Rest In Peace Dr. Thank you for your helpful lectures.

KEEP. THEM. COMING.

I just found out that Dr Sugrue died yesterday. I'm very sad; it's as if I lost a friend. I only discovered him about six or seven months ago. And it's only been a week or so since I found his recently-produced videos. I had so much more to learn from him. It would have been phenomenal to have sat down and had a talk with him (though my knowledge of history and philosophy are vastly inferior to his).

Wow! "...That's why you can still love someone who isn't around anymore. You are in love with their soul.." Sugrue, YOU SINK ME!

Michael Sugrue: one of the greatest orator's of our time. A man who changed people's lives with his passion for philosophy and his dedication to education. 1957-2014, the lifetime of a remarkable man.

Man getting these uploads is really like the youtube version of finding out your Saturday morning cartoons are all new as a kid. It's gonna be lamentable when these run out.

Dr Sugrue you are so incredibly inspiring. if you are listening from your new life in spirit, thank you from my heart, my soul.

"Love is the yearning for eternity; It is the longing for immortality." The line.

One of his best lectures ever, IMHO. Along with the famous and passionate one on Marcus Aurelius, of course.

Such a wonderful quote: "We've made divinities of our vices but we've also created art to justify them."

"Anytime you fall in love, you'll notice nobody else sees why your lover is as beautiful as you think they are. The reason why is they are looking at the body and you are looking at their soul." Beautifully put!

Did the 5 min chat with Dr. Sugrue yesterday. Highly recommend it. Show your appreciation for this awesome professor. TY Dr. Sugrue for the great content.

People don’t understand the paradigm shift of the Information Age. I am a giraffe and I am learning from the wisest person in the world...how magnificent

RIP Doc

0:27 Profound, Poetic, Real, Virtuous. 1:28 Great Art & Philosophy in 1 Work. HARD to do, only Geniuses could produce this. 2:26 Symposium: A Philosophical Drunkeness. 3:23 Athenien aristocrats get together at [Tragedy Prize Winning Author] Agathon's House 7:08 Vice, The Anti-Virtue. Aristophanes, The Anti-Socrates. 8:19 Aristophanes uses comedy to mock Socrates. 9:36 Irony - The Comedian is The Punchline, not the Punch 11:22 Speeches leading to Socrates answer 11:59 Alcebiedes 13:32 The Dialects form a Ring of connection and comprehension. 15:40 Overindulgence is bad for the human body. 17:57 Love explains the Marrow 18:27 Speech 1: Love inspires man to be Virtuous, 20:08 Speech 2: Love is a God, Love helps us reconcile emotion, unifying harmony in the Soul. Connected with Freedom, Autonomy, Virtue. 22:03 Speech 3: Unity of Bodies 23:47 Speech 4: Love is the Origin of Ought 32:18 Speech 5: Love is The Source of Virtue 33:33 Speech 6: Love is not a God, Love is a Spirit which connects. 34:41 Union of Souls in an attempt to yearn for Eternity 37:57 The Ladder of Beauty • If the marriage lasts into old bodies, Love cared more than for Bodily Beauty. Fall in Love with the Soul, which is Eternal, not the body, which perished in a very short 100 years. 39:48 The Path to Knowledge and Virtue is paved with Love 40:24 Speech 7 41:15 DRINK TILL WERE DRUNK 42:07 Be my lover Socrates True attractiveness is found in the Soul 43:22 Can’t argue with that. ATTACK SYRACUSE …. F 44:51 Drunk Rowdy Noise.You can’t talk reason to these people. 46:20 Art & Literature Tragic Poet writes Comedy Comic Poet writes Tragedy 47:35 Organize one’s soul. Upgrade from bronze to Soul Silver & Gold

Rest in Peace 🕊️

The music at the beginning of these lectures always puts me in the mood to learn.

I swear it feels like there’s an infinite amount of these lectures. And I’m reaping all the benefits

Rest in Peace Michael. I loved all your talks and lectures.

Sugrue on the Symposium?! The gods have blessed us again!

_Pretty down to earth presentation of Platonism. Not perfect, but nothing in the world is._ _the authentic teacher of platonism, of course, helps awaken what is a desire in the listener to resolve the questions that arise in their mind; God, the paradox!_

Off topic question for Dr Sugrue, what was it like to study with Mircea Eliade at the University of Chicago? What was the most important thing you learned from him?

Michael Sugrue is that teacher we all wished to have when we were in school. Such a joy! After each course I feel to read the author he speaks of in Complete Works. This is a divine gift. Thank you so much for these lectures!!!

Dr. Sugrue was a great, great teacher. This is a brilliant lecture. He will be missed.

just stumbled on this after reading the text my God what a wonderful lecture

Such an inspiring teacher.

Sugrue's lectures made me re read pretty much all the platonic dialogues. Many thanks for these amazing lectures and insights

Looking forward to this one! Best regards from us at the RNCM 😊

Ahhh. The symposium and Sugrue. An match made in Heaven

A rare gem of a teacher.

Thank you Dr. Sugrue

Dr. Sugre, love this one. I listened several times. I love all your philosophy lectures. I hope you are feeling well. Thank you sir. ❤️

I read this several months ago, as well as reading The Clouds, The Republic, Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, etc., and I could not have a more divergent interpretation. To me it feels as if this work represents the polyphony of love and art, each one brings with them some aspect of love that cannot be suppressed or remade, and Plato's attempt to impress one meaning on it is in a way upstaged by Alcibiades cry of raw emotion, connexion, physicality, belonging, need, and devotion. Neither he, nor Aristophanes, who discusses the beautiful doctrine of the other half, can be conclusively defeated. Their love, is also love, too - they are reflections of the complex and beautiful crystal of human harmony. EDIT: Unfortunately, it seems like Dr. Michael Sugrue recently passed away, may he rest in peace. I mean no disrespect in my comment, merely noting I have a very different interpretation than he seems to have.

