Kierkegaard's Christian Existentialism
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Im going to tell my children this is Jordan Peterson
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JP is a false Prophet
@@arronmiller7229 JP is a hack
@@arronmiller7229 Major major cap. Michael Sugrue is brilliant in his own right; to say otherwise is just riding the JP hype train. Been a fan of Peterson long before he blew up and both his and Sugrue’s interpretations on contemporary literature, great thinkers and existential quandaries are on the upper echelon of modern thought. JP has the edge on Sugrue but not nearly as large of a gap as you’re insinuating.
Thank you professor. May you rest in peace and in the comfort of eternal gratitude, as we are so very thankful for the work. It's my understanding that Sugrue was a fan of Kierkegaard, and if it wasn't for his enthusiasm I would have never made the big steps of going back and reading the source materials for myself. The professor truly inspired me, and it will never be forgotten. Michael Sugrue, I know your body has lost its flame of life, but the light and warmth of your teachings will live on for many many moons to come. Thank you. You will not be forgotten ❤
Absolutely
I'm devastated to hear this only just now... what...? Michael will always be a companion for me in my philisophical inquiries. May his soul Rest in Peace. One of the great articulators of philosophy who built a vehicle we could all utilize for deeper understanding and truth, Michael Sugrue.
@@LostSoulAscension yes indeed! The great professor, Michael Sugrue inspired many with his skill and passion, I myself amongst them as well. Cheers to you friend, and may he live long in our hearts and thoughts!
This professor is as cool as the other side of the pillow. His presentations are smooth, articulate, no um’s, no notes. I admire his style and respect his knowledge of the subject. Nicely achieved! 👍
I caught an "um" around 20:05
couldn't agree more ;)
Cool as the other side of the pillow
But plenty of Now...
Who tf say nicely achieve ☠️
A gift to humanity, rest in peace , your light will guide us forward!
No fancy lighting, no elaborate editing, just pure brilliance and erudition. Thank you Mr Michael, we owe you a lot.
what does lighting and editing got to do with anything
Seriously. Does he not realize recordings exist prior to today? He’s trying to sound unnecessarily poetic
@@JoseSanchez-zo5tb lols not to come at you & Mr walter, but read the book 'four arguments for the elimination of television' by Jerry Mander for an in depth description of how lighting and technicality affect interest in a 'video'(those descriptions only take up a few chapters of the book, but read it anyway, it's an AMAZING book), you'd be surprised. I think the original comment meant that Prof. Sugrue's lectures can easily sustain our interest without all these technologically advanced ways of keeping our attention, because even without having read Manders book, if you're into the advertising sect/film-making sect, you are probably ultra-aware of all these methods as you watch any film or video, i know i sure am. I hope you do not find any offence in my comment, I am just sharing a perspective.
Its Philosophy... actually I've never seen a Philosophical lecture or video with fancy lighting or elaborate editing
@@fibonacci3138 Yes, however WHO is out there making these kinds of videos you speak of?
That part on boredom really hit me to my inner core.
I've never heard for kierkegaard before, but he literally wrote down everything ive been thinking for the past 4 years
Check him out my man Soren is great
@@aarontrujillo4860 I have been!
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Agree!!
Yes, if they were twice as long. Lol
No they can’t because you momentarily reached bliss and now it ceased and that is life and death. God and the devil dancing. Yin and yang. Positive and negative. 1+1.
Of course, make them about 1/2 shorter... Easily done for those who know how to teach well.
Yes if they got rid of the truly cheesy and cliche classical music at the beginning. Oh who am I kidding. Sincere cliche and sincere cheesiness is as endearing as it is nauseating
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Have you come across Rick Roderick? His lectures are a great introduction to philosophy.
what shitty university do you go to?
what sort of university do you go to that doesn't have any philosophy courses? Like a vocational school?
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this was really, really depressing. i loved it
How is it so? You just realized that there is very little which we control? Eye opening.
@@tbillyjoeroth We control what matters. That is all that is really important.
@@mike-0451 it depends on what you mean by that. If you make the aesthetic choice, than no. If you make the spiritual choice, than yes.
This has to be one of the best lectures ever. This guy has a real talent. His pace is perfect, his deliverance is smooth. He strips the profound questions bare naked so we all can see what terribly tough choices we face.
