Don Quixote

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Dr. Michael Sugrue earned his BA at the University of Chicago and PhD at Columbia University.

[@sarooz48]

May this universe bless Michael Sugrue with health, peace and king life of stoic comfort without any physical suffering. Thank you sir for your service to the human wisdom.

[@_DennisNjenga]

tf will the universe get that power from

[@TheGetRight]

Cringe

[@pearz420]

Parallels was the worst episode.

[@dna6496]

sugrue reminds me both metaphorically and NOW physically of ZEUS, the hair the beard, booming voice, the omniscience. LEGEND.

[@rougeandrei9095]

The real life modern Stoic and thinker, Michael Sugrue.

[@georgejo7905]

That's it . I am 70 and a recovered addict. 25 years and I just got a letter of permission from the ministry of education to teach high school without a degree. I teach thinking with the hands and feet . I too have many quixotic fantasies and now have an outlet. I am told I am a natural teacher and I finally believe I have the potential for a legacy that touches me immensly. The young are really the audience I have strove to find and my conteporaries are jaded and nihilistic . The trap of old age is terrifying as the voice diminishes and that is the malaise I believe is encouraging the awful political culture we are in. May there be gifts in old age , there must be.

[@0ia]

I am young, and I hope that just as I do now, I still may hold the joy and optimism to start new crafts and projects at old age. How has it been going for you? :)

[@georgejo7905]

@@0ia It has been a time of growth. My students are wonderful and they bring the ideas . I try to make sure they realise their vision as I believe that sucess is the real lesson. I am demanding when it works and helpful when needed. I will let their work speak for it'self in a video of our first year. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bXTEeX2lq8mmZ5Ysi=ZyypzV6yZm_X-dfE

[@seafire3271]

“Yea, I just reread a 1000 pages earlier this week” He said, on Wednesday😂 Thank you Professor!

[@paigerasmussen5212]

He also said it was for the last time in his life

[@jeremyesser797]

I’m fascinated by people who can read that much so fast, wish I could do it

[@fightsportspace7327]

@@jeremyesser797 Feels like it’s a lost “art”. I’m sure this wasn’t uncommon a few decades ago. But Too many distractions in 2022. If we live our lives like it’s pre-social media, we’d be able to work up to that level 👌

[@grapeshott]

His mind is now calm

[@xYSarenArteriusxY]

@@jeremyesser797 It's not that hard when you're reading a really good book. I read the first part of Don Quixote in about a weekend. I couldn't put it down. I still haven't started the second part though.

[@jamesrossiter6319]

Quixote is, and has been my favorite novel since the first time I read it way back in high school. I’ve read it multiple times, almost yearly since then and always take something new away with me as I have gotten older and explored more of life. It’s truly a masterpiece of masterpieces.

[@username1235400]

We are so lucky that you do this for us professor. 😊🙏

[@GNARGNARHEAD]

agreed, such a kindness

[@NukeDoggyDog]

Sounds like Cervantes created the episodic TV format, with a thin plot as a vehicle for episodic adventures until the final episode ties up the character and storyline.

[@helmepodesarius2198]

Ha I love this idea. You might be onto something.

[@johndonne1]

The end of this lecture is unbelievably profound. It sure seems that with the inconsistencies, but essential need, of both love and reason there really can be no seamless harmony. And that may be the “perfect” state of humanity. Spending lifetimes feeling around in the dark for answers we can never fully get but compulsively asking the questions, anyway. 😊

[@brad606]

My personal favorite of this 2022 lecture series. At 22:41 where he reflects on the death of Don Quixote and our need for "life-giving illusions" and the need for more than reason may just be my favorite 15 minutes of Sugrue.

[@InfinityOf6]

There's an insane TV show called Xavier: Renegade Angel which is a modern retelling of Don Quixote, and the ending just made a lot more sense thanks to you!

[@MemeMan1984]

It all makes sense now.

[@drivebypoet]

I know of that show, but I never connected it with Don Quixote. I thought it was meant to be satirical of New-Ageism mostly.

[@InfinityOf6]

@@drivebypoet Yes, it pokes fun at new age mysticism instead of knightly chivalry!

