Theodore Dalrymple on Turgenev's "Fathers and Sons"
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- Опубликовано: 15 июн 2024
- Ralston College presents a lecture by Dr Anthony Daniels (Theodore Dalrymple) on Ivan Turgenev’s 1862 “Fathers and Sons”, followed by a conversation about the novel with Dr Stephen Blackwood. Dr Daniels illuminates the depth of Turgenev’s insight into the revolutionary mindset, and its relevance to the nihilism of our own time and culture. This event was held live on January 14th, 2021 and includes questions from participants around the world.
Links of interest:
Biography of Anthony Daniels, with links to many of his books:
www.skepticaldoctor.com/life/
The music linked in the discussion is to Schubert's "Litanei auf das Fest Allerseelen, D.343" (transcribed by Deborah Pae), played by Deboral Pae (cello) and Misha Namirovsky (piano), available at bit.ly/3a8UoO6.
Ralston College
www.ralston.ac
Ralston College Short Courses
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Stephen Blackwood
www.stephenjblackwood.com
Timeline
0:00 - Introduction
6:17 - Dr Daniels' talk
48:45 - Discussion and Q&A
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Listening to Theodore Dalrymple speaking about anything is so soothing.
I awoke to the strong yet gentle tones of a clearly powerful mind. For once, thankyou youtube.
Please have Dr. Daniels more often on the channel! I am so moved by this whole conversation. Unfortunately, it’s very rare to find the likes of these conversations nowadays where honest intellectual discussions are taboe. We (the young people) are desperately waiting for you Stephen to launch Ralston College teaching!
This is gold. Please do more. Dr. Daniels is an intellectual unicorn rooted in experience and not ideology!
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Host, thank you for your kind manner and for giving platform to a work of art created by a Russian. May we not see this taken down in the current environment; please continue to have guests who foreground the value of reading the great literature of the Russian authors.
My enjoyment of Dr. Daniels' lectures and commentary is as much because of his love and use of language as it is his thoughts and ideas. His mastery of English is makes him a rare treat among speakers.
There is a brand new father's and children book. A new translation. Seen it in the NY times book review.
@@kendenta2207
Cool
I am very grateful for the opportunity to see and hear this great coversation.
First comment and that’s my question at 1:27:00 Theodore Dalrmyple is one of the greatest writers and observers of our time, An amazing man who has had a profound influence on my own thinking and view of the world
Wonderful and heartfelt question. I came across Tony a couple of years ago through a wonderful Belgian documentary series called Wanderlust where he was interviewed at his home in the countryside in France by Alicja Gescinska. He is a national treasure unknown to many in Britain (Or wilfully ignored) which is a shame. I know of Turgenev through the writings of the history of ideas philosopher John Gray who is a protege of Isaiah Berlin. I would love to see a dialogue between John and Tony one day they have helped to shape my thoughts for the better.
@@thehonestscribbler9531 thank you for being so generous, I first came across his work in the city journal but I’ll have to check out the documentary you describe. I’ve never seen him be interviewed by the BBC (which speaks volumes about the discourse in modern Britain)
@@HighKingoftheElves I suppose you know of the website skepticaldoctor.com which someone has set up on his behalf there have been some fantastic articles on there recently. Yes it does say a lot that he hasn't graced the doors of the BBC.
@@thehonestscribbler9531 That video was on RUclips for a while, but unfortunately I think it's been deleted now for some reason.
That was brilliant, thank you. I studied the book for a subject on Russian Literature and wrote essays. So glad I did. Turgenev is moderate, observant, and understands the human condition. It’s my favorite of the Russian books. So glad to hear the cello music that Arcade’s father played and that drifted in the window. I am glad this lecture and discussion took its sweet time.
What a gem this video is
His accent, which is basically just a younger Peter O'Toole - is the best example of an English Accent
Excellent lecture! And the Schubert was a nice touch. I need to read Fathers & Sons again. It's been years and I've forgotten the story.
You know we read it in school in Russia. And lately I decided to refresh my memory, 10 years after the graduation. And I was astonished because it turned out to be a completely different book. And I'd say... it grew better over time
same here- I try an audiobook this time
How beautiful! That thoughts as these are still alive is simply good. Thx
Thank you so much for a beautiful conversation. - Your emotional part did it all! Thank you, so fine.
