Best thinkers by Gregory B. Sadler Podcasts (2025)

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Cicero On The Nature Of The Gods book 2 - Nature And The Universe - Sadler's Lectures 14:20

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher and statesman Marcus Tullius Cicero's work, On The Nature Of The Gods, which critically examines Epicurean, Stoic, and Skeptic perspectives on matters of theology and cosmologySpecifically it focuses upon the presentation of Stoic cosmology and theology by Quintus Lucilius Balbus in book…

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Cicero On The Nature Of The Gods book 2 - Perfection Of Earth And Stars - Sadler's Lectures 12:48

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher and statesman Marcus Tullius Cicero's work, On The Nature Of The Gods, which critically examines Epicurean, Stoic, and Skeptic perspectives on matters of theology and cosmologySpecifically it focuses upon the presentation of Stoic cosmology and theology by Quintus Lucilius Balbus in book…

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Cicero On The Nature Of The Gods book 2 - Beauty Of Cosmic Matters - Sadler's Lectures 11:33

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher and statesman Marcus Tullius Cicero's work, On The Nature Of The Gods, which critically examines Epicurean, Stoic, and Skeptic perspectives on matters of theology and cosmologySpecifically it focuses upon the presentation of Stoic cosmology and theology by Quintus Lucilius Balbus in book…

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Cicero On The Nature Of The Gods book 2 - The Stars As Gods - Sadler's Lectures 10:25

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher and statesman Marcus Tullius Cicero's work, On The Nature Of The Gods, which critically examines Epicurean, Stoic, and Skeptic perspectives on matters of theology and cosmologySpecifically it focuses upon the presentation of Stoic cosmology and theology by Quintus Lucilius Balbus in book…

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Cicero On The Nature Of The Gods book 2 - Arguments That The World Is God - Sadler's Lectures 12:15

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher and statesman Marcus Tullius Cicero's work, On The Nature Of The Gods, which critically examines Epicurean, Stoic, and Skeptic perspectives on matters of theology and cosmologySpecifically it focuses upon the presentation of Stoic cosmology and theology by Quintus Lucilius Balbus in book…

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Cicero On The Nature Of The Gods book 2 - Argument From Degress Of Being - Sadler's Lectures 14:01

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher and statesman Marcus Tullius Cicero's work, On The Nature Of The Gods, which critically examines Epicurean, Stoic, and Skeptic perspectives on matters of theology and cosmologySpecifically it focuses upon the presentation of Stoic cosmology and theology by Quintus Lucilius Balbus in book…

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Cicero On The Nature Of The Gods book 2 - Argument From Intelligence - Sadler's Lectures 13:13

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher and statesman Marcus Tullius Cicero's work, On The Nature Of The Gods, which critically examines Epicurean, Stoic, and Skeptic perspectives on matters of theology and cosmologySpecifically it focuses upon the presentation of Stoic cosmology and theology by Quintus Lucilius Balbus in book…

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Cicero On The Nature Of The Gods book 2 - Argument From Cosmic Arrangement - Sadler's Lectures 12:40

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher and statesman Marcus Tullius Cicero's work, On The Nature Of The Gods, which critically examines Epicurean, Stoic, and Skeptic perspectives on matters of theology and cosmologySpecifically it focuses upon the presentation of Stoic cosmology and theology by Quintus Lucilius Balbus in book…

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Cicero On The Nature Of The Gods book 2 - Argument From Divination - Sadler's Lectures 12:07

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher and statesman Marcus Tullius Cicero's work, On The Nature Of The Gods, which critically examines Epicurean, Stoic, and Skeptic perspectives on matters of theology and cosmologySpecifically it focuses upon on the presentation of Stoic cosmology and theology by Quintus Lucilius Balbus in b…

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Philip Jose Farmer, The Lovers - The Lalitha, Parasitism, and Parallel Evolution - Sadler's Lectures 16:50

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century fantasy and science fiction writer, Philip Jose Farmer's novella The Lovers (which can be found anthologized in his Strange Relations It discusses the type of rational being Jeanette Rastignac turns out to be, a species of pseudo-arthopoda called a "lalitha"To support my ongoing work, go to my …

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Philip Jose Farmer, The Lovers - The Lovers Hal and Jeanette - Sadler's Lectures 19:40

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century fantasy and science fiction writer, Philip Jose Farmer's novella The Lovers (which can be found anthologized in his Strange Relations It discusses the two characters, Hal Yarrow and Jeanette Rastignac, who are the lovers referenced in the title, focusing on their developing relationship as it i…

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Philip Jose Farmer, The Lovers - The Planet of Ozagen - Sadler's Lectures 20:59

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century fantasy and science fiction writer, Philip Jose Farmer's novella The Lovers (which can be found anthologized in his Strange Relations It discusses the planet of Ozagen, which provides the setting for the majority of the chapters of the novella. Evolution has occurred differently on this planet …

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Philip Jose Farmer, The Lovers - Religion and Metaphysics of Isaac Sigmen - Sadler's Lectures 19:31

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century fantasy and science fiction writer, Philip Jose Farmer's novella The Lovers (which can be found anthologized in his Strange Relations It discusses the overall metaphysical and religious perspective developed by Isaac Sigman, which is the official doctrine of the "Sturch" or state-church of the …

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Philip Jose Farmer, The Lovers - Earth After the Apocalyptic War - Sadler's Lectures 15:04

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century fantasy and science fiction writer, Philip Jose Farmer's novella The Lovers (which can be found anthologized in his Strange Relations It discusses the narrative setting for the novella, specifically the aftermath of the "Apocalyptic War", in which a virus killed most of humanity globally. After…

