This is an outstanding presentation. It shows that convoluted, compound/complex sentences with endless levels of parenthetical phrases, is not the only way to present the subject. Thank you.

@GregoryBSadler

7 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome!

@tomacino4

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, there almost is an infinite way to skin (this)a cat/egory, haha , nietzshe lectures are like music to my weary ears. It's like he was perhaps "reincarnated" 3.6.84 and my physical body became the vessel. I can't wait to explore all of his work. I will not give in to the madness, I have separated myself from the "herd" May peace be with all whom seek it... Samson Charles Marti Sr.

What makes me get up in the morning? Generally two big dogs wanting their breakfasts

@GregoryBSadler

4 жыл бұрын

@J winchell Unfortunately, we had to put the last one down last month

Nietzsche always makes me think of the moment when I discover that in Spanish (my mother tongue), just like in other romance languages, Villain originally meant "the dweller of a small town (villa)". Which... it has some practical through to it but, one can easily argue that appearing "moral" is easy when having the economic means

You know, these videos are pretty cool. This man has true dedication to the teachings of philosophy. Good work man keep it up :)

@GregoryBSadler

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yes, I'm thinking I'll be doing this for quite some time

I’m a simple person- I see Nietzsche, I like

I am extremely grateful for your videos - I use them as supplement to my studies and as a different perspective, from my own professors. I find that your ,often straight forward, approach is very helpful when dealing with continental philosophers as their poetic and sometimes cryptic language can be quite the 'brain-twister'. I'm looking forward to watching more of your video lectures in the future.

@GregoryBSadler

10 жыл бұрын

You're welcome -- glad that you're finding the videos helpful

This was one of the most excellent uploads I have seen on Nietzsche's work, it was concise and even helped me formulate a little bit more of my understanding of the real Nietzsche. Glad I found it, many thanks.

Yet again, thanks for making these videos, they help me so much to understand the thinkers arguments. I particularly enjoy your approach of sticking to the texts! I can clearly see what you describe in the text itself, only you clarify some notions I didn't understand, some connexions I couldn't make by myself by lack of knowledge, etc.

@GregoryBSadler

7 жыл бұрын

Yes, there's a need for videos where we do exactly that - present what the thinker says, within the structure of the text. After all, the thinker took the time to write it - if they'd wanted just a 5 minute summary, they'd have done that instead!

This lecture is great. Thank you for your commitment.

Thank you for this. I read this book twenty years ago, and I turn back to it from time to time to seek clarity. You have improved the quality of my life, with this.

@GregoryBSadler

7 жыл бұрын

Glad that the video has been helpful for you

These videos are brilliant! Thank you so much, I have been able to learn so much more about Philosophers I don't study at school.

Thank you for this series! I'm working on Nietzsche for my Dissertation, this is fantastic. Keep up the great work; im getting my degree thanks to finding your videos, I hope you know how good they are!

@GregoryBSadler

8 жыл бұрын

+Utterly Relevant Glad the videos have been helpful for your work!

Thanks for your explanation of complex philosophical ideas and text, really appreciate your thoughts and opinions! You absolutely help normal people understand how to undertake these complex ideas and thoughts, I just wanted to say that you are amazing for giving us your insight for free. Thanks Professor!

I read Nietzsche in college and understood it. I am a graduate school College Professor and I enjoy the way you structure your arguments and synopsis. I am reading the Genealogy of Morals and Ecce Hommo, one of his best works. This is refreshing to me.

@GregoryBSadler

2 ай бұрын

Glad you’re enjoying it

Fantastic lecture, sir! Thank you so much for making this available to us. I am eager to move on to the next in the series.

@GregoryBSadler

10 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. Yes, there's plenty more Nietzsche videos in the playlist

I am currently writing interpretation of Genealogy of Morals to school and listening to this helps so much! Thank you!

@GregoryBSadler

3 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome!

This is so insanely helpful, thanks for doing it!

Thank you so much. I don't have access to these books and it helps that, until I am able, there are Instructors out there that sincerely enjoy the sharing of ideas and Education. You Dr., are a hero.

@GregoryBSadler

7 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome!

Thank you for the free lectures. I do click and view all of your adds because I figure it's the least I can do.

Thank you for making this video it has helped me with understanding this reading for an online course I am taking. You explain this very well and I'll definitely be on the lookout for more of your helpful videos!

@GregoryBSadler

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful for you

This is very thought provoking, I need to let these ideas sit in my head for a while

@GregoryBSadler

3 жыл бұрын

Well, if the video was thought provoking, the text should be even more so

Thank you! Been eagerly awaiting more Nietzsche since Birth of Tragedy, much appreciated.

great work,i finished genealogy for second time and analysis is good,and definitly its Nietzsche best work.