I hope your father is doing well. I revisit these lectures often, they are on e pedestal above all others, Professor Sugrue explains in a way that connects directly to anyone. This is education at its finest.
Agree! Very nicely said “This is education at its finest!”
What an icon. How I wish I'd had such passionate teachers growing up.
Perhaps there were some. Public speaking/lecturing/teaching is a skill and gift
@@edwinbeta2806 One or two. As the great Alan Watts once said, people who are interesting, are interested. I'm pretty sure someone who is passionate about toilet bowls, of all things, would have the power to make it interesting enough to make other people go down the rabbit hole. It's amazing that we get to have this, for free, no less.
He is really good. But it is really surprising how little do Westerners know about religions.
Professor Sugrue is definitely one our best. Soren Kierkegaard. This is priceless. "Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom." Soren Kierkegaard
Watching this after hearing about his death has got me teary eyed RIP
If a brilliant scriptwriter wrote a script and format for these lectures to follow, Sugrue's own phenomenal lecture would make it seem trite. Sugrue, moves seamlessly from not just topic to topic, but, from paragraph to paragraph like a VERY well written book. This, is what blows my mind about this guy.
I watched this last month and have read Either/Or and Fear and Trembling. I am now a huge Kierkegaard fan. My deepest thanks!
This man is MAGNIFICENT! I love these lectures... Respect and Gratitude from the UK.
damn, im super late to michael sugrue , but im very grateful im here now.
This is one of the greatest things I've ever heard.
Thank you for making Kierkegaard understandable to this layperson.
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WOW! I didn't notice any monitors or crib notes. Who can speak on such a subject so thoroughly for 40+ minutes? Amazing! Superb!
@@Paddy984 would you mind expanding on that? It sounds fascinating !
@@AE0N777the speaker is speaking fluently with no speaking notes (as another commenter said, not even an “um or uh”!
Profoundly beneficial resolution of the existential problem. I made my decision to go with God in 1978, and have never regretted it. And btw, that God revealed himself through his son's sacrifice at Calvary and subsequent Resurrection.
And none of it makes any sense to us worms, and yet it is so, and here we are, you and I, brother.
So you will kill your children if asked to? Throughout history, some people have killed their child because they thought God told them to. This isn't a moral choice but one of unquestioning acceptance of dogma.
Terrence Malick's film 'the tree of life' (and many other of his films) beautifully encapsulates kierkegaardian thought.
Malick's protagonists says you have to choose between nature and grace.
Malick's Knight of Cups is the film that totally captures the Kierkegaardean philosophy, Tree of life kinda reflects on Heidegger's philosophy.
so does his film A Hidden Life. kierkegaardian through and through.
Knight of cups and hidden life both take the knight of faith in two different directions. Such good movies
These are the most stimulating lectures on the internet
35:00 "Morals come from Him, they don't run Him"
Might makes right
@@allthingsgardencad9726 if this is the case it is always the case and not just when its beneficial. there are no moral objections to the victories of the other
@@allthingsgardencad9726 when might makes you, it is absurd to think you could know right better than might
@@LoganKing4 only if your not the mightiest
I love these lectures and had the lot on tape years ago - glad that they are now on youtube - thanks
thank you for uploading all of these!! timeless material, wonderful lectures
As an aesthetic man, I really enjoyed the intellectual pleasure I received from watching this video.
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*Kierkegaard has entered the chat*
I hope this contributes to your Aesthetic. Intelligence is absolutely an attractive feature
@@GreenOpurge You guys should exchange numbers so you can both stroke his ego a bit more.
@@Natharsus I just might do that. Thanks for the suggestion mate!
As said in all the other comments, the delivery was really great. Thank you for kindly sharing this content for free. Much love.
Brilliant Lecture! This professor has an exceptional style and captivating delivery.
I'm really enjoying how these lectures are delivered... they are becoming part of my daily digest for knowledge and thinking. Thank you Michael!
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I listened to these lectures years ago and loved them. I am awestruck to find them again. Sugrue is so clear and articulate. He can break down some of the most complex philosophical ideas in a way that any intelligent person can understand.
You sir, are the manifestation of crystal clear articulation of insight. Thank you for this series of lectures !
Just as I started Either/Or. perfect!
This stands out amongst his lectures. Beautifully laying out a tour de force of ideas and speaking with such passion and poetry that I’m still mesmerized after multiple listens
I really dig this man, the way he delivers the knowledge instantly leads to a binge
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Love the way he delivers lectures, exceptional clarity and a smooth way of transitioning from one topic to another. Thank you!
