Channel Title: The Literature Channel Channel Description: The YouTube channel of Professor Timothy H. Wilson of the University of Ottawa. I teach English Literature at the University of Ottawa, specializing in Renaissance Literature and Literary Theory. My recent research has focused on the “quarrel of philosophy and poetry” within the Western tradition, bearing fruit in a number of recent articles and papers on the manifestation of this quarrel in the political thinking of Plato, Shakespeare, and Nietzsche. I am also the Associate Vice-President of Research Programs at the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). Prior to joining SSHRC, I held a number of executive positions within the Treasury Board Secretariat and the Public Service Commission of Canada This channel provides videos of some of my lectures on the history of English Literature as well as videos providing introductions to the great books of the Western Canon. <video> Leo Strauss and the Three Waves of Modernity Description: An introduction to Leo Strauss's categorization of the "Three Waves of Modernity". Link to Leo Strauss's essay, "The Three Waves of Modernity" (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Y85IK7wQXnzBzM_RiQOY4__bTRJO4V7n/view?usp=sharing) 0:00 - Introduction: Who is Leo Strauss; the Classical Solution 3:54 - Machiavelli and the First Wave of Modernity 8:15 - Kant, Hegel and the Second Wave of Modernity (reference to Marx, Nietzsche, Heidegger and Derrida as all being within the orbit of Hegel's historicism) 17:22 - Nietzsche and the Third Wave of Modernity 25:55 - Paths after Nietzsche: Return to the Classics (Heidegger, Strauss), Totalitarian Ideologies (communism, fascism, identity politics); Embracing Nihilism (Existentialism, Postmodernism, Post-humanism) Powerpoint slides for this lecture: https://drive.google.com/file/d/177vY3gHz3W_3SpFkBDa7j9--dYZuQODm/view?usp=sharing My web site: https://sites.google.com/site/untergehenproject/ Related videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1K2LSWGP8k&t=570s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mN2tGc0dy8A&t=56s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOW-JKh-AcA&t=2763s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTHxTspMv9Y&t=376s </video> <video> Nihilism: An Introduction Description: An introduction to the history of the concept of nihilism. Various types of nihilism are discussed: epistemological (Academic Skepticism); political (Turgenev); Ethical - Existential; and historical (Nietzsche). Nietzsche's diagnosis of the crisis of nihilism (the death of God) and of the history of nihilism with its completion in the affirmation of the eternal return are also discussed. Finally, various 20th century interpretations of Nietzsche's nihilism are discussed: Heidegger, Existentialism (Camus) and Post-structuralism (Derrida). Slides for this lecture: https://drive.google.com/file/d/101cmgaXRtXAGP911uUxMMHc3bPQmefBw/view?usp=drive_link 0:00 - Introduction 0:50 - What is Nihilism? 2:43 - Epistemological Nihilism (Socrates, Academic Skepticism, Cicero) 4:17 - Political Nihilism (Turgenev) 6:29 - Ethical or Existential Nihilism (Shakespeare, Macbeth) 9:02 - Historical Nihilism (Nietzsche) 12:16 - The Crisis of Nihilism (On the Uses and Disadvantages of History for Life) 16:13 - God is Dead (The Gay Science, 125) 22:03 - This History of Nihilism (Beyond Good and Evil and The Genealogy of Morals) 26:19 - Completed Nihilism as the Eternal Return (Thus Spoke Zarathustra) 29:29 - Martin Heidegger: Nihilism and the History of Being 32:10 - 20th Century Nihilisms: Existentialism (Camus) and Post-structuralism (Derrida) Other Links: My Web site: https://sites.google.com/site/untergehenproject/sample6 Nietzsche: An Introduction -- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1K_ItgslApdPmSJadi8Nsab0s59cXN6_M/view?usp=sharing On Nietzsche's Uses and Disadvantages of History for Life -- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NCkp1oW9f-3gesAd6DGYaXpZcRSKSrCe/view?usp=sharing "What We Get Wrong About Nietzsche's Nihilism" -- https://voegelinview.com/what-we-get-wrong-about-nietzsches-nihilism/ "Nietzsche's Gift: On the First Part of Thus Spoke Zarathustra" -- https://voegelinview.com/nietzsches-gift-on-the-first-part-of-thus-spoke-zarathustra/ Martin Heidegger: An Introduction -- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZMYrICl7XGkd_hX1f336jah-_D2J2rFb/view?usp=sharing On Heidegger's "The Question Concerning Technology" -- https://drive.google.com/file/d/186CKil0U8y-R7FqXRmwCh_lb87VjAhsb/view?usp=drive_link Deconstruction: An Introduction -- https://www.academia.edu/4029719/Deconstruction_An_Introduction </video> <video> Time in the History of the Novel Description: A description of the condensation of story time over the course of the history of the novel, from Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe (1719) to Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway (1925) My web site: https://sites.google.com/site/untergehenproject/ Related videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXj2yN9mgZM&t=1860s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isKmk76k0WM&t=19s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ml2tLot9bAU&t=367s </video> <video> Shakespeare's Coriolanus (4/4) Description: An introduction to the play focusing on the play's political teaching with respect to Shakespeare's relation to classical and modern republican thinking. Coriolanus attempts to be independent of the political community, but ultimately relies on it for his longing for recognition. This leads to Coriolanus' tragic outcome but also points to what could be called "the tragedy of the political" for Shakespeare. 0:00 - Introduction 3:45 - The Body Politic 5:55 - The Fable of the Belly 7:10 - Class Division 9:20 - Private vs Public Interests 12:35 - The Tragedy of the Political 18:15 - Outside the City 19:30 - A Beast or a God 24:10 - Conclusions My Web site: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbmhjYVJlQ1JPd1VEM19MMjFEQUF0T005a194UXxBQ3Jtc0tuYmM5TWV5Wk1JYjhEa3JvRktOQnlPNlJyY05odmp0Ynl2RkZCY3NDc2xkdUtkeUxXeVBNa0V5R19hUy1fTUkzLWNLN2lTZkJDWEZXM1FDbl9aLXdwUzU4RURPQk5haloxazAwQV9nRGdOMzNVMDVnMA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fsites.google.com%2Fsite%2Funtergehenproject%2F&v=nozTq7vXZu0 Powerpoint slides for this lecture: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqblEwdnNqeW04d0hUWUpqMnRnVzFWVGpad2ZtZ3xBQ3Jtc0tsbVBrRFB0b08zWGR5Z2NIcWdPNzc0bmRpdTZxOXY4Q2NKelNscnVUOWVNVlpPWXVVMThIYTFFYmVRSHJ1V181aW95T3lwcjRYcU5VMFNHS1FDM3NwR3ZUUkJYUEY0TVpPOC1zV01seFhnZXNFdkNFWQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fdrive.google.com%2Ffile%2Fd%2F1nDCSIemYNK_PLQOt-xPbYPNqkCl2nrl_%2Fview%3Fusp%3Dsharing&v=nozTq7vXZu0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Djve4OUsZZg&list=PLVnV4NOfHN4WuGfp3py-VmpmgWlWuAdk9&index=3&t=1443s&pp=gAQBiAQB https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLrW0fPXO9k&list=PLVnV4NOfHN4WuGfp3py-VmpmgWlWuAdk9&index=10&t=301s&pp=gAQBiAQB </video> <video> Shakespeare's Coriolanus (3/4) Description: An introduction to the play focusing on the play's political teaching with respect to Shakespeare's relation to classical and modern republican thinking. Coriolanus attempts to be independent of the political community, but ultimately relies on it for his longing for recognition. This leads to Coriolanus' tragic outcome but also points to what could be called "the tragedy of the political" for Shakespeare. 