This man has changed my perspective in ways I can’t quite explain in a coherent fashion. All I can say is that it’s such a blessing that we can listen to this man’s dissertations online about some of the most important literary topics of humanity. Thank you for this content
Thanks! I have learned so much from you since 2005- on Great Courses tapes, CD, DVD, and now on You Tube! You unravel so much more than philosophy: history, culture, psychology, theology, spirituality , etc all blended into a magnificent genre. Salamat po.
Sugrue is quite influenced by the Straussian, Alan Bloom. If you want more content along those lines, try Leo Strauss' "The Rebirth of Classical Political Rationalism". Then go from there!
@@camorinbatchelder6514 don’t Straussians believe in deceiving laypeople? They have one world view, that they perceive to be correct and that they pursuit, yet, simultaneously, influence laypeople to believe a false worldview… so as to deceive and gain a one up. Did I get that right?
@@divinegon4671 yes, Strauss distinguished between the "estoteric" (elitism) and the "exoteric" (plebs). He basically espoused a secular political theology for the elites and a religous thralldom for the laypeople. Strauss and his followers can indeed be very deceptive, reflected by their excessive universalism and rationalism in politics, which is destructive towards laypeople. Notwithstanding, Strauss is unique; a Platonist and a Nietzschian in the same breath. Maybe balance him out with Isaiah Berlin or Roger Scruton?
Saw your lectures on Marcus Aurelius and Arthur Schopenhauer and loved them but totally delighted to see more yet being done! Thank you Professor Sugrue for sharing!
Michael, I've only recently come across your content and lectures. I have not studied philosophy nor politics at university for many years now and you have reignited that love of knowledge that used to burn bright. So thank you Michael and all the best. Brendan
A huuuge THANK YOU from a 30 y old Croatian who you’ve helped enormously in not regretting he ended up studying something else rather than philosophy by at least getting sparks of it on the internets- I’m certain you can’t imagine how much it means to a massive amount of us - THANK YOU, SIR!
Michael just want to thank you for continuing to create and share amazing educational content. I’m almost 30 and have been a fan since my college days, your lectures are timeless!
Sugrue is quite influenced by the Straussian, Alan Bloom. If you want more content along those lines, try Leo Strauss' "The Rebirth of Classical Political Rationalism". Then go from there!
Dr. Sugrue, suggestion delivered with great love and respect: In your youth, your lectures were delivered with a frenetic walking pace. Your current lectures are delivered while you are seated. Unless you are constrained by health restrictions, have you thought about a medium between those two deliveries, like a simple meandering walk in the park? I'd love to see some of your lectures delivered in that fashion. Cheers and thank you.
Glad to see you making new content! I've watched pretty much all your old lectures on here and have loved every minute. Huge thank you for all your work
It’s not just the material but the presentation… your ability to simply and seamlessly discuss such a variety of deep topics really shows your storytelling capability. You have a great talent, not just of recall but of engaging your students. Thank you so much, I hope you know we all love and appreciate you Doc!
One of my favorite components of Dr Sugrue’s lectures is the emphasis on historical context and exactly why and what influenced a theorist to write the way they do.
Glad your getting your due on subscribers..... still not enough.... your the man you did the hard work of study so you could teach it to us dummies in a fraction of time.... big fan of the way I have seen you in other videos not say the persons theory/views/life is wrong or right (unless obvious) but open ended... big ups to you 💪 🙏🙏🙏 Edit: I feel I should thank you for continuing our shared passion.... we're blessed
I read some of the classics occasionally. I’m not educated to-any high standard, I haven’t been to university. What I find is although they can be long, hard work and challenging, it’s AFTER you’ve read the work that has the most impact. It is only then that it sinks in just how important or good it was. I find my self thinking about it or doing some light research into connected works etc. I don’t do that with mainstream fiction, which I love. However, some of the classics can actually change you.