Also really good at being objective.
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in the case of Abraham@Isac- it is a story and not a history (as all the Bible) - Kierkegaard fights a phantom:God, who forbids to murder (Decalogue nr 6),here, wants someone to do sth contra? No sense at all. Biblical hermeneutics (probably some footnotes with an explanation in many Bibles would clarify it; Story is composed of two written sources,E and "RJE". Hegel's logic was perfectly anti-Aristotelian,contra classical principles of identity,non contradiction and excluded middle.
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This stands out amongst his lectures. Beautifully laying out a tour de force of ideas and speaking with such passion and poetry that leaves me mesmerized even after multiple listens.
Kierkegaard creates an amusing paradox by defining the ethical existence in opposition to the traditional Greek rational approach by framing it within a rationalized framework. Perhaps his desire to be that ethical man while being unable to diaregard his need to be rational created his philosophical melancholy. Creating a dichotomy that one cannot reconcile within oneself certainly, at least at a glance, seems a recipe for internal anguish. One of the most difficult aspects of practicing faith while attempting to be rational is accepting that certain facts amd ideas are unknowable and incomprehensible; to use the gifts of reason and free will, results of being created in God's own image, while submitting to the idea of being unable to grasp the infinite and seemingly paradoxical nature of the omnipotent and supernatural that separates God from his creation. Choosing to believe, to utilize gifts and talents, but to accept an unscratchable itch of unfathomability is a task and a burden, given unto us almost as if pointing us directly to a need for prayer and meditation through which to know Him and His will, both celebrating our role as children and humbling us in our limitations.
Ah the classic defense of mysticism, for how do we know god or how could we ever know god in any true manner. What you failed to see is that Kierkegaard is pointing out how this sort of contradictory views that religious people find themselves with what is truth or what is false, is that it requires a tacit need to retain faith an innately irrational need to rely on the system of belief and belief in god to fullfil our burning desires for a true belief. The reality is there is no true belief! Most likely the Abrahamic god of the 10,000 year old universe isn’t real and most likely Zeus isn’t sitting upon mount Olympus observing us. Reason is flawed but to paradoxically be faithful yet also rational is what anguishes modern man as he tries to meet two opposing ideals yet is expected to wholly accept both. It’s about taking a path, entering a pedagogy that is removed from the framework of loyalty to a system of belief but rather into a realm of dispersed perceptive understanding of the world which very much can include forms of spirituality.
@@Bibky What I was getting at was not a defense of mysticism so much as a thought on the difficulty of being Kierkegaard; to create a mutually exclusive dichotomy between faith an reason, and to have to define the path that abandons reason using reason, much like attempting to define chaos by using patterns, and is almost exactly what you described: anguish fueled by an inability to reconcile faith and reason. The latter part of what I had to say was more a personal rebuttal againt the need for such a dichotomy, and that a practitioner of faith can and should use reason; they should apply logic and scrutiny to the world amd their own existence, but must come to terms with the unknowable nature of the supernatural and admit a certain level of inability to fit it into a neatly structured framework. Essentially, I am stating that a faithful person can be rational and pregmatic, but must be able to accept that they will not find complete answers to all of their questions if they are not to be dragged down by the weight of trying to force the irrational and rational into a complete, reconciled structure.
When you try to sound smart
@@richardhunter3441 When you try to sound condescending.
@@bananonymouslastname5693 I agree with you on this. Kierkegaard dealing in absolutes is his great flaw. The ideas as presented here suggest that our faculties can't stay connected and balanced. A professing Christian should understand that they are embodied creatures created by a sovereign and absolute God; and that created man is a creature incapable of being the absolute. They have passions, intellect, and feelings, all of which have a right way of being. So while there is truth to the aesthetic man vs. ethical man distinction, that mainly applies to the extremes of each, to the point of dehumanization. People find themselves in anguish when trying to live in those extremes. G.K. Chesterton has the great quote about how a madman has lost everything BUT his reason, Kierkegaard's ethical life seems to fit this as well. Kierkegaard might then call me an aesthetic man because I believe there is right way of enjoying pleasures in creation... luckily for us he's not the judge!
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I felt lucky to have found Kierkegaard, and now, Professor Sugrue.
