Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, book 1 - Introduction to Philosophy

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In this lecture from my Fall 2011 Introduction to Philosophy class at Marist College, we discuss Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics book 1, specifically: commonly held views about happiness, and what Aristotle's own view is
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[@GregoryBSadler]

I used to teach only for the students who understood better -- which is much easier to do, and is in some ways more fun, but which is also rather selfish as an instructor. After years of teaching non-majors, this is the approach I take, giving them background, leading them into the topics.
Now, if you don't like my own approach, watch other prof's videos -- or make your own and post them. You're getting this for free -- from my own classes. So, you're going to get my approach for my students

[@GregoryBSadler]

For class? Whatever I can find online for my students and isn't too Oxfordy-reading.
On my own, I just use whatever happens to be at hand, since I can read the original, so whenever the translation sounds a bit odd or off, I just go to the original, if I'm reading a translation.
In my own writing, e.g. articles, I simply provide my own translations

[@Kaleb34]

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It is refreshing to see a college/university level academic who isn't afraid to utilize technology to purvey his teachings to a wider audience.
Don't worry about what some users like sleepyeyeguy say. I know you're trying to help in your watchers' understanding of the material, but some are just "trolls" that post comments purely designed to get you to answer to show the anger they caused.
Keep up the great work and thank you again!

[@GregoryBSadler]

You're welcome -- yes, I like to jibe back at the less than brilliant comments.
If they're particularly bad, I just remove them, and then block the user, which means that if they later find themselves needing a video on the subject, they've kinda screwed themselves

[@crazybullshitscience]

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[@sleepyeyeguy]

I'm not attacking your style. I'm just saying that that's the nature of the beast. I had no intention of offending and I greatly appreciate these resources. I just talked at my Unitarian Universalist church about the secular foundations for morality. Morality is a system of values. Values are a product of the needs of conscious creatures. From that I posit the basic commonalities among the needs of conscious creatures. It's a largely uncharted subject, very fascinating to explore!

[@GregoryBSadler]

Yep. I make no claim to spell well. Good thing you pointed that out.

[@GregoryBSadler]

You're welcome!

[@Mike82ARP]

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[@cnwlrobel]

Thanks, it is very helpful!

[@GregoryBSadler]

@doctordoctordocism It is a tough question -- and usually when students get to that point, its because some other things have gone wrong ethically earlier on, before some of the choices were actually seen as ethically problematic ones. We often, for instance (and I'm guilty of this myself!) don't see good time-management as something we ought to do -- ought in the ethical or moral sense -- precisely because we don't see immediate bad consequences for not exercising/developing it

[@GregoryBSadler]

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[@GregoryBSadler]

Hahaha! Yes, I've been doing this long enough that you can definitely see a difference as I've aged

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[@GregoryBSadler]

@doctordoctordocism Thanks! and you're welcome!

[@GregoryBSadler]

hahaha! Not sure about that!

[@newdeep1]

I really enjoy your patience with the students. I also enjoy the bedside-manner in which you like to deliver. Socrates himself would enjoy listening to your deliverance of these great philosophical topics. :) God Bless.

[@GregoryBSadler]

Thanks! I suppose that part of it stems from reading about the pedagogy of people like Socrates, but also St. Anselm, and thinking they were on the right track with what they were doing

[@GregoryBSadler]

Who knows? Half the semester, there'd be somebody sick and coughing

[@sleepyeyeguy]

One thing that's annoying about college is that it takes forever for an instructor to get to the point. He/she has to slow down for the dumbest person in the class.

[@sleepyeyeguy]

Funny, I didn't know Career had two "R"s XD