0:13 One of the most Famous Florentine Political Commentators 1:10 1469-1527, 1492 Spain 🇪🇸 French 🇫🇷 2:36 Italy 🇮🇹 🏈 Rome, Florence, Milan, Venice 3:28 Separating Politics and Ethics We can tell winners and losers in our human lives 5:46 It’s about learning How to Win • Diabolical liars end up dead 6:34 Wise Ruler’s Economy Of Evil 7:25 “You have to know when to pick your shot.” 8:19 If you want cleaning, go to the church, if you want power, go into politics. 8:43 Politics and Ethics aren’t • Double Crossing 10:15 Power is expansive intrinsically • Outwit the enemy, Realpolitik • [ _Break a few eggs to make an omelette_ ] 12:52 Like a 16th century Sophistry, 14:12 _The Discourse on Living_ 15:10 The Man of Ability, of Ambition, 15:49 “You’re gonna have to make a choice.” 16:37 Saving Power 17:05 Problem - Makes man not social anymore - Not bound by constraints - Unloyal Politician 19:21 He’s amazingly talented • He chooses Action over Contemplation • He’s a dark comedian 21:03 Disguise 🥸 _Mandragala Root_ 23:00 An artwork 🖼 of his view of human nature Fox 🦊 Fraud, Covert Lion 🦁 Grand, Violent 🦷 24:42 Cynical 🤨 26:04 Machiavelli • King Lear’s Bad Brother 27:12 A Teacher of Evil [Treachery] 28:12 The Perfect Machiavellian
Hello, sir! It`s a real pleasure to hear you and to understand much better the philosophy with you, but I cannot believe that You had such a physical transformation during the year. Congratulations for the videos and keep it going on!
You have some of the best philosophy videos on TH-cam. If you have not thought of it, investing in a good microphone and camera could satisfy the TH-cam algorithm and get you in front of more people, because you deserve it.
Thank you! Please consider an episode about Guicciardini. They lived at the same time; it's interesting to compare their opposing approaches to history.
At 18:00 "Friends close, but your enemies closer" maybe? Do we know from what thought that expression comes from? I feel like I'd definitely want him in my court.
Thanks for all your videos, they are great. When the Internet first became popular, I assumed the future would be full of this sort of content. But instead of Intelligent and generous people like yourself making the world a better place, we got cats playing keyboards and teenagers twerking.
For further study, I'd recommend also work by Cary Nedderman (The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, for free, online, last time I looked), and Leo Paul de Alvarez, "The Machiavellian Enterprise," a scholarly study that achieved a second edition, available on Amazon, last time I looked.
You are the man. Loved this one, especially where you point out how the “politics is power” type of ideology is one focused on producing people with anti-social traits and tendencies. Not the best long-term strategy haha
I think Machiavelli's ultimate goal was precisely the liberation and unification of Italy, so he wouldn't have betrayed the ruler he served provided that the ruler in question was a wise and cunning one and that he was working towards Machiavelli's goal as well.
Love more content, Machiavelli. You should read Chanakya (just read some quotes by him you'll get a same flavour), he is the biggest equal to Machiavelli but isn't covered that much. PLEASE look into him and speak to him as well.
Absolute treasure. Thanks to his daughter for preserving his digital legacy for future generations.
Requiescat in pace, Michael Sugrue!
This man has changed my perspective in ways I can’t quite explain in a coherent fashion. All I can say is that it’s such a blessing that we can listen to this man’s dissertations online about some of the most important literary topics of humanity. Thank you for this content
Thanks! I have learned so much from you since 2005- on Great Courses tapes, CD, DVD, and now on You Tube! You unravel so much more than philosophy: history, culture, psychology, theology, spirituality , etc all blended into a magnificent genre. Salamat po.
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Thank you for your work Michael! The Zoomers appreciate you!