I've only watched three videos from him, I've learned so much than I had gleaning from the pages of books. You're such a perspicuous teacher.
I really needed this one. Thank you.
Does this without notes folks. On the fly based off his own intellect. Awesome speaker.
I haven't taken a philosophy course since college, over 25 years ago, yet this man, makes philosophy accesible and fun to get into...God bless this man !
You are the best professor in philosophy. I enjoy these lectures a lot. Thank you!
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I know that this lesson is given with the undertones that religious belief is a generally frowned upon position to take, but this if anything further strengthens my personal belief.
I was about to say, the more I listen the more it just seems real to me, the truth becomes too self evident.
What is highly esteemed of man is an abomination to God. -Jesus
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"People who have not suffered for their beliefs have not earned the right to". Wow, this is deep.
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Michael your insight and intellect re-ignited a flame within me I thought had gone out. Thank you so much. You are a saint.
No, I'm a teacher. Maximillian Kolbe is a saint. If you mistake me for a saint, you need to pay closer attention.
An amazing lecture, such clear insights. I found Kierkegaard really hard to read but this lecture is helping me make sense of it!
Kierkegaard is one of my favorite philosophers in western philosophy!
Really enjoyed this lecture!
Amazing lecturer. Thank you! In my experience, the only other spellbinding lecturer Of this intellectual category (that I had as an undergrad) was Harvey Goldberg teaching World Revolutions at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1964.
Honestly, I pressed like, then I started watching. He doesn't disappoint.
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How are modern times good, when the planet is burning because we only care about pleasure, and our politicians, our multinationals and billionaires don't care to do anything about it, because they only care about getting re-elected, about stock prices, about making the next big product? Kierkegaard is dead on the money when he says aesthetic pleasure is self-destructive.
Truly spoiled in this time. People pay very good money for lectures like these in the past. Now I can wake up, smoke a joint, and literally injest some of the best lectures ever. Amazing.
@@DarkAngelEU You have to be able to acknowledge the mind’s natural tendency towards pessimism, and differentiate between the good and the bad. We live in an age where living conditions have massively improved for the ordinary person. Just 100 years ago living conditions were markedly worse. And although the internet is undoubtedly a cesspit, there’s plenty of great, free easily-accessible knowledge and wisdom for those who seek it out. The world is far from perfect, but historically it’s been a lot worse. Thankfully awareness for global warming and how we’ve devastated the biosphere has been exponentially increasing the past couple of years, and I believe humans are going to make great progress in preserving the planet for posterity.
@@DarkAngelEU there never were different times
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I love these lectures and relied on them heavily when I was studying for my comprehensive exams. This format inspired me to create my own philosophy and theology channel/podcast.
fun and easy to understand intro to Kierkegaard. thanks for the upload.
Kierkegaard is without a doubt my favorite "modern" philosopher, only just a hair behind Kant by necessary concession (it's hard to dethrone Kant's spot at the top, even if I may have drawn more substance from Kierkegaard in actuality, primarily because of his position as being my introduction to secular philosophical thought and therefore holding a special place in my heart). My favorite work by him is a smaller less well-known essay titled "The Crowd is Untruth", it resonated with me so strongly and tied together many of my loose threads of thought so tightly that it spontaneously sprung inside me an endless well of thankfulness and respect for the man who brought such soothing words to my thirsting soul. Of course, he has many other classic seminal works that deserve mention, "Either/or", "Fear and Trembling", and "The Concept of Anxiety", come immediately to mind as very influential on my spiritual growth. Many take away a depressive overviee from his works but they've always had the opposite effect on me, I inevitably come away more invigorated and lively from Kierkegaard; the dark contemplations he sets me are merely straight and narrow paths which when walked faithfully lead to endless joyful enlightening.
I happened upon Purity of Heart Is to will One Thing. It has pushed me along the straight path joyfully. (Your comment resonated with me).
This came at the right time in my life
I am currently reading Purity of Heart Is to Will One Thing by Kierkegaard and your lecture really illuminates the book and author for me. Thank you very much.
I came across this book and am reading it now. I just told my pastor after church this morning, "This is the first philosopy book I totally understand and can go further with." PS: The author's dedication won me over before I even began reading --- "To that solitary individual" 'this little work is dedicated.'
Thank you! Wow! My favorite philosopher Soren K.
