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Professor Kozlowski Lectures
Professor Kozlowski lectures on various subjects in Philosophy, Theology, and the Humanities. For a list of courses and projects, visit his website at: https://professorkozlowski.wordpress.com/
Episodes
- Professor Kozlowski Lectures
HBM - The Story of the New Testament (Canon)
Today we discuss how the New Testament came to be: first, by looking at the historical evidences surrounding Jesus of Nazareth, then by examining the…
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HBM - Magic and the Old Testament
Today we talk about the Old Testament's complicated relationship to magic. We'll discuss passages that seem to acknowledge the existence of magical or…
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HBM - Virgil, Rome, and Translation
Today we discuss the text, context, and legacy of Virgil's Aeneid. We'll talk about its role as the preeminent poem of Western literature, its value as…
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HBM - Ancient Greek Mythology and Magic
Today we discuss Hesiod's Theogony and The Homeric Hymn to Demeter, not necessarily for the stories, but to understand how the Greeks conflate their…
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HBM - Logical Fallacies and Writing Technique
Today we take our first look at the study of nonsense with a discussion of logical fallacies - some familiar and well-worn, and some that I dare to invent and…
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History of British Magick - Syllabus Lecture
Professor Kozlowski introduces his students to the ins and outs of his Studies in Arts and Humanities class for Fall of 2026.
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History of British Magick - Introduction
At long last, we begin our study of British Magick with an introductory lecture about what you can expect from the series, our goals and parameters for the…
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Propaganda in a Liberal Democracy
Today we discuss Jason Stanley's How Propaganda Works - a book I've been reading on-and-off since the History of Social Thought class, but which seems more…
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Professor Kozlowski Lecture NOTES?!
Shamelessly promoting our new paid sister channel, Professor Kozlowski Lecture Notes, where you can find our discussions of V for Vendetta, Watchmen, Sandman…
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A Statement of Intent in 2026
Today Professor Kozlowski does some long-overdue housekeeping. We'll talk about our ambitions for the future, specifically our project on The History of…
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Biblical Politics - A Primer
The Bible is a long, difficult text with many apparent conflicts, especially when it comes to a believer's responsibilities to secular government. Here we will…
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Faust Scenes 10-19
Professor Kozlowski finally reaches plot development in Goethe's Faust, Part One. He discusses Margareta as a character, Faust's (and the audience's)…
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Gatsby's party sucked.
Professor Kozlowski, introvert and buzzkill extraordinaire, poops on that most famous of lavish, extravagant parties: the one thrown by Gatsby in Chapter 3 of…
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History of Social Thought - Debrief
Professor Kozlowski wraps up his study of political philosophy by discussing the ups and downs of the project, summarizing some of the most important findings…
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Language and Propaganda
Professor Kozlowski concludes his series on political philosophy with a look at the nature of propaganda and its (often-unnoticed) effect on language. By…
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Place and Cosmopolitanism
Today Professor Kozlowski investigates a grab bag of other political perspectives, including the radical Utilitarianism of Peter Singer's "Famine, Affluence…
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Care
The Ethics of Care presents one of the most cogent and effective alternatives to liberal government theory current today. It is revolutionary, empathetic…
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Activism
Professor Kozlowski examines some of the most famous political activists of the twentieth century.Remember that all opinions expressed in this lecture are…
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Communism and Anarchism
Professor Kozlowski continues testing the limits of algorithmic censorship with a discussion of Communism and Anarchism. No references to the Cookbook here…
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Liberalism
Professor Kozlowski continues his idiotic life choices by reading and critiquing the neo-liberal political philosophy discussion surrounding John Rawls' A…
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Fascism and Totalitarianism
Today, Professor Kozlowski tackles the preeminent development in political philosophy of the twentieth century - and spectre overhanging the twenty-first…
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Conservatism
Professor Kozlowski invites the wrath of the Internet by proposing to discuss Conservatism. To do that, we'll explore the history of conservative thinking (and…
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Marx - Communism 101
The Communist Manifesto is one of the most influential and divisive works of political philosophy. Yet it almost seems quaint and harmless in a modern world of…
