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May 27, 2025 • 19min
Max Scheler, Ressentiment - Christian Love, Sacrifice, and Justice - Sadler's Lectures
This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century German philosopher, sociologist of knowledge, and phenomenologist, Max Scheler's work Ressentiment, which provides an interpretation of Friedrich Nietzsche's concept of that same name. It focuses on his discussion near the end of the third part of the work "Christian Morality and Ressentment", about whether Christian morality, based upon love, can be adequately brought within the scope of secular moralities focused upon justice, fairness, and welfare
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May 26, 2025 • 15min
Max Scheler, Ressentiment - Nietzsche's Errors About Christianity - Sadler's Lectures
This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century German philosopher, sociologist of knowledge, and phenomenologist, Max Scheler's work Ressentiment, which provides an interpretation of Friedrich Nietzsche's concept of that same name. It focuses on his discussion in the third part of the work "Christian Morality and Ressentment" providing an assessment of Nietzsche's criticisms of and charges against Christianity, understood primarily as a system of morality.
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May 25, 2025 • 14min
Max Scheler, Ressentiment - Love, Help, and Altruism - Sadler's Lectures
This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century German philosopher, sociologist of knowledge, and phenomenologist, Max Scheler's work Ressentiment, which provides an interpretation of Friedrich Nietzsche's concept of that same name. It focuses on his discussion in the third part of the work "Christian Morality and Ressentment" of the difference between Christian love and modern "altruism" as motivations when it comes to helping others in need
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May 23, 2025 • 17min
Max Scheler, Ressentiment - Does Jesus Represent Ressentiment? - Sadler's Lectures
This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century German philosopher, sociologist of knowledge, and phenomenologist, Max Scheler's work Ressentiment, which provides an interpretation of Friedrich Nietzsche's concept of that same name. It focuses on his discussion in the third part of the work "Christian Morality and Ressentment" of whether the teachings and example of Jesus of Nazareth is motivated or not by the dynamic of ressentiment. Scheler provides reasons for judging that this is not the case.
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May 22, 2025 • 15min
Max Scheler, Ressentiment - Sources Of Ascetic Actions and Judgments - Sadler's Lectures
This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century German philosopher, sociologist of knowledge, and phenomenologist, Max Scheler's work Ressentiment, which provides an interpretation of Friedrich Nietzsche's concept of that same name. It focuses on his discussion in the third part of the work "Christian Morality and Ressentment" of the differing possible motivations for engaging in ascetic actions and judgements, which range from dynamics of ressentiment rightly identified as such by Nietzsche, to educating members of a society for activities like war, to an overflow and abundance of life, to love of one's spiritual self and the desire to perfect and hallow it.
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May 19, 2025 • 18min
Max Scheler, Ressentiment - Ressentiment and Altruism - Sadler's Lectures
This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century German philosopher, sociologist of knowledge, and phenomenologist, Max Scheler's work Ressentiment, which provides an interpretation of Friedrich Nietzsche's concept of that same name. It focuses on his discussion in the third part of the work "Christian Morality and Ressentment" of the connections Scheler sees between the modern conception of "altruism" and the dynamic of ressentiment, which he thinks is involved in modern "altruism". Both altruism and egoism as opposites are often used by modern thinkers as a conceptual framework that Christian love does not neatly fit into, and the reduction of Christian love to "altruism", Scheler thinks, is a mistake.
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May 17, 2025 • 11min
Max Scheler, Ressentiment - The Christian God and Love - Sadler's Lectures
This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century German philosopher, sociologist of knowledge, and phenomenologist, Max Scheler's work Ressentiment, which provides an interpretation of Friedrich Nietzsche's concept of that same name. It focuses on his discussion in the third part of the work "Christian Morality and Ressentment" of the Christian conception of God by contrast to earlier conceptions of God, specifically as infinite love.
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May 16, 2025 • 15min
Max Scheler, Ressentiment - Life, Love, and Sacrifice - Sadler's Lectures
This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century German philosopher, sociologist of knowledge, and phenomenologist, Max Scheler's work Ressentiment, which provides an interpretation of Friedrich Nietzsche's concept of that same name. It focuses on his discussion in the third part of the work "Christian Morality and Ressentment" of what he calls the "urge to sacrifice" that is an aspect of a healthy vitality and a recognition of strength in vital values.
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May 15, 2025 • 14min
Max Scheler, Ressentiment - The Christian Conception Of Love - Sadler's Lectures
This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century German philosopher, sociologist of knowledge, and phenomenologist, Max Scheler's work Ressentiment, which provides an interpretation of Friedrich Nietzsche's concept of that same name. It focuses on his discussion in the third part of the work "Christian Morality and Ressentment" of the transformation of the conception of love brought about by genuine Christianity, that is, the movement oriented by the teachings and example of Jesus of Nazareth. He contrasts this against the pre-Christian conceptions of love found in Greek and Roman culture.
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May 14, 2025 • 12min
Max Scheler, Ressentiment - Pre-Christian Greek Notions Of Love - Sadler's Lectures
This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century German philosopher, sociologist of knowledge, and phenomenologist, Max Scheler's work Ressentiment, which provides an interpretation of Friedrich Nietzsche's concept of that same name. It focuses on his discussion in the third part of the work "Christian Morality and Ressentment" of pre-Christian Greek and Roman viewpoints on the nature and value of love, looking particularly to philosophers and poets.
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