Comments on: About https://rickroderick.org Wed, 13 Aug 2025 11:52:12 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.6 By: Pol Ó Gallachoir https://rickroderick.org/#comment-109496 Wed, 13 Aug 2025 11:52:12 +0000 http://rickroderick.org/?page_id=2#comment-109496 In reply to Max Roderick.

I studied philosophy in Dublin in the 90’s. Watching your brother’s lectures has been inspirational and entertaining as hell. I only came across his work yesterdaysnd I haven’t stopped listening since. He reminds me of Bill Hicks in many ways, hope you don’t find the comparison too strange!

]]> By: Kyle https://rickroderick.org/#comment-109491 Tue, 06 May 2025 05:34:10 +0000 http://rickroderick.org/?page_id=2#comment-109491 Excellent teachings for any day, Today. Really nice website

]]> By: Persia https://rickroderick.org/#comment-109489 Mon, 24 Feb 2025 16:53:59 +0000 http://rickroderick.org/?page_id=2#comment-109489 i have too many words, countless, so i am going to sum them down bluntly. Thank you to the one who made this page, to the ones who have archived so much of his work, and thank you for all the work that’s been put into everything. from the bottom of my heart, and in honor of all the silent listeners, thinkers, and readers who’s lives and thinking patterns have been even the slightest bit affected by the works of Rick, thank you.

]]> By: Paul Williams https://rickroderick.org/#comment-109488 Mon, 04 Nov 2024 23:44:10 +0000 http://rickroderick.org/?page_id=2#comment-109488 Hello,
Chris can you please contact me as i have better audio for these videos, it’s a small contribution i want to make, if it is at all possible. These videos should be seen!
Cheers,
Paul

]]> By: Michelle Cole https://rickroderick.org/#comment-109487 Sun, 13 Oct 2024 21:01:14 +0000 http://rickroderick.org/?page_id=2#comment-109487 This man was a genius

]]> By: Michael B https://rickroderick.org/#comment-109486 Fri, 20 Sep 2024 05:20:28 +0000 http://rickroderick.org/?page_id=2#comment-109486 Not sure what to say but thank you Rick and to the individual who created this page. I come from a blue collar family where I was the first person to have the privilege to go to university. Never felt like I had the right to take the space in my program and felt I was out of my depth – these lectures helped me accept that my understandings and perspectives that I innately understood in my courses were legitimate.

I stumbled across these lectures while exploring the relevance of philosophy, mainly existentialism, to social work practice when doing my post graduate degree and have a deep sense of gratitude for his insights, passion, and just general range of humanity – I can hear the tension and the almost exhaustion in his voice. He comes across as a human that is deeply is in contact with the world he is in. A man that seems to embody the concept of doing the intellectual work but also the praxis of life. Thank you!

Also appreciate there are caring and involved other humans out there as well who have commented about how impactful these lectures are.

]]> By: Ann T https://rickroderick.org/#comment-109481 Mon, 29 Jul 2024 16:56:13 +0000 http://rickroderick.org/?page_id=2#comment-109481 In reply to Marshall Roderick.

Here’s a song featuring samples of your brilliant dad: https://on.soundcloud.com/5Asz8Mcg3ngnJdwb6

Enjoy!

]]> By: Ann T https://rickroderick.org/#comment-109480 Mon, 29 Jul 2024 16:55:18 +0000 http://rickroderick.org/?page_id=2#comment-109480 In reply to Marshall Roderick.

Here’s a song featuring samples of your brilliant dad: https://on.soundcloud.com/5Asz8Mcg3ngnJdwb6

]]> By: Lucy https://rickroderick.org/#comment-109477 Sun, 23 Jun 2024 03:25:52 +0000 http://rickroderick.org/?page_id=2#comment-109477 Hi! Its crazy that there are still people here. I think this guy is a great speaker. Its kinda amusing to see such European thinkers explained in a Southern accent. I’ve watched like 3 of his lectures so far, and they’re pretty good. <3

]]> By: plaidchuck https://rickroderick.org/#comment-109472 Fri, 22 Mar 2024 01:58:16 +0000 http://rickroderick.org/?page_id=2#comment-109472 I know he sadly passed away the following January, but does anyone know of any resources mentioning or even personally know of his thoughts about 9/11? Just curious as I’m sure he would have had a lot to say considering his emphasis on the first Gulf War in his lectures.

]]> By: Christopher Neal Wright https://rickroderick.org/#comment-109471 Tue, 13 Feb 2024 16:30:26 +0000 http://rickroderick.org/?page_id=2#comment-109471 the most memorable undergraduate lecture of all time IMO. Philosophy dragged kicking and screaming into the real world.

not surprised to hear that that Rick Roderick s human values lectures on VHS were the most popular in the history of academia !

Please maintain this website as long as possible
Chris
UK

]]> By: ctrlshift https://rickroderick.org/#comment-109469 Sat, 02 Dec 2023 11:03:58 +0000 http://rickroderick.org/?page_id=2#comment-109469 In reply to Philipp.

mp3 audio is available here (different quality from the vhs videos, direct from audio cassette):
http://rickroderick.org/download

]]> By: Philipp https://rickroderick.org/#comment-109468 Sat, 02 Dec 2023 07:58:42 +0000 http://rickroderick.org/?page_id=2#comment-109468 I love Rick’s lectures. Would it be possible to also upload audio files of the lectures? Maybe even as a Podcast so it’s available on podcast apps? That would make it much easier to listen to them on the phone while commuting^^

]]> By: JOHN BURMAN https://rickroderick.org/#comment-109463 Wed, 09 Aug 2023 08:12:01 +0000 http://rickroderick.org/?page_id=2#comment-109463 In reply to Julian Blackson.