Stop using zoomers unironically
@@hidayaaasmi6464 🤓 get zoomed
@@hidayaaasmi6464 ight fam fasho say no mo ain’t neva using zoomer no more fam no cap
Zoomer is such a stupid word. It is a word invented by corporate media for stupid purposes.
Nah even genz also appreciate his work
Thanks!
I was hooked when I saw your lecture on marcus aurelius, I'm a big fan, you made philosophy so much easier for me. Thank you professor
Sugrue is quite influenced by the Straussian, Alan Bloom. If you want more content along those lines, try Leo Strauss' "The Rebirth of Classical Political Rationalism". Then go from there!
@@camorinbatchelder6514 don’t Straussians believe in deceiving laypeople? They have one world view, that they perceive to be correct and that they pursuit, yet, simultaneously, influence laypeople to believe a false worldview… so as to deceive and gain a one up. Did I get that right?
@@divinegon4671 yes, Strauss distinguished between the "estoteric" (elitism) and the "exoteric" (plebs). He basically espoused a secular political theology for the elites and a religous thralldom for the laypeople.
Strauss and his followers can indeed be very deceptive, reflected by their excessive universalism and rationalism in politics, which is destructive towards laypeople. Notwithstanding, Strauss is unique; a Platonist and a Nietzschian in the same breath. Maybe balance him out with Isaiah Berlin or Roger Scruton?
@@camorinbatchelder6514 wonderful. Thank you
SAME BROTHER
Professor Sugrue ! We appreciate you very much, good sir ! 😊🙏
Saw your lectures on Marcus Aurelius and Arthur Schopenhauer and loved them but totally delighted to see more yet being done! Thank you Professor Sugrue for sharing!
Your magic as a lecturer never left! Completely entranced as always
Michael, I've only recently come across your content and lectures. I have not studied philosophy nor politics at university for many years now and you have reignited that love of knowledge that used to burn bright. So thank you Michael and all the best.
Brendan
A huuuge THANK YOU from a 30 y old Croatian who you’ve helped enormously in not regretting he ended up studying something else rather than philosophy by at least getting sparks of it on the internets- I’m certain you can’t imagine how much it means to a massive amount of us - THANK YOU, SIR!
Michael just want to thank you for continuing to create and share amazing educational content. I’m almost 30 and have been a fan since my college days, your lectures are timeless!
So thankful to have discovered this channel. This is high quality education from a brilliant man.
Thank you, again. You bring so much enrichment to us, in such an astoundingly venerable manner. Love it.
I just finished listening to your lecture on Machiavelli not two hours ago! This is great
Brilliant talk, Micheal. I listened to another talk of yours on Machiavelli. This one was so much better. Thank you. Your channel is excellent.
Another HIT from The Great Analytical Professor Sugrue
Thanks to Micheal and his daughter for all the content!
The myth, the man, the legend! Truly a master lecturer!
your lectures have left me craving more i love hearing you talk about philosophy
Sugrue is quite influenced by the Straussian, Alan Bloom. If you want more content along those lines, try Leo Strauss' "The Rebirth of Classical Political Rationalism". Then go from there!
Dr. Sugrue, suggestion delivered with great love and respect: In your youth, your lectures were delivered with a frenetic walking pace. Your current lectures are delivered while you are seated. Unless you are constrained by health restrictions, have you thought about a medium between those two deliveries, like a simple meandering walk in the park? I'd love to see some of your lectures delivered in that fashion. Cheers and thank you.
The truthsayers (like Machiavelli) may not be blessed, but they will be admired for calling it like they see it. Great lecture!
Thank you for you’re great work. As a 19 year old I have been profoundly inspired by your lectures to pursue a life of ceaseless contemplation.
People like you are such a few on this planet. Please let have more of you before the doomsday reaches us. Thank you so much
Thanks again for the wisdom
A great teacher never loses the gift of enlightening others and bringing history and theory to life. Thank you.
Looking forward to all these additional talks that I see popping up on my feed; what a feast!
