Sadler's Lectures

William Clifford, The Ethics Of Belief - The Limits Of Inference - Sadler's Lectures

04 Jun 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture discusses the William Clifford's 1877 essay "The Ethics Of Belief", in which he makes and argued for the central claim "it is wrong alwa...

William Clifford, The Ethics Of Belief - Beliefs and Traditions - Sadler's Lectures

30 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture discusses the William Clifford's 1877 essay "The Ethics Of Belief", in which he makes and argued for the central claim "it is wrong alwa...

William Clifford, The Ethics Of Belief - Veracity, Knowledge, and Judgement - Sadler's Lectures

28 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture discusses the William Clifford's 1877 essay "The Ethics Of Belief", in which he makes and argued for the central claim "it is wrong alwa...

William Clifford, The Ethics Of Belief - Individuals' Beliefs, Society, And Humanity

26 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture discusses the William Clifford's 1877 essay "The Ethics Of Belief", in which he makes and argued for the central claim "it is wrong alwa...

William Clifford, The Ethics Of Belief - Belief, Action, and Duty Of Inquiry - Sadler's Lectures

25 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture discusses the William Clifford's 1877 essay "The Ethics Of Belief", in which he makes and argued for the central claim "it is wrong alwa...

Seneca, Letter 90 - Philosophy, Technology, And Wisdom - Sadler's Lectures

23 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Stoic philosopher Seneca's Letters, this one looking at Letter 90 It focuses specifically on Senec...

William Gass, The Case Of The Obliging Stranger - Moral Philosophers & Principles

22 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century philosopher and novelist William Gass' article "The Case Of The Obliging Stranger", which begin...

William Gass, The Case Of The Obliging Stranger - Clear Cases And Unclear Cases - Sadler's Lectures

20 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century philosopher and novelist William Gass' article "The Case Of The Obliging Stranger", which begin...

William Gass, The Case Of The Obliging Stranger - The Case and Moral Theories - Sadler's Lectures

19 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century philosopher and novelist William Gass' article "The Case Of The Obliging Stranger", which begin...

Aristotle, On Interpretation - Contraries Of Affirmative Propositions - Sadler's Lectures

17 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture discusses the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle' work, On Interpretation, focusing on his discussion near the end of the work bearing o...

Aristotle, On Interpretation - Distinctions Among Potentialities - Sadler's Lectures

16 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture discusses the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle' work, On Interpretation, focusing on his discussion of different ways in which somethi...

Aristotle, On Interpretation - Necessity, Contradictories, and Contraries - Sadler's Lectures

15 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture discusses the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle' work, On Interpretation, focusing on his discussion of modal propositions that include...

Aristotle, On Interpretation - Implications Of Modal Propositions - Sadler's Lectures

12 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture discusses the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle' work, On Interpretation, focusing on his discussion of what the implications of modal ...

William Clifford, The Ethics Of Belief - The Limits Of Inference

11 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

William Clifford, The Ethics Of Belief - The Limits Of Inference by Lectures on classic and contemporary philosophical texts and thinkers by Gregory B...

Aristotle, On Interpretation - Possible, Contingent, Impossible, Necessary - Sadler's Lectures

11 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture discusses the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle' work, On Interpretation, focusing on his discussion of modal terms such as possible (d...

Aristotle, On Interpretation - Combining Predicates Into One - Sadler's Lectures

08 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture discusses the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle' work, On Interpretation, focusing on his discussion bearing on whether and when it is ...

Aristotle, On Interpretation - Necessity, Contingency, and Future Propositions - Sadler's Lectures

06 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture discusses the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle' work, On Interpretation, focusing on his discussion of what have come to be called "mo...

Aristotle, On Interpretation - Indefinite Subjects And Predicates - Sadler's Lectures

04 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture discusses the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle' work, On Interpretation, focusing on his discussion of what he calls propositions that...

Aristotle, On Interpretation - Contrary and Contradictory Propositions - Sadler's Lectures

02 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture discusses the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle' work, On Interpretation, focusing on his discussion of contrary and contradictory prop...

Aristotle, On Interpretation - Universal and Particular Propositions - Sadler's Lectures

30 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture discusses the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle' work, On Interpretation, focusing on his discussion of universal and particular propos...

Aristotle, On Interpretation - Propositions, Truth, and Falsity - Sadler's Lectures

28 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture discusses the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle' work, On Interpretation, focusing on his discussion of propositions (apophanseis), whi...

Aristotle, On Interpretation - Nouns, Verbs, and Sentences - Sadler's Lectures

27 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture discusses the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle' work, On Interpretation, focusing on his discussion of nouns or names (omonata), verbs...

William Gass, The Case Of The Obliging Stranger - The Case and Moral Theories

25 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

William Gass, The Case Of The Obliging Stranger - The Case and Moral Theories by Lectures on classic and contemporary philosophical texts and thinkers...

Plato, Persons, and the Highest Good (part 2) - Sadler's Lectures

25 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This is part 2 of the recording of my invited talk at Christopher Newport University, "Plato, Persons, And The Highest Good". It focuses on the questi...

Plato, Persons, and the Highest Good (part 1) - Sadler's Lectures

24 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This is part 1 of the recording of my invited talk at Christopher Newport University, "Plato, Persons, And The Highest Good". It focuses on the questi...

