PHIL 143 Syllabus Lecture SU25
Professor Kozlowski welcomes his new students to the summer session of the Philosophy of Love and Friendship...with a two-hour long lecture about how the class is going to work. Enjoy!
May 19, 2025•1 hr 56 min
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Episodes
Always Re-Reading: Catch-22
Today, apropos of nothing, Professor Kozlowski tackles one of his favorite books: Joseph Heller's popular, stylish, satirical masterpiece - Catch-22. We'll look at its legacy, its themes, and the message it offers to our own absurd systemic hellscape here in 2025. (And maybe one day we'll tackle some other favorite re-reads as well!) If you want more lectures like this, contribute to the Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/ProfessorKozlowski Or go visit my website! - https://professorkozlowski.wo...
Feb 18, 2025•1 hr 37 min
Medieval Europe
Professor Kozlowski, concluding his serious of insanely ambitious General Humanities I videos, attempts to cram the whole thousand-year history of Medieval Europe into ninety minutes.
Feb 07, 2025•1 hr 49 min
Sir Orfeo and Sir Launfal
Professor Kozlowski concludes his General Humanities lecture series with an analysis of two Medieval lays - Sir Orfeo and Sir Launfal. Here we'll see how the Medieval writers adapt and understand the pagan traditions underlying their own culture as a part of their Christian faith.
Feb 07, 2025•1 hr 6 min
Islam from a Dummy
Professor Kozlowski here expresses his very limited knowledge and very uninformed interpretation of the Qu'ran, especially as it pertains to Jews, Christians, and the afterlife. He then goes on to explore Ibn Sina's thoughts on the afterlife as presented in The Book of Healing . None of this should be considered authoritative or rooted in expertise. Professor Kozlowski is absolutely still a novice in his study of Islam and Islamic theology, and this very much represents an interested outsider se...
Feb 04, 2025•1 hr 32 min
The Byzantine and Islamic Empires
Professor Kozlowski wanders well out of his comfort zone and scholarly experience to discuss the history of the two great powers of the medieval world: the Byzantine (Roman) Empire and the Islamicate World. He apologizes for the roughness of his knowledge and understanding, but hopes that he can help make this discussion a more integral part of the study of world history.
Feb 04, 2025•1 hr 52 min
Boethius' Consolation of Philosophy
Today Professor Kozlowski tackles another favorite philosophical work in Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy - a foundational text of medieval Christian philosophy and one of the most articulate discussions of virtue, the character of God, and the Problem of Evil in Christianity's history.
Feb 01, 2025•1 hr 22 min
The Gospel of Matthew
Professor Kozlowski tackles the ethics of the Sermon on the Mount, the veiled allusions of the Kingdom of Heaven parables, and the moral quandary of identifying hypocrisy in the Gospel of Matthew.
Jan 30, 2025•1 hr 32 min
Ecclesiastes
Professor Kozlowski takes a stab at unraveling one of the most famously knotty wisdom texts in the Old Testament: Ecclesiastes. Is it wisdom? Is it nihilism? Does it have a pat moral? Let's find out.
Jan 28, 2025•1 hr 9 min
Judaism, Christianity, and the Fall of Rome
Professor Kozlowski tempts the wrath of the Internet by discussing the history of Judaism and Christianity by recounting the major events and themes of the Christian Bible. Along the way we'll revisit some important moments in ancient history, bump into some early Christian heresies, and talk about different perspectives on Christian teaching. ...hopefully without starting any flame wars... If you have good-faith follow-up questions about any of these topics, feel free to e-mail me at profbkozlo...
Jan 27, 2025•2 hr 1 min
Epictetus' Enchiridion
Professor Kozlowski tackles the classic of 2nd century stoicism, Epictetus' Enchiridion . Along the way we'll discuss the virtues (and vices) of stoicism, outline its similarities to Buddhism, and contextualize the stoics against the Roman political world in which it developed - and the contemporary world that it continues to influence and shape.
Jan 21, 2025•1 hr 24 min
The Good Life of Plato and Aristotle
Professor Kozlowski somehow crams everything a General Humanities student needs to know about Plato and Aristotle into one hour-and-a-half-long lecture. Which is nonsense. Go read more Plato and Aristotle.
Jan 20, 2025•1 hr 31 min
The Bronze Age Underworld
Professor Kozlowski takes on a triple threat of Bronze-Age(ish) underworld stories, namely: The Egyptian Book of the Dead, Inana's Descent to the Underworld (Sumerian), and the Homeric Hymn to Demeter. Along the way, we'll try to make some sense and find patterns among these dense, difficult, and disparate texts, and set the foundation for the later Greek and Roman (and Christian) understandings of the Underworld to come.
Jan 20, 2025•1 hr 33 min
From Prehistory to the Achaemenid Persian Empire
Professor Kozlowski kicks off his historical study in General Humanities I with a survey of the ancient Bronze Age cultures of the Near East (Babylon, Egypt, and Greece), as well as their legacies and inheritors in the wake of the Bronze Age Collapse.