@GregoryBSadler

7 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the work and the commentary

This is the best video series on Neitzsche on youtube. Very in depth. I got my BA in Political science and philosophy three years ago. I'm finishing up my J.D. now and this is how I continue learning about philosophy since I'm too busy reading the law. These videos are great. I agree with others here these are not for beginners. This is not intro to philosophy. These videos are more for people that are already out of the cave.

@GregoryBSadler

5 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoy the series. With as many videos as I've got now, I'm sure there's at least some at each level

I am enjoying your perspective on these ideas THANKS!

I had read 5 of Nietzsche's books before this but Genealogy posed many problems/questions. Thank you for clarifying this..really, really excellent work, and well done to your dog for staying quiet :)

@GregoryBSadler

5 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome!

Thanks Greg! I appreciate the time you put into this.

@GregoryBSadler

7 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome!

I have an exam coming up and I am writing on the GofM. I've been playing your videos to grasp a clear understanding of Nietzsche's thoughts here. I found myself very stuck at points and Nietzsche was driving me insane. But you have simplified it and explained it. Thank you!

@GregoryBSadler

9 жыл бұрын

PocahontasButter Glad the videos were useful for you!

You're very welcome. Glad you enjoyed it

@iluen

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this!

Excellent and concise elaboration on these profound ideas.

@GregoryBSadler

9 жыл бұрын

Acidtrip DXM Thanks!

I love this lecture, very well done. Thank you!

@GregoryBSadler

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Thank you for all your lectures Dr Sadler

@GregoryBSadler

Жыл бұрын

You’re very welcome!

This helps my understanding so much. Thank you!

@GregoryBSadler

2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome

Thanks for these videos, I'm only 17 myself and have been sorta back and forth with whether I'm going to college, but I've always had a massive interest in philosophy, especially Absurdism, Nihilism, and Existentialism, and so it's great to have a nice dynamic examination of works like this.

@martinng370

2 жыл бұрын

What did you end up studying?

Your lectures are great. Thanks!

These ideas are very revealing on our society, interpersonal interactions and even struggles within myself.

@GregoryBSadler

Жыл бұрын

There's good reasons we're still reading Nietzsche

In september I begin the third (final) year of my philosophy undergraduate degree (UK), and I have chosen a module which will focus around Nietzsche's Genealogy of Morals. Having never read Nietzsche before, I thought I'd familiarise myself with him and especially this book before starting the new academic year, and this video has been a massive help in helping me understand Nietzsche's thought, and making what he writes more digestible. Thank you, Dr. Sadler!

@GregoryBSadler

Жыл бұрын

You're very welcome

Yes, that's right -- he is advocating a kind of "breaking out" -- the term he uses often is "overcoming"

I’ve got nothing unique to add here however just wanted to thank you as well. Really great presentation

Great video! It was incredibly helpful when studying for an examination. Many thanks.

@GregoryBSadler

8 жыл бұрын

+Morgan Bradham You're welcome

He makes lecturing look so easy. Quite brilliant.

@GregoryBSadler

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

It's taken me two times to catch it: you are very good, even better on the second viewing.

@GregoryBSadler

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I've gotta say, though: it's a lot easier when you've got material like Nietzsche (or any great philosopher) to talk about

Glad you do -- I enjoy this sort of stuff too!

I am preparing to read some Nietzche and found this extremely helpful. Thank you!

@GregoryBSadler

3 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome!

I think I could just listen to you all day long

Thanks -- very nice of you to say so

Thanks for putting this out there. I’m just getting into philosophy and I’m enjoying reading the genealogy of morals but it can be pretty tough to understand, especially for a beginner like me. Thank you!!!

@GregoryBSadler

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Great explanation of the essay, thank you.

@GregoryBSadler

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

I cannot thankyou more for your videos on deep academic philosophy lecturers . Hats off to you and wish to see more in future sir

@GregoryBSadler

4 жыл бұрын

I produce about 250 videos a year. Glad you enjoyed it

You're welcome! I'm glad you enjoy them

Good studies involve certain habits. Your Nietzsche perspectives are topographical; particularly through - to emulate...Thank you for sharing Dr.

@GregoryBSadler

7 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Thankyou for your service sir ❤ Pharmacy student here trying to understand life and the truths of existence. You present this in such a digestible way.

@GregoryBSadler

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome - glad it's useful for you

Thanks for all of these videos!

@GregoryBSadler

5 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome!

Your summation contained in this video of the will to power has become my go-to link-response when dealing with secondary, disruptive forces within various movements, such as now being experienced in the atheist and gamer communities under siege from the ressentiment of clever but lesser thinkers. Well done, sir!