0:00 - Introduction (the Republican Regime in Coriolanus) 0:23 - Absence of Lycurguses 3:13 - The Fable of the Belly 6:10 - Absence of Wise Legislator (anagnorisis) in the Play 8:30 - Changing Nature of Virtue 14:50 - Martial Virtue in relation to Friends and Enemies 16:47 - Channeling Eros 18:55 - Political Rhetoric My Web site: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbmhjYVJlQ1JPd1VEM19MMjFEQUF0T005a194UXxBQ3Jtc0tuYmM5TWV5Wk1JYjhEa3JvRktOQnlPNlJyY05odmp0Ynl2RkZCY3NDc2xkdUtkeUxXeVBNa0V5R19hUy1fTUkzLWNLN2lTZkJDWEZXM1FDbl9aLXdwUzU4RURPQk5haloxazAwQV9nRGdOMzNVMDVnMA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fsites.google.com%2Fsite%2Funtergehenproject%2F&v=nozTq7vXZu0 Powerpoint slides for this lecture: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqblEwdnNqeW04d0hUWUpqMnRnVzFWVGpad2ZtZ3xBQ3Jtc0tsbVBrRFB0b08zWGR5Z2NIcWdPNzc0bmRpdTZxOXY4Q2NKelNscnVUOWVNVlpPWXVVMThIYTFFYmVRSHJ1V181aW95T3lwcjRYcU5VMFNHS1FDM3NwR3ZUUkJYUEY0TVpPOC1zV01seFhnZXNFdkNFWQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fdrive.google.com%2Ffile%2Fd%2F1nDCSIemYNK_PLQOt-xPbYPNqkCl2nrl_%2Fview%3Fusp%3Dsharing&v=nozTq7vXZu0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Djve4OUsZZg&t=300s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLrW0fPXO9k&t=246s </video> <video> Friedrich Nietzsche: An Introduction Description: An overview of Nietzsche's works and a general introduction to his key philosophical concepts. 0:00 - Introduction 2:25 - Who was Nietzsche? 3:50 - Nietzsche's Influence 5:50 - Nietzsche's Relevance -- for a "post-Truth" and "post-Human" world 7:20 - On the Tragic in Nietzsche's Early Writings 8:40 - Homer's Contest 9:50 - The Greek State 11:20 - The Birth of Tragedy 16:35 - Critique of Knowledge, Truth, Morality in Nietzsche's Middle Period 17:35 - On Truth and Lie in a Nonmoral Sense 26:00 - On the Uses and Disadvantages of History for Life 28:00 - Human, all too Human 29:10 - Daybreak 31:25 - God is Dead (The Gay Science, Section 125) 38:40 - Thus Spoke Zarathustra: Zarathustra, the Madman and Plato's Philosopher-ruler 40:45 - The Structure of Thus Spoke Zarathustra (Work as a Drama) 45:00 - The Last Man and the Overman 49:20 - The Will to Power in Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Part II 53:00 - The Eternal Return of the Same, Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Part III 55:50 - The Eternal Return as the Completion of Nihilism 57:50 - The Revaluation of All Values in the Later Works 58:20 - The Will to Power as the Principle of a New Valuation 1:00:40 - Perspectivism, The Will to Power, Section 481 1:03:10 - Noble and Slave Morality 1:05:40 - Concluding Questions Powerpoint slides for this lecture (https://drive.google.com/file/d/118kno5mzsu5K_LH920PdosAcBDd-fh01/view?usp=sharing) My Web site: https://sites.google.com/site/untergehenproject/sample6 Other Video Lectures on Nietzsche: https://youtu.be/G1K2LSWGP8k https://youtu.be/mN2tGc0dy8A Other Teaching Materials on Nietzsche: - Nietzsche's Critique of Historicism: On the Uses and Disadvantages of History for Life (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NCkp1oW9f-3gesAd6DGYaXpZcRSKSrCe/view?usp=sharing) - A chart-form overview of the action and the argument of Nietzsche's greatest published work: Thus Spoke Zarathustra (https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BylPGcACKyCQcE1HMjliZXhTWlU/view?usp=sharing) Scholarly Articles on Nietzsche: - Nietzsche's Early Political Thinking: Homer on Competition (http://www.minerva.mic.ul.ie//vol9/Homer.pdf) - Nietzsche's Early Political Thinking II: The Greek State (http://www.minerva.mic.ul.ie//Vol17/Nietzsche.pdf) - Nietzsche's Gift: On the First Part of Thus Spoke Zarathustra (https://voegelinview.com/nietzsches-gift-on-the-first-part-of-thus-spoke-zarathustra/) - What We Get Wrong About Nietzsche's Nihilism (https://voegelinview.com/what-we-get-wrong-about-nietzsches-nihilism/) </video> <video> Overcoming Nihilism Description: A follow up lecture to the introductory lecture above, exploring possible responses to the challenge of nihilism. First the "question of meaning" is addressed, using the example of linguistic meaning. Next, I discuss the problem of contemporary philosophical approaches, undertaken in the shadow of the nihilism of postmodern deconstruction. The lecture asserts that the commonplace notion that nihilism frees us to create our own values is seriously flawed. Finally, while not a final answer to the question of the "meaning of life", the lecture points to the wisdom of the "great books" as a source for answers to the challenge of nihilism -- namely four central epics of the Western tradition: the Iliad, the Odyssey, the Aeneid and Paradise Lost. Lecture Slides: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zeZWYloiViMzsNdgXkTmqYSTDU71A7zF/view?usp=drive_link 0:00 - Introduction 1:17 - What is Nihilism? 