[@thattimestampguy]

Don Quixote Is a Mock-Epic Cervantes is investing into a new genre 2:05 Cervantes embraced Spanish Military Culture, and personally fought in warfare. 3:11 Don Quixote goes on a journey 1st, he goes home 2nd, he is a comic hero 5:56 "We laugh at his mistakes, but we never laugh at his intentions." Sancho Panza- Realist, Grounded Don Quixote - Idealist, Fantastical Everyone Suffers in Life, no matter what ideas fill their mind. 7:45 Don Quixote reminds Sugrue of Mobby Dick, Sugrue assesses. - both need editing to cut down a VERY LONG book - both comment on the human condition in a moving way 8:55 Stand Alone Tales 10:55 The Whale "And I Took That Personally." 13:00 Published in 1605, Spain's greatest novel. 14:32 Work of Art and World. 15:32 Less seen in novels. 16:09 Inventing a Non-Existent Source for a Made-Up Novel. To Mark The End of The Age of Chivalry. 18:18 Mock Epic 1. Beaten 2. Left by the side of the road 19:46 Genuinely Funny Windmills Manbrino's Helmet Prof. Sugrue's Favorite Portion: Balsama Firebrass, a medicine that makes Don sick. 21:09 Chemotherapy. 21:51 Homecoming, but ironic 22:20 The Knight of The White Moon Death Scene to end a Comedy. 23:51 Homer Simpson 24:35 An Overdose of Reality Reason Is Not Enough 26:39 27:37 Life Giving Allusions died with Don Quixote. 28:18 Greek and Roman Thinkers BE RATIONAL. Just BE REASONABLE. 29:16 Augustine's Confessions REASON IS INSUFFICIENT FOR A HAPPY LIFE Reason + Divine Grace 30:40 Dr Spock A parody of Greco-Roman Thought, mechanical like a machine. Subordinate to a full personality. 31:57 Enlightenment/Atheism - Reason is Enough Theism - Reason is Not Enough 32:39 Being More Than Rational leads one to be Less Than Rational. 34:35 Cruel Reasonable People Loving Unreasonable People Loving Reasonable People Cruel Unreasonable People 35:23 Reasonable Evil Reasonable Good Foolish Evil Foolish Good 36:30 The 2 Most Important Things In Life Love and Reason 37:20 Mobius Loop 38:05 No Breaks Given To Anybody.

[@jll5568]

thanks for this breakdown. very helpful.

[@pedrorojascervantes3928]

Thanks Bill ! Night Terrors

[@rafaelrondon6336]

" If you think about it, St. Augustine is the first romantic".Bravo Prof. Sugrue, you never fail to enlighten me.

[@mikekeleher3833]

RIP. this lecture is a robust and beautiful tree he planted knowing he would never see it grow

[@kirstinpotts4387]

I also came to the same conclusion as well. That the two highest values of my heart were "Truth and Love" and were the center of my internal conflicts. Strangely enough if you ask others you will sometimes get a different answer. "Courage and Sacrifice" for example. Its amazing how you can see the principles reflected in peoples actions even when they are not fully aware.

[@peterzhang352]

By watching the last minute of the lecture, what a shining wisdom of human being, what a beautiful soul of creature! Love you, professor Sugrue!!!

[@voyagersa22]

I wonder if the professor read Don Q. In Spanish or translated 🤔 because boy I tell you, if you can read Spanish, you’re in for a treat with this book, it’s so funny 😂😂 I’ve laughed my ass out for years, My copy is full of Marks of the best passages and no matter how many times you read it it keeps being funny, there’s something in the Spanish language, the rhythm, the double-entendres .. it’s one of the best books EVER ! Thanks professor Sugrue 😊

[@bhalobangali1179]

omg! I saw this video a week ago, was going to enjoy it later.. subsequently I search and search in all of your videos, could not find and now suddenly it appears, my music... love it :)

[@thiccboi5011]

Loving the picture of Prof. Sugrue referencing Spanish literature and educating a bunch of doctors and nurses even while he's undergoing chemotherapy, brilliant teacher

[@Phorquieu]

Just when you think he has nothing new to say about a dry and dusty topic - Whammo! He hits you with commentary that is not only interesting and lively, but thought-provoking and profound as well! Sugrue never ceases to amaze! Another talk expertly delivered!

[@marshalldillon8697]

Oh this is the same guy from the old videos how cool

[@tedpikul1]

Fantastic discussion of Quixote, and many other things. At the end, I wondered about the rationality of evil, and put Professor Sugrue’s lesson on Freud and Philosophy in my queue.

[@mms7704]

I love this professors unpretentious yet very profound and insightful thoughts. I got addicted to his younger lectures which were a bit more formal. But now I am addicted to his older age lecture full of sometimes poignant reflections perfectly matches my age as well…

[@gabrielorville5334]

I read this one in Spanish when I was about 12-ish, thank god I am not the only one who thinks it was far too long. Please keep up the good work Michael!

[@carlosgarrido4063]

Not intended for a 12-year-old. In Spanish speaking countries they do with Don Quixote the same they do in Italy with Dante's Divine Comedy; they force feed it to the unwilling pre teenagers who are not yet able to digest it. Some just hate them both for life after that.

[@joelberes9619]

I sincerely appreciate that you take the time and effort to provide such interesting and balanced commentary on literature and philosophy. Your balanced and thoughtful teachings are so well done. I really enjoy your unique and unpretentious delivery. Your channel is a treasure. Thank you.

