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Michael Sugrue

Michael Sugrue

Philosophy
4.4
Great

93 comments

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Review summary

Based on 93 comments, created with AI

Students overwhelmingly praise this teacher's teaching quality, teacher's experience, teacher personality. Many students highlight unique insights and wisdom, exceptional diction a...

What students talk about most

Teaching Quality

Students overwhelmingly praise Dr. Sugrue's profound insights, exceptional presentation, and ability...

Teacher's Experience

Dr. Sugrue is consistently recognized as a highly experienced and profound scholar, with academic ti...

Teacher Personality

Dr. Sugrue is consistently described as a wise, dedicated, and resilient individual who inspired dee...

Flexibility

His lecture content appears to be widely accessible and consumable at the students' own pace, allowi...

Evaluation breakdown

Teaching Quality5.0
Unique insights and wisdom
Exceptional diction and presentation
Deep, striking content that re-engages students
Considered one of the greatest thinkers and lecturers of his time
Blessed generations with his lectures
Some students found it 'impossible to sit down and watch' (possibly due to density or style)
Series left incomplete due to his passing, leading to disappointment
Teacher's Experience5.0
Referred to as 'Dr.', 'Professor', and 'Doc'
Taught 'over the years' and impacted generations
Considered one of the 'greatest thinkers and lecturers of our time'
Study Material3.5
A wealth of 'videos and many more' lectures available
Content is 'shared with the world' and highly valued
Issues with 'voice-over' and 'audio dubbed over' in some lectures
Some content ('first 10 pages') is behind a paywall
Doubt Support3.0
Tests & Practice3.0
Flexibility4.0
Content is 'shared' and available for daily listening and rewatching
Implies on-demand access to lectures ('this video and many more')
Fees vs Value4.0
Students express deep appreciation and perceive immense value from his teachings
Many learned 'quite a lot' and felt 'blessed' by his lectures
One complaint about 'first 10 pages' being 'hidden behind a paywall'
Teacher Personality5.0
Described as a 'beacon of wisdom' and 'genius'
Highly respected ('Doc', 'sir', 'Professor')
Dedicated and resilient, 'sharing talents despite health' and 'never complaining'
Inspiring and 'special', 'what a man'

Top Strengths

1. Teaching Quality (profound insights, excellent presentation)

2. Teacher Personality (wise, dedicated, inspiring)

3. Teacher's Experience (highly knowledgeable, long-standing impact)

Areas to Improve

1. Technical Quality of Content (addressing audio/dubbing issues in some materials)

2. Content Accessibility (reducing paywall barriers for certain materials)

3. Completeness of Lecture Series (a lament due to his passing, but a source of student disappointment)

What students love

Brutal that he passed away before revealing the arcane aspects of the Republic he hinted at. Mourning a deep loss for the unique insights we will no longer receive. What a beacon of wisdom.

100 likes

I am sorrowful that Doc has left us today and that his plan to analyze Plato's Republic throughout the year did not come to fruition. Still deeply appreciative of all he has left us with.

92 likes

Hello from Athens, Dr. Sugrue. Overlooking the Acropolis and thinking of you, as Socrates was making his way before being arrested. Be well, sir. And Merry Christmas.

27 likes

Mike, my daughter is 8. I'll make sure that one day she sees this video and many more, and knows the context. I appreciate you still sharing your talents despite your health. You will be remembered.

7 likes

Thank you Dr. for your work. As a formerly disillusioned humanities grad, I still gravitate to this sort of deep, striking content and really enjoy everything you post here.

5 likes

Hello Michael, love your lectures, please keep it up! I listen every day and your diction and presentation is second to none. I've learned quite a lot about philosophy from you.

5 likes

I’m still not over the death of Dr. Mike. He was one of the greatest thinkers and lecturers of our time, embodying a Greek tragedy, working right up to the end, never complaining.

4 likes

I love it how he quotes Hippocrates without taking credit for it - 'Art is long and life is short'. What a genius is Michael Sugrue.

4 likes

Professor, thank you for all the lessons over the years, rest in peace. You did great and have blessed generations with your lectures.

3 likes

What a man. Genevieve, if you are reading this: thank you and your father. You knew he was special and gratefully you chose to share him with the world, what a good call that was.

1 likes

What could be better

It's been about a year since Professor Sugrue's passing. I just had to come back and make sure I wasn't imagining things... Sugrue just had to die on BOOK 4 OF PLATO? You serious?

3 likes

This is impossible to sit down and watch for me!

1 likes

I sure wish Michael Sugrue's first 10 pages of the history of the world weren't hidden behind a paywall. Typical.

1 likes

What the hell is with the voice-over?!

This was among my favorite lectures of his. Came back to rewatch but I just can’t with it audio dubbed over. Very disappointed.

Damn, so did Prof. Sugrue never get to his criticism of those recent books that he mentions at the end of the video? What a shame, if so.

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