2:14 - The Question of Meaning 12:05 - Post-structuralism and the Question of Meaning (Derrida, Foucault, Judith Butler) 14:55 - Overcoming Nihilism (Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov; Jacobi; Nietzsche's Last Man and Overman) 23:33 - The Wisdom of the Great Books 25:55 - Homer's Iliad 27:33 - Homer's Odyssey 29:28 - Virgil's Aeneid 31:31 - Milton's Paradise Lost Related Lectures: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1K2LSWGP8k https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVnV4NOfHN4Up0eB2SgLTjvzFmLVEhrs8 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVnV4NOfHN4VwEcVHQkJX5NfHVGVi8ahn https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVnV4NOfHN4V3wp6_iFMpx5a4qtbUejSg https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVnV4NOfHN4Uzz2eMzml9j0g_fs3pIkTf Other Links: My Web site: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbnUzbUdpZkQ2c0VhN1llb3dMakFHYzBOT3g5Z3xBQ3Jtc0trTVRVUldRdUQ1LXBVX2pXRnk1dy1UVEQwY1RyNTJpQnBnSTdjb0laZFpZM0JyZERVWXlnNFhMbERkbWx1dEd1bG1JdnBJZVo4QlNzRTc5T2hDUmZkaW9OTTctdFpXakxZcjZVdWJqMnQtNG9XNG4tZw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fsites.google.com%2Fsite%2Funtergehenproject%2Fsample6&v=G1K2LSWGP8k Nietzsche: An Introduction -- https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqblJmWnJPRUhnS2hfb29nU3hXSlFyUGh3aHdId3xBQ3Jtc0tsTTZ1Wkx5TjF6R3JrS1FLTHAxaXRHbDdIVVJSYlBydkpZQ09kUjRhWUllT2pRd3pWUTRqdTlHWGpkakNhM1dsa01NRjdSbk9ITGFuZ0lqY2RpTkphclJSLW1UZ3J3R2hYbDhva0FwMExfbXh4SzVXdw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fdrive.google.com%2Ffile%2Fd%2F1K_ItgslApdPmSJadi8Nsab0s59cXN6_M%2Fview%3Fusp%3Dsharing&v=G1K2LSWGP8k "What We Get Wrong About Nietzsche's Nihilism" -- https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbXdfV0htdkFRS3lOOUl3Y2N6UWFqU0tMNmVwUXxBQ3Jtc0tuWVVnRTNqeHJ6bnAxZWVBZkpxMk1jOXB2RVE3SjFMck1hOHRUZUlXTFpPWkUwbjR0ZTV6ckF2RVU5ZlZoc2ltcXZzbVdxTWdfS3R0MFZtSTFqSUJsaEF3M2lvVi1lNDFyMVI0R2wzR1o1WUpVRGcxWQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fvoegelinview.com%2Fwhat-we-get-wrong-about-nietzsches-nihilism%2F&v=G1K2LSWGP8k "Nietzsche's Gift: On the First Part of Thus Spoke Zarathustra" -- https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbVdKMnJ6eVJFWlhNcXd1NU1sNWN0UVZfZ3EzZ3xBQ3Jtc0trcU1McHRBZzdlVERoZ0gzemlsUngzYmxDYnBjclpPVzZXMHFFZXZ6MFV0UUxOZDhMek5lXzQ5WWtDd3JTWl9uMjZIZmJWZXpvYUVEd055am9SbmxGcjJrRFBBaTQ2a1hWdTBmQnpRcVpOTHlxMnlBdw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fvoegelinview.com%2Fnietzsches-gift-on-the-first-part-of-thus-spoke-zarathustra%2F&v=G1K2LSWGP8k Martin Heidegger: An Introduction -- https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa25qSEhvMTVlZE5CMEJDV3EyLWRfOUZpZ19DUXxBQ3Jtc0tsQlNTM3BDODF4TU1Bd3ZWbnNpRV9iOVNISm1FVFR3eWFJZjVaNllqRkxNdkdBWktGWV90eVZPWWtwRnNKTDN1eHNXcV9GeTRRU3hDNmttelJnSzl3TWxRdl90T1ZZWG1ocWY1QkZDdlVYOVhnQkk0NA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fdrive.google.com%2Ffile%2Fd%2F1ZMYrICl7XGkd_hX1f336jah-_D2J2rFb%2Fview%3Fusp%3Dsharing&v=G1K2LSWGP8k On Heidegger's "The Question Concerning Technology" -- https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbFJjOVhrekdxMkcyZ29sR1hBTkpYbDIyb0gyUXxBQ3Jtc0tseWNuNUlTZkhyRlNLZ0lXUjNDUmNuWWFZZzZJTGk4UHhjR2owdThlSVV3WG5hdTF5cWYxcVZVM2w2TUpuQ2hMRXRUN3pRV0NKdTd2SDk4M0I5ejJRclVoaXRNbm1kX3VmV19QNEdzZ1U4M1Y1ZTBsZw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fdrive.google.com%2Ffile%2Fd%2F186CKil0U8y-R7FqXRmwCh_lb87VjAhsb%2Fview%3Fusp%3Ddrive_link&v=G1K2LSWGP8k Deconstruction: An Introduction -- https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa2ZBYXd1dW5peFVjR3JMODNLNm03NGJrUnBsZ3xBQ3Jtc0ttSS1RY0JWYkx1bFZ0S1lNUkd3eVlIbTB1YVVqV0dvS3Qtd1psY3U5cnpfMFAxZ0tubVdBOGJ6ZXVHcWFtQ21vek9kSm4xSFV4ZmlCNlFzbWZzYnNXcGw1cEdCV2dVVjBYMlRIMXduRzBDaHpiZVVzMA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.academia.edu%2F4029719%2FDeconstruction_An_Introduction&v=G1K2LSWGP8k </video> <video> Shakespeare's Coriolanus (2/4) Description: An introduction to the play focusing on the play's political teaching with respect to Shakespeare's relation to classical and modern republican thinking. Coriolanus attempts to be independent of the political community, but ultimately relies on it for his longing for recognition. This leads to Coriolanus' tragic outcome but also points to what could be called "the tragedy of the political" for Shakespeare. 0:00 - Introduction 0:57 - Republic and Empire 2:00 - Anger and Desire (reference to Aeneid) 3:40 - Contrast with Antony and Cleopatra 7:26 - Eros and Spiritedness 11:00 - Spiritedness and the Public Good 16:06 - Shakespeare and Republicanism (classical republicanism and republicanism in Renaissance England) 22:40 - The Variety of Interpretations of Shakespeare My Web site: https://sites.google.com/site/untergehenproject/ Powerpoint slides for this lecture: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nDCSIemYNK_PLQOt-xPbYPNqkCl2nrl_/view?usp=sharing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Djve4OUsZZg&t=300s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLrW0fPXO9k&t=246s </video> <video> Robinson Crusoe: An Introduction Description: An introduction to the novel, focusing on: the context of the origins of the "novel" genre; Robinson Crusoe's relation to the tradition of spiritual biography and allegory; and the evocation within the novel of the principles of modern natural philosophy and modern political philosophy. Powerpoint slides for this lecture: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sIFAis4IekRU1ZzvhGtpjNDZhhQwm80a/view?usp=sharing My Web site: https://sites.google.com/site/untergehenproject/sample6 0:00 - Introduction 0:43 - On Robinson Crusoe: General Overview 3:39 - Who Was Daniel Defoe? -- Responses by Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift 6:01 - Sources of Robinson Crusoe 7:25 - Robinson Crusoe in the English Literary Tradition 8:03 - Robinson Crusoe and the Rise of the Novel 11:56 - The Novel and the Condensation of Story Time 13:54 - Rant Contra Other "Novel-centric" Greatest Books Lists 16:40 - Robinson Crusoe and Spiritual Allegory or Biography 22:45 - Robinson Crusoe and Modern Natural Philosophy 25:36 - The Three Waves of Modernity (Leo Strauss) 28:10 - Francis Bacon (1561-1626) 30:47 - Robinson Crusoe and Modern Political Philosophy 36:16 - Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) 37:00 - John Locke (1632-1704) 37:44 - "Right of Possession" in Robinson Crusoe 40:58 - Contrast of Crusoe with Odysseus 44:09 - Concluding Thoughts Related Videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oytBhs9-F_c&t=80s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3K2hJOQDnA&t=1106s </video> <video> Shakespeare's Coriolanus (1/4) Description: An introduction to the play focusing on the play's political teaching with respect to Shakespeare's relation to classical and modern republican thinking. Coriolanus attempts to be independent of the political community, but ultimately relies on it for his longing for recognition. This leads to Coriolanus' tragic outcome but also points to what could be called "the tragedy of the political" for Shakespeare. 