[@eoin8450]

Look at my beautiful boy, thriving

[@helmepodesarius2198]

“Lo, and thusly I am striving in my own special fashion. Outside the realm of the divine cradle. And never for a minute assume me to be a self-made man.”

[@wadahadlan]

all time favorite book, I owe it a re-read soon

[@wadahadlan]

could you remark on how Cervantes, within the narrative, receives Don Quixote secondhand (from an arab iirc). Was this the basis for Ahab

[@wadahadlan]

nvm, I got to ~16:04 where you reference this itsself

[@wadahadlan]

no more is reason put on display than in the helmet of Mambrino episode you mentioned. iirc when put to a vote, half of the onlooking audience agreed that it was in fact a helmet.

[@pinosantilli3371]

IT'S CALLED TOUGH LOVE MR. SUGRUE TOUGH LOVE! You do a great job in your lectures been listening to most!

[@christinemartin63]

Probably the most important question ever posed: how do we merge love and reason? The Professor--as always--is right on the money.

[@TheCrazykicks07]

Professor you look different in a good way I’m hoping you continue to make these kinds of videos. Thank you immensely

[@kentnasin885]

Hi micheal! You’re an inspiration to me, and others who search for the objective truth of our universe. I hope in my lifetime I can affect even one person’s thought pattern and life experience in the way you’ve affected mine. Thanks!

[@jdzentrist8711]

Kierkegaard's decision not to consummate his love for Regina...unbelievable, hard to fathom...Indeed, Augustine the first Romantic --more food for thought! Thank you for this lecture on one of the best books I've ever read! In the sense that it gave me so much JOY. By chance, I recently read Hard Times. Really looking forward to this lecture.

[@dpt4458]

Glad to see you again professor, wishing you good health going forward.

[@bigphilly7345]

I don’t mind the length of the book because the characters and world are so enchanting that I want to wallow in it for hours. I even love the embedded stories, including the first novella.

[@dilciaalvarezcrespo]

Hi. I’m from Venezuela I did read “Don Quijote” when I was doing my High School . For us there it was “ a must” to read that wonderful book ever written.

[@radiasphere6831]

This channel is as epic as the literature it discusses. Much love!

[@jamesbradford5149]

The ending just blew me away, i was not prepared for that. wonderful, amazing video. thank you.

[@dionysian222]

Sugrue you’re so kind to us with all these content. God bless Prof!

[@bungalowlogic7676]

These videos and his recordings from academic days are a blessing. May your health continue to be as favorable. Thank you for persevering in sharing your depth of knowledge and insight. It's so, so worth while.

[@cheri238]

Another great lecture ❤" Don Quixote." Thank you always 🦋🌿 Listening to this one again. The ongoing conversations between Sancho and the Don. Always loving and angry but their courtesy never fails towards one another and from listening to one another and by hearing they change.

[@Paulo.1984]

All I feel like saying at the end of your videos is BRILLIANT!

[@jondoe170]

Thanks for the update ❤

[@alx3541]

Love the channel man

[@mejusthappyrobot1008]

I'm very sorry to hear that you're not well, Professor Sugrue. I have to tell you, you are by far my favourite lecturer. I've watched many of your lectures repeatedly because I find them so very enlightening and entertaining. I'm also fascinated by how infrequently-- if ever-- you fumble for words. Your mind is very clear and sharp and excellent. It's such a pleasure to hear you speak. Thank you for making your lectures available to the public. All the best.

[@fuiscklam4087]

Thank you for your insight, Sir!

[@manuelalejandro2817]

Thank you for doing this.

[@ryans3001]

Thank you, Michael.

[@marthafernandez9220]

Thank you Professor!

[@fredsalvador1111]

This one was great!

[@austinmackell9286]

Thanks so much for this professor. This is exactly what I needed to hear today.

[@gutemberguerodrigues9534]

Amazing! Love from Brazil!

[@SevenFootPelican]

Thank you for doing these scholarly talks on classic literature! I'm a huge fan of your philosophy series and I'm thrilled you've returned to do this. There are so many books I'd love for you to talk about

[@ragnarosthefirelord8662]

Thank you for sharing your wisdom and knowledge with us!

[@-dash]

Excellent. Thank you for these lectures, sir.

[@DrLA-db8kk]

Great lecture Prof. Sugrue. Thanks!

[@globalistatistik1489]

Prof.Sugrue, I am really happy to know you thanks

[@AJO87]

Thnk you for another great lecture! God bless

[@kosimpson2010]

Thank you! Enjoyed the personal insight at the end!

[@carlosdiehl9054]

A wonderful lecture, thank you! Just one detail: Cervantes did not lose an arm, but the use of his left hand ('manco'). He managed to continue his military career for a short time.

[@neilkenobi]

Can't thank you enough for doing these lectures! Very helpful to my understanding of the work and for my own life.