Feel crazy lucky to easily have access to information like this, thank you so much!
Always a pleasure to listen to your lectures, thank you for your work!
Very glad to see you are still at it.
I love these lectures 💙
Thank you for sharing your profound knowledge of history professor.
Thank you so much Michael! I have learned a lot of new things since I discovered your channel. Huge fan from the 🇵🇭.
Glad to see you making new content! I've watched pretty much all your old lectures on here and have loved every minute. Huge thank you for all your work
More videos like this please Michael!
You are a rhetorical powerhouse if I've ever seen one! Brilliant!
You're the man.
It’s not just the material but the presentation… your ability to simply and seamlessly discuss such a variety of deep topics really shows your storytelling capability.
You have a great talent, not just of recall but of engaging your students.
Thank you so much, I hope you know we all love and appreciate you Doc!
One of my favorite components of Dr Sugrue’s lectures is the emphasis on historical context and exactly why and what influenced a theorist to write the way they do.
Thank you Michael! Just found your meditations lecture from a couple decades ago. Will be watching you every week
Just discovered this channel. Educational resources like this are so important! Thank you
Thank you for your work Dr. Sugrue 🙏
Glad your getting your due on subscribers..... still not enough.... your the man you did the hard work of study so you could teach it to us dummies in a fraction of time.... big fan of the way I have seen you in other videos not say the persons theory/views/life is wrong or right (unless obvious) but open ended... big ups to you 💪 🙏🙏🙏
Edit: I feel I should thank you for continuing our shared passion.... we're blessed
This is awesome this what a college professor should be thank you
"maybe human condition should sometimes be such that there's no way to avoid evil....that's one of the reasons I'm not a politician" brilliant
Always good to see the professor pop up on my feed.
I read some of the classics occasionally. I’m not educated to-any high standard, I haven’t been to university. What I find is although they can be long, hard work and challenging, it’s AFTER you’ve read the work that has the most impact. It is only then that it sinks in just how important or good it was. I find my self thinking about it or doing some light research into connected works etc. I don’t do that with mainstream fiction, which I love. However, some of the classics can actually change you.
I’m now hearing of you and I’m becoming a big time fan. Learning a shit ton and enjoying the video
Michael your a legend man thanks for the very informative material.
0:13 One of the most Famous Florentine Political Commentators
1:10 1469-1527, 1492
Spain 🇪🇸
French 🇫🇷
2:36 Italy 🇮🇹 🏈 Rome, Florence, Milan, Venice
3:28 Separating Politics and Ethics
We can tell winners and losers in our human lives
5:46 It’s about learning How to Win
• Diabolical liars end up dead
6:34 Wise Ruler’s Economy Of Evil
7:25 “You have to know when to pick your shot.”
8:19 If you want cleaning, go to the church, if you want power, go into politics.
8:43 Politics and Ethics aren’t
• Double Crossing
10:15 Power is expansive intrinsically
• Outwit the enemy, Realpolitik
• [ _Break a few eggs to make an omelette_ ]
12:52 Like a 16th century Sophistry,
14:12 _The Discourse on Living_
15:10 The Man of Ability, of Ambition,
15:49 “You’re gonna have to make a choice.”
16:37
Saving
Power
17:05 Problem
- Makes man not social anymore
- Not bound by constraints
- Unloyal Politician
19:21 He’s amazingly talented
• He chooses Action over Contemplation
• He’s a dark comedian
21:03 Disguise 🥸 _Mandragala Root_
23:00 An artwork 🖼 of his view of human nature
Fox 🦊 Fraud, Covert
Lion 🦁 Grand, Violent
🦷
24:42 Cynical 🤨
26:04 Machiavelli
• King Lear’s Bad Brother
27:12 A Teacher of Evil [Treachery]
28:12 The Perfect Machiavellian
🫡
Thank you, I saw your previous lecture on Niccolò. Haven't seen a better lecture on the subject.
