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Dr. Michael Sugrue earned his BA at the University of Chicago and PhD at Columbia University.

[johnfowler]

It genuinely blew my mind when he made the connection between the Ludovico Technique and Plato’s Cave. I’m gonna have to think about that for a while.

[aw]

Seriously love Dr Sugrue. Like intensely love this human person.

[ihanamoments]

Thank you Prof. Sugrue, You give life to every lecture you give, great to see you Sir!

[questioneverything]

Glad to see Michael is still around as it has been quite a few years!

[christophernason]

The best interpretation of CO I've ever heard. It makes one look at the novel in a new way, revealing its depths which I failed to perceive on a previous reading.

[voyagersa]

Fascinating. One of the best books and movies ever made. Glad to hear Prof. Sugrue likes it

[rafaelrondon]

Thank you Prof. Sugrue. I really appreciate the time and effort you are putting into these lectures. Soldier on!

[Shibumi]

I'm finding Dr. Sugrue's lectures highly informative. I admit I hadn't considered several of the themes explored here. Excellent lecture.

[carlswenson]

Great point about the music in the movie. At my grocery store they play 'Singin' in the rain' when they spray down the vegetables and I cant not think about ultra-violence

[thattimestampguy]

1:36 A Clockwork Orange
By Anthony Burgess

*What is a Clockwork Orange?*
3:40 Another Post-WWII Dystopian Novel
5:03 Written in 3 weeks, focuses on language, concerned with Freedom, forecasting a Communist world order
6:16 Hero Alex, speaks Teen-lingo English Russian German 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇷🇺🇩🇪
9:34 “I do it because I like it.”
Droogs- friends
12:03 A fierce warrior, in a Socialist Totalitarian World

13:33 Character Change
Fierce teenager —> Moral man
14:50 A Dysjunction, permanent transformation
15:45 “So, what’s it gonna be then, aye?”
17:12 Social Conditioning removes his ability to choose The Good
- past friends betray
- former victims revenge

19:39 _Stanley Kubrick’s Movie_
20:58 *Ludovico Technique*
PLATO’S CAVE
22:56 Shadows on a _screen_ 📺

24:57 Alex

*Q&A*
27:20 His own youth language, why?
“Every group develops its own “in language.” 30:04

[mountainjay]

Society removed only half of moral free-will: it allows citizens to do or not do acts of kindness but does not allow citizens to harm eachother. This seems like a proper balance.

[SpiritualAtheist]

Read the book. Seen the movie at least 5 times. I’m really looking forward to this! 😀👍

[bobbienovemeiaquatro]

Love your WONDERFUL channel ... I am in Recife, Brasil...

[tracywilliamsliterature]

Real Horrorshow, Michael! Clockwork Orange is the greatest novel of the 20th Century in my opinion ("there's no accounting for taste")... thanks respect & salutations from a Joyce Junky in Britain.xx

[mercster]

"If we ever create a system of arrangements where people can't misuse their freedom, they're not free anymore. So the problem is, you have to take the whole package. Either you're going to be an automaton, in which case there's not really going to be any real moral good or evil, because noone's making any choices... or, you're going to be free, but you have to accept that some people are going to 'buy from the other shop.' "

[cheri]

This is not Micheal Sugre, this is the one with the funny tie . I WILL Have TO LOOK ON MY PLAYLIST again. Love them both. THANK you.❤️💕❤️💕❤️

[mountainjay]

Kubrick desired to muzzle his own art when it led to violence, so obviously he agreed that a compromise between art and freedom was necessary.

[thatcherwasson]

I wouldn’t mind a full discussion on all of Anthony burgess and kubricks stuff

[MrCSRT]

It seems like Alex is a superior man of the Nietzschean ideal.

[username]

As always, thanks prof. Sugrue ! Btw are you writing or have you written any books ? Would love to get a hold of those if you have.