0:00 - Introduction 1:09 - Summary of the Play 4:23 - Background (Text / Sources) 7:20 - Background (Midland Revolt; Blackfriars Theatre) 9:33 - Roman Historical Context 13:50 - The Question of Martial Heroism 17:41 - Coriolanus as Opaque Hero 18:55 - Coriolanus' Aristocratic Pride 19:50 - Question of the Greatness of the Play My Web site: https://sites.google.com/site/untergehenproject/sample6 Powerpoint slides for this lecture: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nDCSIemYNK_PLQOt-xPbYPNqkCl2nrl_/view?usp=sharing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Djve4OUsZZg&t=300s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLrW0fPXO9k&t=246s </video> <video> Shakespeare's Roman Plays: An Introduction Description: An introduction to Shakespeare's Roman Plays: Julius Caesar, Antony and Cleopatra and Coriolanus. The relation of these plays to other genres is discussed. The predominant concerns of the genre with politics and war are discussed. It is asserted that Shakespeare was able to transcend his own Christian historical horizon and represent different possibilities for human achievement under various political regimes in these plays 0:00 - Introduction 0:20 - The English Histories and the Roman Histories 2:32 - History: Between Comedy and Tragedy 6:32 - Roman Plays and Grand History 10:30 - Overview of Roman History 15:40 - War and History 19:46 - Renaissance Rediscovery of the Classics 22:50 - Transcendence of the Christian Horizon 25:50 - Suicide in Shakespeare 28:20 - On the Regime 30:46 - Part and Whole in the City 33:10 - Classical Republicanism 37:40 - Conclusions: Lessons for the English Monarchical Republic Powerpoint slides for this lecture: https://drive.google.com/file/d/16QtdX7OvcW6hOZWkP4UtQf7IMGWmHgjr/view?usp=sharing Related Lectures: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Djve4OUsZZg&t=300s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjwQeYcDckE&t=2661s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pln3rtXC178&list=PLVnV4NOfHN4WuGfp3py-VmpmgWlWuAdk9&index=6&pp=gAQBiAQB </video> <video> Homer's Odyssey: Books 13-17 (5/6) Description: A series of lectures focusing on the theme of "Time and the Human Experience" in Homer's Odyssey. An introduction to Homer's outstanding epic, The Odyssey. The lectures begin with a discussion of the "epic cycle" surrounding the Trojan War. Next they cover the first four books of the epic, often referred to as the "Telemachy", and the theme of xenia raised there. We then discuss our first encounter with Odysseus on the isle of Calypso, where he refuses her offer of immortality. The depictions of Odysseus (Ulysses) by Dante and Tennyson are contrasted with that of Homer. The depiction of the gods, the "deathless ones", in Homer and its connection with the treatment of the human condition is then discussed. Odysseus' arrival at the isle of the Phaeacians and his recounting of his journeys is then discussed. Focus is placed on the discussion of his descent to the underworld. His arrival in Ithaca and the recognition scenes with Telemachus, his dog Argos, Penelope and finally with his father Laertes are discussed. Powerpoint slides for this lecture: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yNpa.. . 0:00 - Introduction 0:22 - Odysseus' Arrival in Ithaca 8:21 - Athena's Reaction to the Lost 10 Years (Gods are separate from the temporal, human condition) 13:09 - Encounter with Eumaeus (Book 14) 13:48 - Odysseus and Telemachus (Book 16) 23:16 - Encounter with Argos (Book 17) Links to related lectures: Homer: An Introduction https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-czQbceZXAQ&list=PLVnV4NOfHN4Up0eB2SgLTjvzFmLVEhrs8&index=1&t=0s Homer's Iliad: Poem of War and Death https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVnV4NOfHN4Up0eB2SgLTjvzFmLVEhrs8 Virgil's Aeneid: War and History https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVnV4NOfHN4V3wp6_iFMpx5a4qtbUejSg </video> <video> Nietzsche's Critique of Liberalism Description: A lecture providing an overview of Nietzsche's critique of modern liberalism and the modern liberal state. Looking at this critique provides a point of entry into Nietzsche's overarching political philosophy, wherein the will to power manifests itself in political and cultural institutions with the goal of producing the highest types of individuals. Powerpoint slides for this