A YouTube series of philosophy lectures by Michael Sugrue, a former Princeton lecturer, that traces the history of philosophy in an informal, spoken style.

Commenters call the lectures phenomenal and say Sugrue's knowledge and graceful tying together of the history of philosophy inspired them to study the subject.

What commenters said (1)

1. Strongly recommendscodemonkey-zeta2023in “Ask HN: What are some of the best university courses available online for free?”

   All of Michael Sugrue's (former Princeton professor) lectures on YouTube are phenomenal. They single-handedly inspired me to study philosophy. His style is eloquent but off-the-cuff, he is so knowledgeable and ties together the history of philosophy so gracefully that all the lectures left me enraptured.

   Example: https://youtu.be/d-vcItYxM9U

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