GregSadler

GregSadler, 7 months ago to random

This is an interesting piece, but I'm unconvinced that "fantasy, as an enduring publishing genre, is hardly older than I am" (author born in 80s). Not to say that Tolkien and Del Rey weren't important catalysts, moderls, innovators, etc. but there were plenty of fantasy stories in pulp that got turned into books & series. Not so much epic fantasy, but a lot of swords and sorcery

https://slate.com/culture/2023/10/lester-del-rey-invention-fantasy-book-publishing.html

GregSadler, 10 months ago to random

Sort of like Summer mid-1980s Where's Waldo. See if you can find teenage me in this pic!

GregSadler, 11 months ago to Stoicism

Here's the next Sadler's Lectures podcast episode on Marcus Aurelius' Meditations. This one looks at his warnings about damaging ourselves where it really matters

https://soundcloud.com/gregorybsadler/marcus-aurelius-meditations-the-soul-injuring-itself
#MarcusAurelius #Podcast #Philosophy #Stoicism #Soul #Ethics #Damage #Choices #Priorities

GregSadler, 1 year ago to random

Looking for resources for understanding & managing anger? There's a vast literature out there about the topic. I've given dozens of talks & produced close to 100 short "core concept" videos explaining what ancient, medieval, & modern thinkers can tell us! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4gvlOxpKKIgmsmZAHZOP2foF8TzYve_J

GregSadler, 1 year ago to random

Dan and I are recording a new session of the Wisdom for Life radio show tonight, & we're doing another review of AITA posts, focusing on ethical dimensions of these sometimes great cases. Got any favorite problematic AITA posts? Link them here, and they might make it on the show!

GregSadler, 1 year ago to emotions

One of the questions that Thomas Aquinas considers in his treatment of anger is whether or not that emotion has the same "object" as does justice. Here's a Sadler's Lectures podcast episode examining that!

https://soundcloud.com/gregorybsadler/thomas-aquinas-summa-theologiae-angers-and-justices-objects
#Anger #Justice #Aquinas #Emotions #Philosophy