philosopher, critic, and essayist Michel De Montaigne's work Essays, specifically his essay On The Inconstancy Of Our ActionsIt focuses upon his discussion of whether people really do have the fixed character many like to attribute to them or not, and advocates looking at a person's actions …

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Max Scheler, Ressentiment - Ressentiment And Moral Value Judgement - Sadler's Lectures 13:29

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Max Scheler, Ressentiment - Moral Judgements and Systems - Sadler's Lectures 19:00

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Max Scheler, Ressentiment - Situations Charged With Ressentiment - Sadler's Lectures 18:37

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Max Scheler, Ressentiment - Spiritual Varieties of Ressentiment - Sadler's Lectures 13:23

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Max Scheler, Ressentiment - Ressentiment, Comparison, and Valuation - Sadler's Lectures 18:40

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Max Scheler, Ressentiment - Repression and Ressentiment - Sadler's Lectures 19:34

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Max Scheler, Ressentiment - Value Blindness and Delusion - Sadler's Lectures 17:38

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Max Scheler, Ressentiment - Sources Of Ressentiment - Sadler's Lectures - Sadler's Lectures 20:56

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Max Scheler, Ressentiment - A Description of Ressentiment - Sadler's Lectures 23:06

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Virginia Held, Feminist Transformations of Moral Theory - The Self And Relationships 13:13

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Virginia Held, Feminist Transformations of Moral Theory - The Public Vs The Private 13:22

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Virginia Held, Feminist Transformations of Moral Theory - Emotion Versus Reason 20:21

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Virginia Held, Feminist Transformations of Moral Theory - Radical Transformation of Moral Theory 22:05

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Thomas Aquinas Summa Theologiae - Eternal, Natural, and Human Law - Sadler's Lectures 12:20

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Thomas Aquinas Summa Theologiae - Divine Law As A Complement To Human Law 14:37

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Thomas Aquinas Summa Theologiae - Natural Law, "Fomes," and Animality - Sadler's Lectures 14:21

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Thomas Aquinas Summa Theologiae - The Precepts Of The Natural Law 19:08

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Thomas Aquinas Summa Theologiae - Anger, Desire, and Naturalness - Sadler's Lectures 13:49

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Michel de Montaigne, Essays - On Three Kinds Of Social Intercourse - Sadler's Lectures 18:50

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Michel de Montaigne, Essays - On Affectionate Relationships - The Range Of Relationships 17:44

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Michel de Montaigne, Essays - On Affectionate Relationships - Sexual Relationships 12:59

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Michel de Montaigne, Essays - On Affectionate Relationships - Friendships 15:43

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Michel de Montaigne, Essays - On Liars - Sadler's Lectures 14:08

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Michel de Montaigne, Essays - On Cato The Younger - Sadler's Lectures 14:59

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Michel de Montaigne, Essays - On The Inconstancy Of Our Actions - Sadler's Lectures 17:01