Peter Wessel Zapffe, The Last Messiah - Modern Civilization And Messiahs - Sadler's Lectures

23 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century pessimist philosopher and environmentalist Peter Wessel Zapffe's "The Last Messiah" It focuses...

Peter Wessel Zapffe, The Last Messiah - Diversion As A Suppression Mechanism - Sadler's Lectures

21 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century pessimist philosopher and environmentalist Peter Wessel Zapffe's "The Last Messiah" It focuses...

Peter Wessel Zapffe, The Last Messiah - Attachment As A Suppression Mechanism - Sadler's Lectures

19 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century pessimist philosopher and environmentalist Peter Wessel Zapffe's "The Last Messiah" It focuses...

Peter Wessel Zapffe, The Last Messiah - Cosmic Panic And Suppression Mechanisms - Sadler's Lectures

17 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century pessimist philosopher and environmentalist Peter Wessel Zapffe's "The Last Messiah" It focuses...

Lev Shestov, All Things Are Possible - Assessments Of Leo Tolstoy - Sadler's Lectures

15 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture discusses key ideas from the 19th and 20th century existentialist philosopher Lev Shestov's book "All Things Are Possible" It focuses sp...

Lev Shestov, All Things Are Possible - Assessments Of Ivan Turgenev - Sadler's Lectures

14 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture discusses key ideas from the 19th and 20th century existentialist philosopher Lev Shestov's book "All Things Are Possible" It focuses sp...

Lev Shestov, All Things Are Possible - Assessments Of Anton Chekhov - Sadler's Lectures

12 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture discusses key ideas from the 19th and 20th century existentialist philosopher Lev Shestov's book "All Things Are Possible" It focuses sp...

Lev Shestov, All Things Are Possible - Assessments Of Alexander Pushkin - Sadler's Lectures

11 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture discusses key ideas from the 19th and 20th century existentialist philosopher Lev Shestov's book "All Things Are Possible" It focuses sp...

Lev Shestov, All Things Are Possible - Russian Culture And Authors - Sadler's Lectures

10 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture discusses key ideas from the 19th and 20th century existentialist philosopher Lev Shestov's book "All Things Are Possible" It focuses sp...

Lev Shestov, All Things Are Possible - Positivism and Metaphysics - Sadler's Lectures

08 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture discusses key ideas from the 19th and 20th century existentialist philosopher Lev Shestov's book "All Things Are Possible" It focuses sp...

Thumos In Platonic And Aristotelian Moral Psychology (part 5) - Sadler's Lectures

06 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This is part 5 of the recording of my talk at the Fourteenth Annual Marquette Summer Seminar on Aristotle and the Aristotelian Tradition, "The Signifi...

Thumos In Platonic And Aristotelian Moral Psychology (part 4) - Sadler's Lectures

05 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This is part 4 of the recording of my talk at the Fourteenth Annual Marquette Summer Seminar on Aristotle and the Aristotelian Tradition, "The Signifi...

Thumos In Platonic And Aristotelian Moral Psychology (part 3) - Sadler's Lectures

03 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This is part 3 of the recording of my talk at the Fourteenth Annual Marquette Summer Seminar on Aristotle and the Aristotelian Tradition, "The Signifi...

Thumos In Platonic And Aristotelian Moral Psychology (part 2) - Sadler's Lectures

01 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This is part 2 of the recording of my talk at the Fourteenth Annual Marquette Summer Seminar on Aristotle and the Aristotelian Tradition, "The Signifi...

Thumos In Platonic And Aristotelian Moral Psychology (part 1) - Sadler's Lectures

31 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This is part 1 of the recording of my talk at the Fourteenth Annual Marquette Summer Seminar on Aristotle and the Aristotelian Tradition, "The Signifi...

Jorge Luis Borges - The Wall And The Books - Sadler's Lectures

30 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century philosophical short story writer, essayist, and poet Jorge Luis Borges's essay "The Wall And Th...

Jorge Luis Borges - The Analytical Language Of John Wilkins - Sadler's Lectures

29 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century philosophical short story writer, essayist, and poet Jorge Luis Borges's essay "The Analytical ...

Jorge Luis Borges - On Chesterton - Sadler's Lectures

27 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century philosophical short story writer, essayist, and poet Jorge Luis Borges's essay "On Chesterton" ...

Jorge Luis Borges - The Enigma Of Edward FitzGerald - Sadler's Lectures

25 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century philosophical short story writer, essayist, and poet Jorge Luis Borges's essay "The Enigma Of E...

Jorge Luis Borges - Kafka And His Precursors

23 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century philosophical short story writer, essayist, and poet Jorge Luis Borges's essay "Kafka And His P...

Jorge Luis Borges - The Immortal - Humanity And Immortality - Sadler's Lectures

21 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century philosophical short story writer, essayist, and poet Jorge Luis Borges's story "The Immortal" w...

Jorge Luis Borges - The Immortal - Seeking And Finding The City - Sadler's Lectures

20 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century philosophical short story writer, essayist, and poet Jorge Luis Borges's story "The Immortal" w...

Jorge Luis Borges - Borges And I - Sadler's Lectures

19 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century philosophical short story writer, essayist, and poet Jorge Luis Borges's story "Borges and I" w...