Absolutely loved this. I studied math in college but I’ve started these novels recently. Really enjoyed this lecture. And lovely music at the end. Thank you!
Most excellent. And yep, underrated book.
Bravo! And thank you.
Love this channel. The music, the tact and manner in which it is produced is really amazing. So different than most of the intellectual RUclips content. Many thanks for your efforts. Highly appreciated. Kind regards. Tom from Africa.
Thank you, Stephen. I don{t know the details, but it is easy to suspect that a great deal of effort go behind making these videos possible.
Awesome, found out about Theodore Dalrymple's work from podcasts with Jordan Peterson and Triggernomety, and I'm very happy to find this!
...fantastic discussion...many thanks!
thank you excellent lecture
Have read much by Dalrymple: awesome stuff.
Anatomising the frogs is a way of showing bazarov can analyse things to death but can’t synthesise a new morality / society. His form of analysis involves killing things - a foreshadow of the revolutionary killers to come...
I wish they hadn't skipped over the duel and the final gravesite description, two really important parts of the novel.
wonderful
What a treat.
When thomas sowell calls your work fundamental, you've done something right
0:41 "I'm by no means going to give a lengthy introduction." Uh-oh. Prepare for a lengthy introduction.
If you don't want to hear too many details about the music, or technical issues regarding what follows, or plans to fix such problems so you dear listener won't actually suffer them, or then something [not-so-]simple about this series, then the actual slow-rolling, digressive introduction, then the plan for the after-talk commentary, and then about the question question period, a few more comments on the miracle of this modern technology, best wishes to you... ... Just skip ahead to 6:17!
:) I mean this in the best spirit of constructive criticism. :)
Thanks for this video.
I totally agree with Dr. Daniels that there is a strange attractiveness to destruction in the human soul, having experienced that as a child in companienship with others many times myself. One may think that this is a childish attitude and that may be so. But at least traces of that fascinating experience linger on. I remember shooting birds for the sake of hitting living targets, and it was a strange and quite disturbing experience seeing them die. To be honest it left a feeling of guilt.
Thank you
I like short concise questions.
True values cannot really be meaningfully articulated, except to summon love, and love itself cannot be articulated or explained; and so the business remains unfinished. Ideology and dogma - "scientism", if you will - explains "everything", and yet destroys everything at once and forever (i.e."nihilism") and so the business remains unfinished.
perhaps all times are turbulent! YES!!!!!
I'm struck repeatedly that the young assume they are the first to discover these ideas. Ideas known and acted upon by the young in the past. Consequently, they repeat past mistakes, injustices, and atrocities. We never learn.
Anyone know the name of the painting in the thumbnail
Farm near Duivendrecht by Piet Mondrian.
@@SirSaladAss Thanks!
The glass in 'smashing glass' refers to the soul.(Symbolically). Druggies destroy and dispose. (For what it's worth).
Good
could you not have aligned the brick background better?
BIZARRE OFF! nuff said? 'these fragments i have shored against my ruins'
Yes! Thank you for calling modern architects terrorists. It is so true. The ugliness that has invaded the world kills the soul. We need to bring back beauty..
just what the doctor ordered.
You can have the red pill and know you're shit, or I've got a triangular blue pill, and you'll keep coming back - your choice...
@@jamesportrais3946 care to elaborate
@@hunterhemingway3477 Not really, just hopefully having a nice conversation and imparting some nice music. Hang on, I'll find something a bit more up-beat, really fun!
@@jamesportrais3946 strange. if you like you can meet me in person and you can say same things but in the flesh.
@@hunterhemingway3477 Hunter, my dear boy, if you met me you'd love me. Now turn the music up and stop being a stiff!
I jumped 1:33:00 or so to test the waters -- I couldn't take it. Amazed Dalrymple didn't just turn off his computer and walk away.
Both culture and Nature are over just look around you
No, fanatics never change. And if the fanatic is a parent, you have to wait for him or her to die, only then will you be free.
Unlikely to have been written by Bach.
And do you listen to women?
What?
What a pointless and derivative question
If you are no able to concieve that they talk about topics which are essentiell to any human being (male, female or whatsoever) you clearly have missed something very important.
No I don't, I'm a woman and I PREFER listening to men!!