lecture: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WwG3xiBJXmkfhKgNFSOoZAN_kcFqnAS2/view?usp=sharing My Web site: https://sites.google.com/site/untergehenproject/sample6 0:00 - Introduction 0:37 - What is Liberalism? (Etymology) 1:32 - Ancient vs Modern Liberty 2:36 - General Definition of Liberalism 4:16 - John Locke 5:18 - Critiques of Liberalism (Left and Right) 6:27 - Nietzsche and Liberalism, in relation to Postmodernism -- Gilles Deleuze, Michel Foucault, Jacques Derrida 8:07 - Thus Spoke Zarathustra, On the New Idol -- contra the modern, acquisitive state 10:56 - Nietzsche's Overall Political Philosophy 12:17 - Twilight of the Idols, Nietzsche's notion of freedom 15:11 - The Production of the Genius (Beyond Good and Evil, Schopenhauer as Educator) 17:43 - On Hierarchy (The Anti-Christ) 19:31 - Nietzsche's Critique of the Metaphysical Foundations of Liberalism (the Cartesian Metaphysics of the Subject) (The Will to Power, Section 484) Other Video Lectures on Nietzsche: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOW-JKh-AcA&t=2357s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1K2LSWGP8k&t=130s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mN2tGc0dy8A&t=51s Scholarly Articles on Nietzsche: Nietzsche's Early Political Thinking: Homer on Competition (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbjh4bXdwSGhTTV83amZnZkZPZnNYRmJ2dkJ1d3xBQ3Jtc0trM3ozc29BN2JqY1lGN2htZl9fMGNldDlXRVNkRFpTT1RlU21QeEl2MXJwOXU0YXFjS2NmZ3ZYMEltai1OR3VYMHZQczB4LVJZeWNuOG9Ga2s5YWpSMVFPWDB4Qy16VmNHa2tkQjFvQ1RXOGJJV0FFNA&q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.minerva.mic.ul.ie%2F%2Fvol9%2FHomer.pdf&v=lOW-JKh-AcA ) Nietzsche's Early Political Thinking II: The Greek State (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbXVYSW80ZWQzOUoySmg1blo5cm53cWxhay1zZ3xBQ3Jtc0ttdkJGMlUtWjBXZ2lOT01ENEsxbktWb0FhMVg0Z2JacTlZa1pzajhIY2llNDMtaWcyX2lzdlRkd0ttTTNMQTdCM0ctVlZJVFNUSG96cTZOY1dkaGNfMnluVUhBZ3BhQ2ctOVJOTTVWM1lKQ0s5U0tfcw&q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.minerva.mic.ul.ie%2F%2FVol17%2FNietzsche.pdf&v=lOW-JKh-AcA ) Nietzsche's Gift: On the First Part of Thus Spoke Zarathustra (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa0k0TS1Yd2VWNy1ESHMyTDVsT09VaTR0ZW91QXxBQ3Jtc0ttdThDZ2ljUk5NcXFjcTN2VlprNXVWMUdtQ095cTVLcUhoY0YzN2Q3R3poVDlNeG51Rl9JX0lVLURUTjFIYjk0dTZMLXlLSmotTVlTQUh5RGVLREdlYy1rdDM3MjVUeHIxMHkydTN1UGM4V2lXQU5xOA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fvoegelinview.com%2Fnietzsches-gift-on-the-first-part-of-thus-spoke-zarathustra%2F&v=lOW-JKh-AcA ) What We Get Wrong About Nietzsche's Nihilism (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqblZLSEVxckU5TEtSMXlsZmMtX1FvSnUya1RIQXxBQ3Jtc0trdFJJM1I3Ujg1YUtEYmpONlJaNDBYOGduWlVpM3dRWjhYMmE4RWJhMUVGTnNKVE5ueTFoVmpmM0ptMm0tOExyQVpMMW1ldWd4RUdHZnR5MXM2aTFGb1ZHcW1NLW54ZlQ0QXpud2ZQdk1wMnRndFlRTQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fvoegelinview.com%2Fwhat-we-get-wrong-about-nietzsches-nihilism%2F&v=lOW-JKh-AcA ) </video> <video> Homer's Odyssey: Books 18-24 (6/6) Description: A series of lectures focusing on the theme of "Time and the Human Experience" in Homer's Odyssey. An introduction to Homer's outstanding epic, The Odyssey. The lectures begin with a discussion of the "epic cycle" surrounding the Trojan War. Next they cover the first four books of the epic, often referred to as the "Telemachy", and the theme of xenia raised there. We then discuss our first encounter with Odysseus on the isle of Calypso, where he refuses her offer of immortality. The depictions of Odysseus (Ulysses) by Dante and Tennyson are contrasted with that of Homer. The depiction of the gods, the "deathless ones", in Homer and its connection with the treatment of the human condition is then discussed. Odysseus' arrival at the isle of the Phaeacians and his recounting of his journeys is then discussed. Focus is placed on the discussion of his descent to the underworld. His arrival in Ithaca and the recognition scenes with Telemachus, his