[@2bornot2b42]

Deeply insightful consideration of a great book.

[@BackOfTheMob]

You are one of the best lecturers I have ever had the pleasure of listening to. Thank you for all that you do.

[@loriw1234]

You're an intellectual treasure. Sending you love and healing vibes.

[@ozlemdenli7763]

This lecture was particularly wonderful and touching. I hope you've made a full recovery

[@chipwhitley]

So grateful for these singularly insightful thoughts so well presented. God bless you, Dr. Sugrue.

[@OzaiJr]

stunning lecture Sugrue. Crazy way to start my day though. Hope you're doing well. Love from Canada

[@donniedewitt9878]

One of my favorite professors discussing my favorite novel, a dream.

[@michaeld4456]

Thank you for a truly insightful and enjoyable analysis of Don Quijote! Gracias!

[@andrewternet8370]

Your parable of the jigsaw puzzle was very enlightening. Thank you Dr. Sugrue.

[@Anabsurdsuggestion]

This is the best take on DQ - very entertaining. Superb.

[@susie5900utube]

Thank you Prof S, sometimes your lectures make me well up with joy that you and your work are available to regular folk. What a tremendous contribution you make to this world, and for such a long time. We all love you....rationally 😊

[@karenkhechumyan6532]

wow that ending, a lot of things to think about... thank you dear doctor.

[@moodcheck3242]

great content keep it coming..

[@fortunatomartino9797]

Love you Micheal Sugrue

[@DanWilan]

Great lecture

[@dionysian222]

Thanks!

[@BTLM1917]

Awesome as always. Thank you professor. And Gen :p

[@galindoof]

Your last point on Love & Reason is deeply profound. I will always appreciate your point of view and your life affirming lessons, Dr. Sugrue

[@jorgemoreno2804]

A true teacher!

[@williamkibler592]

Just watched the hillsdale video. Its focus is comedy and conversion. Thank you for this video

[@mikebradley8048]

Magnificent.

[@garrettsmithii7837]

I probably listen to this book 10 times or more. I have it on Audible and often play it before I go to sleep. I also own a business which allows me to listen to audiobooks alldayeveryday. If I just want to put a smile on my face I put Don Quixote on

[@dizocilpine]

Great channel thank you

[@castorescu]

Thank you sir, this videous make my day to day existence much tolerable

[@KRSGRIND]

The first time you read Don Quixote you laugh, the second time you think and the third time you'll cry.

[@charlesedwardandrewlincoln8181]

I reread it this year before going to Spain and Greece to the memorial of Don Quixote near where the Battle of Lepanto occurred.

[@yasserafifi3685]

inspiration! thank you!!!

[@jakelm4256]

Part 1 of Don Quixote is best novel ever written

[@deejay8ch]

26:42 "The Balsam of Fierabras is reason. In other words, it's a medicine that will kill you. And it kills Don Quixote because there's no cure for it." That's a jack in the box with profundity exploding from it rather than just a can of worms! This whole summary and examination is great but the latter parts relating to love and reason, useful illusions and/intertwined with/versus rationality, with the various examples to illustrate, are brilliant. - and perhaps the Balsam of Fierabras is an *overdose* of reason. Thanks so much.

[@explosives101]

Are you familiar with Emanuel Swedenborg? A lot of his work is about the love/wisdom dynamic. One of many quotes from him on the subject: "If love is not married to wisdom (or if goodness is not married to truth), it cannot accomplish anything."

[@mercster]

"And although they scorned his illusions, these are also life-giving illusions." I choked up. Thank you Dr. Sugrue.

[@mercster]

"And THAT is a can of worms." -- Dr. Michael Sugrue 😂

[@santaanna700]

38:24 whew! I was starting to get concerned that there might be a whole Michael Sugrue video without mention of 'the human condition'.

[@mikeoglen6848]

That was Quite Interesting.

[@gach87]

Incompleteness. You much choose between being complete or being consistent... I choose the latter and therefore, to love

[@dr.michaelsugrue]

Well said. Godel also thought he had proved God's existence mathematically.

[@gach87]

Ontological proofs seem to be one of the easiest to question. Would love to see a lecture on Gödel, Leibtnitz or Russel from you. Thank you for all the wonderful lectures you’ve shared with us so far. Greetings from the land of Bolivar.

[@Laocoon283]

The end of Shutter Island: "I would rather die as a hero than live as a monster"

[@ivanseods655]

Wisdom incarnate.

[@darillus1]

love this😁

[@darillus1]

love and reason, in modern terms religion and science, it's about finding a balance between the two extremes

[@bH-tz6ow]

I love you!

[@ianangier]

Thank you so much. please do tristram shandy.

[@thestoictime]

Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them." Marcus Aurelius

[@eggymayo3271]

Hi professor do you have any plans to discuss the Canterbury Tales?