Looking good, professor
You’re a gen sit! I salute you and have been a fan for years, glad to see your new material.
you're the best. weaving in Strauss? Brilliant!
Hello Doctor, you are Marcus Aurelius with this style , thanks for your precious lectures.
Hello, sir! It`s a real pleasure to hear you and to understand much better the philosophy with you, but I cannot believe that You had such a physical transformation during the year. Congratulations for the videos and keep it going on!
Your lectures are the best content on TH-cam. They should be interruptions courtesy of the Emergency Broadcast System.
Thank you, sir. Thank you for everything.
I love all your work! Thank you for all you fo and may God bless you and your family
Hope to see you back in a classroom setting, it will be such a great idea to create series like the Harvard Justice Series by Michael Sandel.
He’s literally dying
@@floresdta why? Could you give us more details?
Love this. Thank you, Mr. Sugrue.
I love your channel! Cheers from Chile :)
Im enjoying this while sipping my coffee thank you sir!
Loved your original lecture and love the reboot 👏
Aww yeah! A prepared Machiavelli lecture. Forget the price, we've got the king himself.
Love it, Dr Saheb!
There's legendary, then there's Sugrue on Machiavelli 👑
"Philosophy is the preparation for death. Why would one be afraid of the moment he has been preparing for?"
Peace be with you brother! 🙏🙏🙏
awesome work sir sugrue!, would love to hear you cover Nietzsche
yes
He has released two lecture on Nietzsche already. Check out his channel :)
This is one of those talks I would want to memorize.
Thank you for the lectures regarding Nietzsche.
This feels like one long set up for a killer punch line. Michael, you are the absolute best
Thank you good sir.
Thank you for this ❤
You have some of the best philosophy videos on TH-cam. If you have not thought of it, investing in a good microphone and camera could satisfy the TH-cam algorithm and get you in front of more people, because you deserve it.
Thanks professor
Long live Professor Sugrue!
Thank you! Please consider an episode about Guicciardini. They lived at the same time; it's interesting to compare their opposing approaches to history.
At 18:00 "Friends close, but your enemies closer" maybe? Do we know from what thought that expression comes from? I feel like I'd definitely want him in my court.
Great. Excellent. Splendid.
Thanks for all your videos, they are great. When the Internet first became popular, I assumed the future would be full of this sort of content. But instead of Intelligent and generous people like yourself making the world a better place, we got cats playing keyboards and teenagers twerking.
Thank You!
Great stuff
Sir, first I have saw your younger version videos.Suddenly, I got here and surprised that those were the videos filmed two decades earlier
Brilliant!
For further study, I'd recommend also work by Cary Nedderman (The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, for free, online, last time I looked), and Leo Paul de Alvarez, "The Machiavellian Enterprise," a scholarly study that achieved a second edition, available on Amazon, last time I looked.
Sometimes I skip my philosophy lectures to watch Michael sugrue lectures on things I’m not studying
Thanks doc!
Bro you have joe diaz voice and i love it
good work
You are the man. Loved this one, especially where you point out how the “politics is power” type of ideology is one focused on producing people with anti-social traits and tendencies. Not the best long-term strategy haha
I highly suggest the book The Machiavelliana by James Burnham!
Nothing like human torture to wring the idealism out of him. Love it. Lol
It's odd how Machiavelli being Machiavelli still undergoes torture....But I think it suits the sentence that the professor spoke at the end....
I think Machiavelli's ultimate goal was precisely the liberation and unification of Italy, so he wouldn't have betrayed the ruler he served provided that the ruler in question was a wise and cunning one and that he was working towards Machiavelli's goal as well.
Thank you,
Love more content, Machiavelli. You should read Chanakya (just read some quotes by him you'll get a same flavour), he is the biggest equal to Machiavelli but isn't covered that much. PLEASE look into him and speak to him as well.
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