Dr Sugrue, thank you so much for all these lectures and all your time and talent given to this field. I have learned immensely from you and hope you know how much you are appreciated. God bless.

Bright lights, impersonal, no podium to hide behind, and your ideas, your conversation, your logos, your willingness to engage in/with(?) the logos shines forth. I dig it.

The greates gem. Rest In peace dear.

Contrast the element of storytelling that Michael does compared to a dry academic format. I actually retain this information because it’s interesting!

Yes!!! What a gift to wake up to!!!!

First love - what a change it makes in a lad! What a magnificent secret it is that he carries about with him! The tender passion gushes instinctively out of a man’s heart. He loves as a bird sings or a rose blooms, from nature. - Stanley Kubrick, Barry Lyndon

Ooooo one of my favourite Socrates dialogues of all time. This helped me understand a lot about how the Greeks viewed their gods.

Dear Teacher Michael, Great respect. Yet, forget about love, they talk about ΕΡΩΣ.(and the name is Αγάθων, not Άγαθων but never mind that) You inspire and move ! A Greek friend, Demetrios.

Wow, all afternoon I was listening to the Republic-I and all Plato's Republic lectures again and suddenly this appeared in my KZfaq feed. Just when I wondered why I didn't see this video ever before, I noticed the date! A BIG THANKS TO YOU FOR UPLOADING THESE GEMS

To quote an old radio phrase; "And the hits just keep on comin'!" Thank you Dr. Sugrue.

My ears got through this like champs!

Thank you, Professor.

Amazing speaker. Love these lectures. Thank you for sharing

I love these lectures. They don't even feel like lectures.

Very good lecture about my favorite work of literature. Prof. S’s take on Aristophanes as playing the villain of the piece is fascinating.

Dr. Sugrue, you are the "Sun Speaker". Thank you!

You have to talk about this in your -unplugged talks - Dude - this is Gold right here.

Good quote at 35:30 “Love is the yearning for eternity”

And now my day is better.

This lecture just blew me away, driving to the essence of Socrates' infinite wisdom, amazingly articulated by the professor.

I get so excited and happy when a new video comes back to light!!!

Thank you for uploading this

Thank You 🕊️☮️

I love these so much!

What a beautiful lecture. This has tremendous value.

Thanks for another wonderful lecture.

thank you for letting me see this

Love this lecture, one of Sugrue's best!

So many insights and such infectious enthusiasm. Thanks so much!

Dr. Sugrue's storytelling is fantastic.

106K subscribers! Awesome. I hope it keeps growing.

i was waiting for this one for a long time, so glad I could hear it again. Merry Christmas

great content, always a pleasure to listen to him

Finally, Symposium! ❤️

Please , put year of lecture too . Thank you for your hard work and shared knowledge 🗽🗽🇺🇸🇺🇸👍👍

This is so wonderful, thank you so much for your contribution to society.

New Sugrue just dropped. Love these lectures - they are an inspiration for my own teaching. The fan based community is amazing too. Thank you so much!

Your lectures are gifts. Thank you so much, Professor Sugrue.

Absolute gold from beginning to end! Thank you for sharing your incredible knowledge with the world.

Read the Symposium recently, looking forward to the good professor's view on the work. Thanks Michael

Excellent. Just excellent. Thank you for enlightening us professor!

This has gotta be the best one yet. You can really see the Platonist in him in this one.

We are deeply Gratitude and Thankful for your lectures.

Thank you 🙏🏼

Thank you sir

Thank you ad infinitum for uploading your lectures. I saw your lecture on Marcus Aurelius and fell in love. Thanks for adding more!

This was the first work of Plato’s I was introduced to back in college and when I say it changed my life I mean it

Another fantastic lecture. Michael Sugrue is brilliant. God bless him.

I love you so damn much. 😊 I’m serious. You are an amazing teacher

Heck yeah bro 👏👏👏 i love these

Really good

I'm due to teach a seminar on writing about love; this will be an excellent resource. God bless.

I love this

I LOVVVEEEEE SUGRUE

amazing

“The symposium isn’t really over and there’s still a seat at it for you”

Thanks Prof. Dr. Sugrue for all these interesting, mind blowing and fantastic lectures. I have discovered your lectures before s year, since then I have watched all of them, and recommended some of my best friends to watch. We agreed all of us, that you are one of the most amazing, intelligent and articulate Professors of the world. Here I have a very personal question to you . Can you tell us how could you read all these works of these pioneering Philosophers? What had motivated to you to learn and teach Philosophy? Please tell us about you and your biography... bcs i find it very interesting and inspiring ...

Thanks

Love is the longing for eternity.

Hello Dr. Sugrue. Your lectures have been helpful and insightful with regards to understanding the various major themes of western philosophy. Having listened to most of them 2-3 time, are there any other lecturers you could recommend that show equal enthusiasm and unbiased opinions regarding similar topics? Ty in advance.

such a great lecture, wondering if there's anyway to run the audio thru izotope or some such audio software to remove the buzz? not sure if that's possible since originally recorded to video

wonderful, makes me want to return to university

Love it

17:35 "encomia" is the spelling that the subtitles gives. Sounds like a standard speech of praise. Gotta respect that perspective

I wish if there's one on Theatetus

19:48 "Now, Phaedrus gives a lovely speech . . . it's moving, and thank God, it's short." 😏

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