@GregoryBSadler

9 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! Yes, there is a LOT of ressentiment out there. . .

@gloriaguerra8179

9 жыл бұрын

!q

@MaoRuiqi

8 жыл бұрын

The notion i struggle with now is the definition of warrior relative to the information age, wherein a Bill Gates or Steve Jobs is emblematic of a new kind of alpha-STEM conqueror. And, of course, its relativity as females obtain CEO and world-class athletic accolades; if you will, alpha-personhood. More exactly, my concern is in the collision of brawn vs STEM, especially is developing self esteem and employment opportunities. The issue being boys-at-risk as they are inculcated with brawn-warrior mythology, especially in sports, when future employment and social standing may be more influenced by STEM reality. Consider the plight of young black men from the hood demanding equal rights, without a clue that they are part of lost generations, victims of benign racism which houses blacks without inculcating STEM. Meaning, their white and black benefactors have only addressed the lowest level of the Maslow Hierarchy. In short, these men, in particular alpha male warriors, shall eventually revolt violently as the means to express their inner drive.

@wildeirishpoet

8 жыл бұрын

Ruiqi Mao You're clueless....

@MaoRuiqi

8 жыл бұрын

How so?

Great stuff! I really enjoyed your explanation of Ressentiment. Nietzsche's use of nihilism was pretty clever and awesome (during this bit I was thiking of original sin, sins of the flesh, etc). And I think the idea of the war between good/bad and good/evil was pretty neat. I wonder if this is oversimplified though. Even the seeming simpliest among us are so complex to me. I'm wishing I could recall my MacIntyre right about now.

Outstanding Dr. Sadler

@GregoryBSadler

6 жыл бұрын

thanks!

I have to write an essay about this chapter and this video really helps. Thanks!

@GregoryBSadler

4 жыл бұрын

Glad it was useful for you

I'm glad the videos are helpful. It couldn't hurt to go to college, I'd say -- but we also need way more young people going into the skilled trades, so that's not a bad way to go either (from someone whose family members are mainly in the trades) 17 was about the age when I first encountered Existentialist philosophy myself -- it was pretty heady stuff, and gave me an articulation for some things I'd been trying to think out on my own (one reason it's of perennial value, I think)

great job. very interesting, and very useful

@GregoryBSadler

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad to read it

Yes I agree with that view, I was describing what I think is a popular belief about Sartre and Existentialist's, that many people think it starts with him. I think his work really took away from Existentialism as a form of detachment and observation. I personally regard the word Existentialism, with the word exit and exit-strategies, but you list a lot of interesting perspectives over it.

Thanks for the video, It was very helpful. Eli

This was/is excellent. Thanks . This helped a lot.

@GregoryBSadler

6 жыл бұрын

Glad to read it!

25 min in: Taking into account what you have here said--and holding this against my own studies--I may be able to suggest something like this: Nietzsche takes the basis of morals very seriously. In locating this aristocratic/bigman basis for our values, and in holding competing value systems against one another, he is inviting us to look within ourselves, finding our own instincts, virtues, values--our own power--and treating ourselves as creators, authorities, and contributors to morality...

I love these, thanks. Very helpful. Content is great. The lectures I have seen that have the best sound, the lecturer is wearing a lavalier. I think your sound might improve with one of these. Less tinny and without the background noise.

@GregoryBSadler

8 жыл бұрын

+Sev kin We've long since improved sound in more recent videos. No option to edit sound in KZread once they're uploaded through. I'll actually be remastering all of the Existentialism videos later this year, and adding those in a new channel

@ssevkin

8 жыл бұрын

Sorry, should have looked at the new ones. These will be very helpful to me along with Jordan Peterson and Corey Anton, Arthur Holmes, school of life and other youtube philosophy stars in making a serious stab at understanding....Really appreciate finding you.

Prof. Sadler, Have you ever listened to the philosophy podcast "The Partially Examined Life"? It's pretty popular among us undergrad and graduate students. It's pretty relaxed and hilarious at times too. It would be awesome to see you as a guest on one of their episodes. Anyway, I really appreciate your videos and I think you're doing a great service for the public for being so consistent in your uploads. You make philosophy much more palatable for me, so thanks again.

Thanks for the presentation.

@GregoryBSadler

3 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome

Respected Doctor, Thank you for making our lives easy with your extraordinary teaching and presentation skills. Your honesty and dedication towards your work is beyond my words. Thank you again for helping me number of times. I can't thank you enough for your time, help and guidance. I'm preparing for hardest exam of my life . I wish to pass and see you soon. Love from India :)

@GregoryBSadler

4 жыл бұрын

Jasvinder Kaur you’re very welcome! I hope you do well on the exam

great work, but it would have been helpful if you cited which aphorisms you were reading so I could follow along but great work overall.