Jan 18, 2025•1 hr 35 min
Iliad 19, 22, 24, and Odyssey 11
Professor Kozlowski concludes his week-long analysis of Homer with an examination of Achilles through the last chapters of the Iliad and his reappearance in the Odyssey.
Jan 17, 2025•1 hr 27 min
Iliad 1, 6, 9
Professor Kozlowski tackles the Iliad and Odyssey from a bird's eye perspective, looking at the trajectory of Achilles' rage and his missteps in the search for honor.
Jan 17, 2025•1 hr 25 min
HUMN 201-04 SP25 Syllabus Lecture
Professor Kozlowski discusses the syllabus and expectations for the Spring 2025 section of General Humanities 1.
Jan 15, 2025•1 hr 32 min
Pre-Pre-Socratic Philosophy
Professor Kozlowski kicks off his series on Pre-Socratic Philosophy with an examination of the forerunners to Pre-Socratic philosophy: Greek and Babylonian mythological traditions like Homer, Hesiod, and the Orphics; odd ducks like Pherecydes; and some questions about what does and does not constitute "philosophy" proper. If you liked this lecture, please consider contributing to Professor Kozlowski's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/ProfessorKozlowski For more of Professor Kozlowski's Interne...
Jan 14, 2025•1 hr 24 min
Patreon and The Future (of PK Lectures)
Today we're talking about...money. A lot has happened in the past few months, and Professor Kozlowski Lectures has a very uncertain future. Today we'll discuss that uncertainty, what projects we hope to attempt in the next year, and what you can do to help that process. Specifically, contribute to the Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/ProfessorKozlowski Or go visit my website! - https://professorkozlowski.wordpress.com/ Or Like, Share, and Subscribe! Every little bit helps - I'd like to dedicat...
Jan 13, 2025•45 min
Armchairs and Anarchists
Professor Kozlowski produces an odd, unfocused lecture for an odd, unfocused topic.
Sep 15, 2024•1 hr 20 min
L&F SU24 Syllabus
Professor Kozlowski goes over the syllabus for the online Summer '24 session of Love and Friendship.
Jul 02, 2024•1 hr 38 min•Season 7Ep. 1
The Sorrows of Young Werther 2
CW: Suicide and Mental Illness Professor Kozlowski concludes his discussion of Goethe's The Sufferings of Young Werther by examining the causes (and the effects) of Werther's death. Goethe's treatment of Werther's case is careful and multifaceted - we'll look at some of the different perspectives Goethe offers us for understanding why Werther kills himself, and how we should interpret this act.
Jun 21, 2024•1 hr 44 min•Season 7Ep. 21
The Sorrows of Young Werther 1
CW: Mental Illness and Suicide Professor Kozlowski discusses the first half of Goethe's The Sufferings of Young Werther , including character introductions, an examination of typically Romantic characteristics, and discussion of mental illness and suicide.
Jun 20, 2024•1 hr 50 min•Season 7Ep. 20
Plato's Symposium 4 - Alcibiades
Professor Kozlowski examines the final speech of Plato's Symposium and examines some of the *many* ways it might be interpreted as a contribution to Plato's understanding of love.
Jun 11, 2024•59 min•Season 7Ep. 8
Plato's Symposium 3 - Socrates
At long last, it's time to hear Socrates' justly-famous theory of love.
Jun 10, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 7Ep. 7
Plato's Symposium 2 - Eryximachus, Aristophanes, Agathon
Professor Kozlowski takes on the justly famous speech-myth of Aristophanes and how it appeals to modern audiences. (Also Eryximachus and Agathon...)
Jun 10, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 7Ep. 6
Plato's Symposium 1 - Phaedrus and Pausanias
Professor Kozlowski discusses the opening and first two speeches of Plato's Symposium , examining not just the content of the speeches, but the context Plato offers to provide depth to the characters' understanding.
Jun 04, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Season 7Ep. 4
Christians and Rights
In our first Patron-requested topic of the summer, Professor Kozlowski throws caution to the winds and addresses the contemporary state of American Christianity in politics and society: How did we get here? Why do Christians believe what they believe? Are these beliefs consistent? Can these convictions be changed, and how might we go about changing them? To challenge Professor Kozlowski to a duel, threaten his well being, or otherwise demand that he stop making podcasts, visit his webpage: https...
May 28, 2024•2 hr 1 min
The Future of Professor Kozlowski Lectures
A brief discussion of what you can expect from Professor Kozlowski Lectures in the coming months and years. To see what else Professor Kozlowski is up to, visit his webpage: https://professorkozlowski.wordpress.com/ or contact him directly at profbkozlowski2@gmail.com.
Apr 16, 2024•15 min
D&RN - Demons Destroyed
Professor Kozlowski concludes his discussion of Dostoevsky's Demons and his series on Russian Nihilism. To see what else Professor Kozlowski is up to, visit his webpage: https://professorkozlowski.wordpress.com/ or contact him directly at profbkozlowski2@gmail.com.
Apr 16, 2024•1 hr 34 min•Season 15Ep. 15
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