Every time I hear the intro music, I feel I should be enjoying the lecture with a glass of Bordeaux.

@daithiocinnsealach1982

2 жыл бұрын

Sitting on a big armchair with your tweed jacket on in front of a big open fire sucking on a pipe.

Dr. Staloff's implicit irony is a wonderful complement to Dr. Sugrue's great sincerity - what a pair of courses!

@codyranta2807

Жыл бұрын

At first i didn't like staloff. He came off to me as pompous. But after listening to each lecture by him, he has become my favorite for content. If i could get his content delivered with sugrue's passion, it's over lol.

@saimbhat6243

2 ай бұрын

Simp

@littlebigheroman

2 ай бұрын

​@@saimbhat6243 Simian Indoctrinating Mindless Peons

44:03 "For prides criterion of prosperity is not what you've got yourself. But what other people haven't got" That is deeply profound. Phrasing it that way captures the essence of what pride really is.

@BboyKeny

2 жыл бұрын

I do think that's it's good to be proud of your hard earned achievements and it's good to be proud of other people's hard earned achievements.

@jvcyt298

Жыл бұрын

@@BboyKeny; As long as those achievements aren't at the expense of others.

@cheri238

Жыл бұрын

@Kenny Omg Wonderful insight.❤️

Prof. Sugrue spoke very highly of Dr. Darren Staloff in the Idea Store Podcast. As always, thank you !

I really enjoyed Dr. Staloff's other lectures. I'm glad we're seeing the companion courses, thanks for uploading these!

These lectures have helped me necessary growth in understanding How could one not love philosophy? With the deepest appreciation and admiration for you and ProfessorSugre. .

Amazing how many Classical allusions in these works by More, Erasmus, Machiavelli, etc. Their education was superb. Entertaining lecture!

I love this channel. This is a truly timeless lecture. Thank you for a being a beacon to the intellectual community.

I don't understand half the shit but this is some of the best most fascinating material about philosophy on youtube.

@historicusjoe121

2 жыл бұрын

Haha. Well said!

@jvcyt298

Жыл бұрын

As long as it makes you think of things outside of your experience, that is the joy of philosophy.

I spent 15 years studying Church history. Never got around to reading More' Utopia , though alwasy planned. Have a copy somewhere. These lectures are reigniting my passion for history and philosophy and just learning in general.

@OnerousEthic

2 жыл бұрын

What is your take on the excommunication of Arius?

Thanks so much for uploading this treasure!

This was absolutely fascinating.

@codyranta2807

Жыл бұрын

Your name is hilarious lol

What a treat!

Very interesting, thanks for sharing

Absolument illuminating

Spot on.

Does Staloff have his own channel? He should

The inherent problem in free societies is the whole free-will part. Dont get me wrong its the only way to go for me, and i fought for everyone here to have it but it also means freedom to screw up, be lazy, do drugs, or to be a menace if you like. Thats the rub. Wish i had the answer.

Utopia should be required reading for business schools.

Dr. Darren rocks my world 😊 1:51 “ I would urge that More’s utopia is the last great Christian synthesis”. That statement indicates, to me, that the Good Doctor Darren believes that the time of Christianity has come and gone. What do you think? I love his narrative, but More is boring imho…

No laws?

What, this guy looks 21

Utopias are cool and all. But how can you create the perfect society but not take into account that the earth will end and we need space travel and interplanetary colonisation to survive as a species?

@Tawahaj

Жыл бұрын

I am not sure the idea that the earth will end, was there in More's time.

@pearz420

Жыл бұрын

Yes, whatever will you poor materialists do? Perhaps you could invent yourselves a savior? Or did Elon Musk fulfill your scriptures yet? 🤡

@flappyturtlesnatch

Жыл бұрын

You might be interested in C.S. Lewis's Space Trilogy. Particularly the last third of the first book. It deals with that particular issue

@leludallasmultipass

4 ай бұрын

Authoritarian regimes typically do not think to those degrees as most of its energies goes into control of thought, movement, and actions of its populace. It’s why forced collective societies immediately devolve into hell on earth. irony would be that people escape earth only to colonize another planet and bring the same ideas and hell along with them 😂

People won't work if there is no private property? Low standerd of living? That's bad. But capitalism has the same problem. Most people work full time and still have a low standerd of living.

@davemacnicol8404

10 ай бұрын

Low standard of living compared to whom? Food, water, shelter, and socialization are the important things. But I get your point. If we could pair benevolence and capitalism together in the same concept we would be golden.