Glad it was useful for you

Great job, man!

@GregoryBSadler

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I'll take a look at it, and see if it will be a useful resource for students.

Thanks Greg. Well done.

@GregoryBSadler

6 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Oh, that is awesome. Thanks for doing that, these videos are great. I was just making a good-natured joke, sort of. Not a very funny one. I went to 4 different colleges and never heard of Nietzsche until I was out of college for a few years and read everything I could find, so that's where it came from. It's good to hear someone who knows what they're talking about.

I really thank you for this video !

@GregoryBSadler

5 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Great presentation... Alas, here we are....

thanks sir this is wonderful explanation

@GregoryBSadler

6 жыл бұрын

Glad that you found it useful.

This is really good. Thanks.

@GregoryBSadler

10 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! Glad you enjoyed it

I have to commend you a thousand times over for your work.

@GregoryBSadler

8 ай бұрын

Thanks!

the continental/analytic divide, it gives me a feeling of limiting my possibilities!

Great stuff! Thank you

@GregoryBSadler

7 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Excellent lecture.

@GregoryBSadler

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Awesome, all too awesome. Thank you!!

@GregoryBSadler

7 жыл бұрын

You're all too welcome!

Awesone. Thanks pen from pen and teller

really interesting, thank you!

@GregoryBSadler

10 жыл бұрын

You're welcome

Yep, that too -- though the will can certainly be, and in many cases is, fundamentally passive. It's just up to each will whether it will be active or passive/reactive

You're welcome. Glad you like the videos

Your lectures are awesome, I really enjoy it. However, as someone who doesnt speak english totally yet, sometimes I dont get very well your point. If you could put subtitles in some of the lectures, I would be very glad :) and, one more time, you do a really great job!

@GregoryBSadler

7 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoy their videos. Creating subtitles would be quite time intensive

Bravo Mr Sadler!

@GregoryBSadler

9 жыл бұрын

itsjustskinsteven stevens Thanks!

@jwichmann1306

9 жыл бұрын

Gregory B. Sadler Is it God which brings a conscience into the realm of nobility? Is that why the priestly class is 'dangerous'? And I think I need a bit of context where the warrior class and Priestly class coexist; I don't really know my history.

I like what you're doing here

Thank you for this 😌. Very interesting... For and at any time.

@GregoryBSadler

Жыл бұрын

You're very welcome

Terrific lecture. I wish I hadn’t discovered philosophy so much later in life. I wish I had majored in it and for a PhD.

@GregoryBSadler

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it - and I'll say that with a lot of these existentialist thinkers, I studied them when I was younger, but only understood much of it well later on, in middle age

great video

Will do!

I always appreciate these lectures. Herbert Spenser also appeared in Alcoholics Anonymous. I am not sure of any relevance for this lecture, or if i'm just trying to impress. Here is a quote about it here: Contempt prior to investigation This quote first appeared in a story in the First Edition of Alcoholics Anonymous on page 380. The quote began the story "An Artist's Concept": AN ARTIST'S CONCEPT "There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which can not fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance-that principle is contempt prior to investigation." --HERBERT SPENCER The story was dropped from subsequent editions and the quote was moved to appear at the end of Appendix II called "Spiritual Experience". This would be on page 570 in the Third Edition and on Page_____ in the Fourth Edition. Spencer was a very widely known English philosopher, scientist, theologian during the 1800's. He was also among the creators of the field of sociology. He was among the greatest minds of Victorian England.

Well, those are a lot of different, though connected, topics. I've discussed some of my own background, how I got into Philosophy -- that sort of thing -- at least parts of the story, in some of my Personal Talks (I've got a playlist for that). I'll be adding to them as well. As far as Research Interests go, I'm all over the map, and perhaps spread a bit too thin! One place you can find out about that in more depth and detail would be my main blog, Orexis Dianoetike.

Well, that's nice to hear -- hopefully, because of what you're learning from the videos

You're very welcome -- and thank you! I'm a bit surprised to read, though that you're not able to study Nietzsche at your schools. He's pretty mainstream stuff these days

This is really solid. Great resource--thank you.

@GregoryBSadler

10 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome

@gstrobl12

2 күн бұрын

Thank you

I still haven't finished the vid, still at ~8 minutes, but damn this is a great video! Thanks for sharing your knowledge! I wish I could've found out about this vid earlier.

Back for a review of this wonderful lesson on Nietzsche's thinking. Hope I can understand something new this time :)

@GregoryBSadler

Жыл бұрын

Hopefully rereading the book as well