I learned of Christian Existentialism from a friend. I didn't research it a whole lot as it was before the Internet. However, what did happen was an acknowledgement that switched my brain onto the rails it needed to better understand what faith meant. To be a Christian is to have faith in the knowledge of Christ and his life and death. Christians mistaken this faith as fact or as we often put it "I know Christ is the Savior", or something to that effect. Well, what I learned is freedom from the doubt of your faith and how to gain more faith is fundamentally wrought in letting go of this falsehood of "you know". If you knew you would have been there but that is not possible, so you live on faith. Most of life is faith based. We believe a lot of things happened but we weren't there to know for certain. So accept the idea that most of your belief system is based on a presumption of the truth or what you believe to be true, and that's okay. But once you understand this, you no longer can carry I know Christ, blah blah blah, and can live peacefully in the idea that you humbly believe in Him. Once you do this all the puffery of religion goes away and you don't even need the church anymore to reaffirm what you already believe to be the truth. This is what the brain needs. It needs peace in what you believe, not puffery to ensure your beliefs are in tact. In these cases, they are not in tact, they just make for a very rigid and an undesirable Christian.
Have faith that realization sets in 2 l8 when all faith in man's institutions has evaporated leaving only lord's faith still standing.
Could you summarize this for smooth brained people such as myself?
@@TheGreatAustino You don't have "to know that you are right" about Christ. You have to have faith in his factual death. Yes, it is a fact that Jesus was murdered and there is no body because we do believe its true, he did rise from the dead. Just keep it simple and ignore all man made belief. No church, no Jesus freaks, no nonsense. Just you and your faith. That's it. Don't complicate it. Americans make money off you by complicating topics such as this. Stop falling for it.
@@TheGreatAustinomaking the choice to believe is more important than the rationality of belief or non-belief
Your comment made me realize that faith and rationality aren't necessarily dichotomous. First of all, in the sense that your comment about Christian existentialism makes rational sense. Secondly, that by rejecting metaphysics (in the sense of abstract objects), you ultimately put all your faith in human psychology and experience. Much like what Hume describes in the problem of induction. Thus the Thologian and empiricist aren't really separated by means of faith/rationality in of themselves, but by faith in God
Superb lecturer
I haven't seen any philosophy videos on this account in years. I was recommended this today for a reason. Glory to God.
Immensely greatful for uploading this video!🤍
You are phenomenal, Dr Sugrue.
I would like this video a hundred times if I could!
I didn’t choose the aesthetic life, the aesthetic life chose me
Lol 😆
Thank you so much for this content
A couple minutes in and I'm subscribed!
I have found a kindred! Thank you, LORD.
Why am I just coming across these lectures. I find them educating, satisfying and entertaining. Wow!
Bravo!! A great conduit of lofty ideas, doing them justice at every turn. Never would have heard this were it not for this technology. What a man, what a time!
Another excellent lecture. Thank you.
I love the part where he slips and says Nietzsche 😂
At 20:00 Yukio Mishima came right to mind.
Amazing lecture
Really great talk, thanks !
"Kant's God is a prussian" best line ever
Thanks
What a great conclusion! Fantastic.
amazing lecturer
I hope the vault if this legend of a professor opens right up. Very grateful for this mans heavy lifting of a large range of some very dense material
"Lift me up." -Kierkegaard's last dying words Even on his deathbed, Kierkegaard was ordering his servants around 😂
This is brilliant! I really had trouble understanding Kierkegaard until I watch this lecture now I'm going to go back and reread some of his works.
Wow, what a compelling and entertaining lecture.
I wondered what Kierkegaard would have made of Plato's Symposium (or Phaedrus), which in total contrast, sees the aesthetic as a very means of divine transcendence. Thankfully a google search reveals he wrote on the subject. A good place to start for those of us skeptical - at least at some level - with Kierkegaard and Existentialisms general bifurcation of the human condition.
Finally someone that actually watched the lecture.
35:15 how someone can drop a line that hard, as if it was nothing
Powerful lecture. Thank you Professor for sparking my curiosity on these topics to seek out and purchase Fear and Trembling and Either/Or to read myself. One question that continues to haunt me and the answer is likely different for each and every individual: when do you turn off your rationality?
I found Either/Or so hard to read, I thank you for this lecture/video, it is quite good and I enjoy your explanations of that philosophical work. It still sits on my bookshelf, perhaps it will be easier to read now.