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Marx - Capitalism 101
At long last, Professor Kozlowski tackles that most divisive of all political thinkers: Karl Marx. Today we'll talk about the legacy of Marx (especially in the…
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PHIL 236 FA25 History of Social Thought Syllabus Lecture
Professor Kozlowski introduces his new course - History of Social Thought - with a lecture walking through the syllabus and describing the responsibilities and…
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Mill - Utilitarianism and On Liberty
Today we confront the primary moral philosophy presented as a challenge to Kant's Deontology: Utilitarianism. We'll read Chapter 1 of Bentham's "An…
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Kant - Perpetual Peace and Deontology
Professor Kozlowski tackles the preeminent philosopher of Enlightenment philosophy: Immanuel Kant. In this lecture, we'll discuss the basic principles…
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The American Experiment
Professor Kozlowski finally reaches the American Experiment. Today we discuss the Declaration of Independence, several of the Federalist Papers (and the…
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Montesquieu and Rousseau
Professor Kozlowski tackles the French Enlightenment with excerpts from Montesquieu and Rousseau. The first is an orderly, encyclopedic thinker trying to…
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Hobbes and Locke
In a fit of spite, Professor Kozlowski condenses his discussion of landmark British political philosophers Hobbes and Locke - forerunners of the American…
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Machiavelli and the Muqaddimah
Professor Kozlowski ventures into the modern era of political philosophy with a look at two titans of early-Renaissance era political philosophy: Ibn Khaldun…
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Medieval Christian Political Philosophy
Today Professor Kozlowski takes on the political philosophy of the Medieval (and early modern) Christian world, as a cross-section of ideas and interpretations…
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Politics and the Bible
Professor Kozlowski embarks on yet another discussion of politics and the Bible. Here we will look at the basic outline of the gospel, as well as key passages…
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Roman Political Philosophy
Today Professor Kozlowski takes on the Roman Empire - its legacy (historical and mythological), its organization, and the ideas of some of its most influential…
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Eastern Political Philosophy
Professor Kozlowski presents a woefully inadequate look at some key ideas in the political philosophy of China and India, specifically:Lao-Tzu's Tao Te…
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Aristotle - Politics
CW: Slavery (but not racism); Tyrannical Tactics, w/ examples from Hitler, Stalin, etc.Today Professor Kozlowski turns from Plato's Republic to the other great…
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Plato - Republic 5-10
CW: Incest, Infanticide, and Misogyny as philosophical ideas and historical realitiesProfessor Kozlowski tackles the rest of the Republic by ranging over the…
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Plato - Republic 2-4
Professor Kozlowski tackles the origins of Plato's Republic proper - following Socrates as he describes the earliest organization of government through its…
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Plato - Republic 1
For the first reading in History of Social Thought, Professor Kozlowski *finally* tackles that greatest of philosophical classics: Plato's Republic. Today…
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Intro to Social Thought
Professor Kozlowski embarks on a new scholastic project: preparing an introductory course on political philosophy for the fall semester. Several months and…
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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…
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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…
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Medieval Europe
Professor Kozlowski, concluding his serious of insanely ambitious General Humanities I videos, attempts to cram the whole thousand-year history of Medieval…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Boethius' Consolation of Philosophy
Today Professor Kozlowski tackles another favorite philosophical work in Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy - a foundational text of medieval Christian…
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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…
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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?…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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HUMN 201-04 SP25 Syllabus Lecture
Professor Kozlowski discusses the syllabus and expectations for the Spring 2025 section of General Humanities 1.
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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…
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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…
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Armchairs and Anarchists
Professor Kozlowski produces an odd, unfocused lecture for an odd, unfocused topic.