dog Argos, Penelope and finally with his father Laertes are discussed. Powerpoint slides for this lecture: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yNpa. 0:00 - Introduction 0:23 - Odysseus' Encounter with Penelope (Book 19) 3:40 - Epic Simile (19.236-45) 5:27 - Eurycleia Recognizes Odysseus: Odysseus' Scar and His Name 9:17 - The Contest of the Bow (Book 21) 12:43 - Recognition Scene with Penelope -- the bed as a symbol of their marriage and fidelity (Book 23) 15:33 - Epic Simile (23.262-72) 17:44 - Book 24: Second Nekuia, Recognition Scene with Laertes 21:59 - Summary of Temporal Themes in the Odyssey Links to related lectures: Homer: An Introduction https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-czQbceZXAQ&list=PLVnV4NOfHN4Up0eB2SgLTjvzFmLVEhrs8&index=1&t=0s Homer's Iliad: Poem of War and Death https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVnV4NOfHN4Up0eB2SgLTjvzFmLVEhrs8 Virgil's Aeneid: War and History https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVnV4NOfHN4V3wp6_iFMpx5a4qtbUejSg </video> <video> Homer's Odyssey: Books 9-12 (4/6) Description: A series of lectures focusing on the theme of "Time and the Human Experience" in Homer's Odyssey. An introduction to Homer's outstanding epic, The Odyssey. The lectures begin with a discussion of the "epic cycle" surrounding the Trojan War. Next they cover the first four books of the epic, often referred to as the "Telemachy", and the theme of xenia raised there. We then discuss our first encounter with Odysseus on the isle of Calypso, where he refuses her offer of immortality. The depictions of Odysseus (Ulysses) by Dante and Tennyson are contrasted with that of Homer. The depiction of the gods, the "deathless ones", in Homer and its connection with the treatment of the human condition is then discussed. Odysseus' arrival at the isle of the Phaeacians and his recounting of his journeys is then discussed. Focus is placed on the discussion of his descent to the underworld. His arrival in Ithaca and the recognition scenes with Telemachus, his dog Argos, Penelope and finally with his father Laertes are discussed. Powerpoint slides for this lecture: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yNpa... 0:00 - Introduction 0:30 - Odysseus' Journeys as Narrated to the Phaeacians 7:03 - Encounter with the Cyclops (Polyphemus) 12:17 - Islands of Aeolus and of the Lestrygonians 12:52 - Island of Circe 14:48 - Descent into the Underworld: Elpenor, Tiresias, Antikleia, Agamemnon, Achilles, Ajax and Heracles 37:47 - Return to Circe 38:50 - Sirens 41:35 - Island of Helios Links to related lectures: Homer: An Introduction https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-czQbceZXAQ&t=1977s Homer's Iliad: Poem of War and Death https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVnV4NOfHN4Up0eB2SgLTjvzFmLVEhrs8 Virgil's Aeneid: War and History https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVnV4NOfHN4V3wp6_iFMpx5a4qtbUejSg </video>

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The YouTube channel of Professor Timothy H. Wilson of the University of Ottawa.

I teach English Literature at the University of Ottawa, specializing in Renaissance Literature and Literary Theory. My recent research has focused on the “quarrel of philosophy and poetry” within the Western tradition, bearing fruit in a number of recent articles and papers on the manifestation of this quarrel in the political thinking of Plato, Shakespeare, and Nietzsche. I am also the Associate Vice-President of Research Programs at the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). Prior to joining SSHRC, I held a number of executive positions within the Treasury Board Secretariat and the Public Service Commission of Canada

This channel provides videos of some of my lectures on the history of English Literature as well as videos providing introductions to the great books of the Western Canon.

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