What is so attractive about Rick is that you know he owns the knowledge. So many great people came from poverty because they took risks…the only way was up.

]]> By: shona graham https://rickroderick.org/#comment-109460 Fri, 19 May 2023 09:09:11 +0000 http://rickroderick.org/?page_id=2#comment-109460 In reply to Max Roderick.

He was the only one to state the obvious, authenticity alone is NOT enough. More people had understood that, 11 yr old girl wouldn’t need to be abducted and raped by Trans butcher, before rethinking protecting her might not be transphobia but common sense!

Love Scotland

]]> By: ctrlshift https://rickroderick.org/#comment-109449 Fri, 04 Feb 2022 08:41:17 +0000 http://rickroderick.org/?page_id=2#comment-109449 Just adding this here in case I forget later. I found a clip with Rick in it “Invisible Child Abuse”.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJuYuTH4b7Y
https://vimeo.com/441568104
https://archive.is/o/p71kX/worldcat.org/oclc/34347003
“Discusses the effect in normal adults of harm inflicted on them when they were children. Defines child abuse as anything which diminishes a person’s capacity for full functioning as a human being.”

]]> By: dr.bill Thompson https://rickroderick.org/#comment-109446 Mon, 03 Jan 2022 08:35:42 +0000 http://rickroderick.org/?page_id=2#comment-109446 In reply to Jack.

At the moment the Habermas book is on abebooks offered at £118 – time for a reprint?

]]> By: Michael Abbet https://rickroderick.org/#comment-109444 Sat, 25 Dec 2021 18:29:09 +0000 http://rickroderick.org/?page_id=2#comment-109444 Thanks for the videos. Every concise and accurate. The world and utter mess. How can one end oneself peacefully.

Have you got contacts
Thanks

]]> By: Lenore Bronson https://rickroderick.org/#comment-109441 Sat, 28 Aug 2021 02:49:13 +0000 http://rickroderick.org/?page_id=2#comment-109441 In reply to Max Roderick.

I know it’s been years since the last entries here, but I want you to know that I continue to listen to your father’s lectures and find them more brilliant and relevant each time.
My question now is about you and your brothers. How are you? How has life been for you? I just feel a connection to you because of the years of listening to and learning from your father.
I’d just be pleased to hear that life has been happy and at least somewhat fair to you. Not too much of a struggle.
The sad thing is, I believe your father would be appalled at the state of the world today. His insights were unfortunately quite prophetic.

If you had the time and inclination, I’d very much appreciate a brief reply.

My best wishes and hopes for you,

Lenore Bronson
(German lecturer, University of Maine )

]]> By: Buddy Boyes https://rickroderick.org/#comment-109435 Wed, 10 Mar 2021 21:54:28 +0000 http://rickroderick.org/?page_id=2#comment-109435 In reply to Mike Watson.

You might check this out. They republish many books.

https://wipfandstock.com/custom-reprinting-faq/

]]> By: Rebecca https://rickroderick.org/#comment-109433 Thu, 25 Feb 2021 05:58:04 +0000 http://rickroderick.org/?page_id=2#comment-109433 Thank you for making these fascinating lectures available!

]]> By: Mike Watson https://rickroderick.org/#comment-109428 Sat, 30 Jan 2021 20:25:38 +0000 http://rickroderick.org/?page_id=2#comment-109428 please sign a petition to have Rick Roderick’s book republished or put into the public domain: http://chng.it/mpF92VSpH4

]]> By: kyle mullins https://rickroderick.org/#comment-109422 Sat, 19 Dec 2020 17:19:37 +0000 http://rickroderick.org/?page_id=2#comment-109422 I can’t thank you enough for making these available

]]> By: Natalia https://rickroderick.org/#comment-109421 Wed, 16 Dec 2020 15:21:37 +0000 http://rickroderick.org/?page_id=2#comment-109421 Hi, is there a way I can reach the person who did the transcriptions on Roderick’s lectures? Perhaps through an email address…

]]> By: Jon Hellström https://rickroderick.org/#comment-109418 Wed, 09 Dec 2020 14:50:50 +0000 http://rickroderick.org/?page_id=2#comment-109418 Very exciting lectures on youtube! A truly great man, philosopher and a lecturer. Thank you.

This one moved me to tears in the end: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MsNyR-epBM

]]> By: John Edge https://rickroderick.org/#comment-109415 Thu, 03 Dec 2020 18:28:28 +0000 http://rickroderick.org/?page_id=2#comment-109415 In reply to Rangecow.

These are video files, but there is no visual content beyond the video of the speaker. So no photos, powerpoint, graphics etc.

So I chose to download the files to format MP3, and can now play them on my phone etc.

There are a number of (Free) online services which will extract the audio from a YouTube video – using one of those might be your best bet.

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