Gregory B. Sadler - That Philosophy Guy

Can one have attraction and passionate affection with the same person one in in a genuine friendship with? Ninon de l'Enclos argues that in most cases, the answer is no, and provides some reasoning in her advice to a younger friend of hers soundcloud.com/gregorybsadle…

Here's the latest piece in the Stoic Heart! Rather timely and topical given the Brewers' win in the World Series! stoicheart.substack.com/p/th…

Saw this out there circulating on the interwebs. Gotta say: they're not wrong

We’re finally getting some decent fall colors here in the city. Here’s a few shots from Marquette campus earlier today

Do we want those we are (or want to be) in romantic relationships with to be virtuous people? Perhaps in the long run, Ninon de l'Enclos explains, but that's not the source of the charm that sparks and sustains passionate love in the short term, she argues soundcloud.com/gregorybsadle…

Here's my latest Sadler's Honest Book Review video, this one focused on Donald Robertson's book, How to Think Like Socrates: Ancient Philosophy as a Way of Life in the Modern World youtu.be/ogYQEmnDnwo

New product pitch in my email this morning. Apparently, somewhere along the line I've been producing latte art videos. Who knew?

I spent the majority of the open house shift at Almost Home tonight with this 16 year old sweetie, Carmel either on my shoulder, lap, or chest, petting her while she alternated snoozing and even dreaming with looking around, purring, and giving me kisses.

Here's the latest episode of the Stoic Heart podcast. In this one, Andi and I discuss reasonable and principled ways of setting and maintaining needed boundaries, and how to deal with those who aren't inclined to respect them stoicheart.substack.com/p/ep…

Here's the last in the set of eight core concept videos on Thomas Aquinas' Summa Theologiae IIaIIae, question 23, where he focuses on charity. This one looks at the final article, where he situates the virtue of charity within an Aristotelian causal scheme youtu.be/xhYwY_IFJGc

Had another equipment breakdown on my 16-year old dossier. This time it was on the new strap we bought in the summer to replace the old one, which also broke at a weak point. Here's a reflection piece I wrote a few repairs/replacements ago gregorybsadler.substack.com/…

According to Ninon de l'Enclos, love as a passion gets part of its spice from caprice and temper. Too little and it ends up being a bit insipid. Too much though. . . Here's a Sadler's Lectures podcast episode about her contentions and advice soundcloud.com/gregorybsadle…

Year 27 of teaching for me. For nearly all of my classes, we read primary texts together. Students at private and state universities, small liberal arts colleges, community colleges, professional institutions, prison education programs. They're all capable of and find value in it

We started a new series of posts in the Stoic Heart, each one focusing on one of the subordinate virtues discussed by Stoic authors, looking at its application within close relationships. We begin with one falling under courage, perseverance (philoponia) stoicheart.substack.com/p/th…

Continuing on with the series on Thomas Aquinas' Summa Theologiae, IIaIIae, Q. 23, here's a core concept video on his discussion of whether a person can have and exhibit a true virtue without also possessing charity youtu.be/ETrPLjlOGC4

Now that's something you don't see every day (from my walk over to Marquette to teach my classes)

Interestingly, I'm teaching Montaigne again in my classes today. This time, we're looking at his essays On Friendship and That Difficulty Increases Desire

A new Sadler Telling Stories video, about my teenage years, and something I was encouraged to do in order to deal with the anger I was feeling at the time. Not particularly effective, but I did get a lot of wood cut and split during those years youtu.be/AhRJ3g50fVk

Here is the next Sadler's Lectures podcast episode looking at Ninon de l'Enclos' letters to the young Marquis de Sévigné, advising him about matters of love in a richly philosophical manner soundcloud.com/gregorybsadle…

Here's a short piece on Stoicism and dealing with emotions, originally published earlier this month in The Stoic, now available to everyone in my Substack gregorybsadler.substack.com/…