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Cicero On The Nature Of The Gods book 2 - The Stars As Gods 10:25

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Cicero On The Nature Of The Gods book 2 - The Stars As Gods by Lectures on classic and contemporary philosophical texts and thinkers by Gregory B. SadlerBy Lectures on classic and contemporary philosophical texts and thinkers by Gregory B. Sadler

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Philip Jose Farmer, The Lovers - Breaking The Taboo On Sex in SciFi? - Sadler's Lectures 17:56

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century fantasy and science fiction writer, Philip Jose Farmer's novella The Lovers (which can be found anthologized in his Strange Relations It discusses whether and how that work "broke the taboo" on sex in science fiction when it was published in 1952.To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon sit…

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Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan - The True Moral Philosophy of Laws of Nature - Sadler's Lectures 19:13

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the modern philosopher Thomas Hobbes' work LeviathanIt focuses specifically on his discussion in chapters 15 and 26. In chapter 15, after having enumerated and explained the majority of the "laws of nature", which Hobbes notes correspond to various virtues, he claims that the science of the laws of nature, of v…

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Jorge Luis Borges - Pierre Menard, Author Of The Quixote - Menard's Unfinished Production 15:26

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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 "Pierre Menard, Author Of The Quixote" which can be found in Collected Fictions. If focuses specifically on the main portion of the story, where the author discusses Pierre Menard's "other, subterranean, interminably…

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Jorge Luis Borges - Pierre Menard, Author Of The Quixote - Menard's Visible Work 16:47

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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 "Pierre Menard, Author Of The Quixote" which can be found in Collected Fictions. It focuses specifically on the first portion of the story, where the author discusses Pierre Menard's visible work, of which he provide…

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Jorge Luis Borges - Emma Zunz - Sadler's Lectures 15:47

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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 "Emma Zunz" which can be found in Collected Fictions. It provides an interesting tale of revenge to which Borges gives his usual narrative depth and twists. Emma finds out that her father, who was slandered and sent …

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Jorge Luis Borges - The Shape Of The Sword - Sadler's Lectures 11:57

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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 Shape Of The Sword" which can be found in Collected Fictions. Borges listens to a story told by a former Irish revolutionary, marked by a scar across his face. the narrative centers on a physically cowardly and …

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Jorge Luis Borges - The Theologians - Sadler's Lectures 22:35

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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 Theologians" which can be found in Collected Fictions. It centers on a (perhaps one-way) rivalry between two Christian theologians, Aurelian and John of Pannonia, in a time when the Christian church is strugglin…

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Jorge Luis Borges - Deutsches Requiem - Sadler's Lectures 17:42

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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 "Deutsches Requiem" which can be found in Collected Fictions. The story is narrated in the voice of an unrepentant Nazi about to be executed for war crimes, Otto Dietrich zur Linde. He claims to be inspired in his li…

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

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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

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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 …

Thinkers By Gregory B. Sadler Podcasts

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

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Cicero On The Nature Of The Gods book 2 - Nature And The Universe - Sadler's Lectures 14:20

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Cicero On The Nature Of The Gods book 2 - Perfection Of Earth And Stars - Sadler's Lectures 12:48

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Cicero On The Nature Of The Gods book 2 - Beauty Of Cosmic Matters - Sadler's Lectures 11:33

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Cicero On The Nature Of The Gods book 2 - The Stars As Gods - Sadler's Lectures 10:25

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Cicero On The Nature Of The Gods book 2 - Arguments That The World Is God - Sadler's Lectures 12:15

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Cicero On The Nature Of The Gods book 2 - Argument From Degress Of Being - Sadler's Lectures 14:01

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Cicero On The Nature Of The Gods book 2 - Argument From Intelligence - Sadler's Lectures 13:13

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Cicero On The Nature Of The Gods book 2 - Argument From Cosmic Arrangement - Sadler's Lectures 12:40

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Cicero On The Nature Of The Gods book 2 - Argument From Divination - Sadler's Lectures 12:07

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Philip Jose Farmer, The Lovers - The Lalitha, Parasitism, and Parallel Evolution - Sadler's Lectures 16:50

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Philip Jose Farmer, The Lovers - The Lovers Hal and Jeanette - Sadler's Lectures 19:40

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Philip Jose Farmer, The Lovers - The Planet of Ozagen - Sadler's Lectures 20:59

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Philip Jose Farmer, The Lovers - Religion and Metaphysics of Isaac Sigmen - Sadler's Lectures 19:31

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Philip Jose Farmer, The Lovers - Earth After the Apocalyptic War - Sadler's Lectures 15:04

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Cicero On The Nature Of The Gods book 2 - The Stars As Gods 10:25

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Philip Jose Farmer, The Lovers - Breaking The Taboo On Sex in SciFi? - Sadler's Lectures 17:56

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Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan - The True Moral Philosophy of Laws of Nature - Sadler's Lectures 19:13

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Jorge Luis Borges - Pierre Menard, Author Of The Quixote - Menard's Unfinished Production 15:26

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Jorge Luis Borges - Pierre Menard, Author Of The Quixote - Menard's Visible Work 16:47

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Jorge Luis Borges - Emma Zunz - Sadler's Lectures 15:47

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Jorge Luis Borges - The Shape Of The Sword - Sadler's Lectures 11:57

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Jorge Luis Borges - The Theologians - Sadler's Lectures 22:35

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Jorge Luis Borges - Deutsches Requiem - Sadler's Lectures 17:42

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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