Hermitix

Outer Dark, Schopenhauer, and Nihilism with Bryan Counter

Dec 20, 2023
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Bryan Counter
Bryan Counter discusses Cormac McCarthy's novel Outer Dark, exploring themes of light and darkness, Schopenhauer's aesthetic experience, agency and determinism, the blind man, active and passive nihilism, character progression, and the beauty of prose.
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
The Symbolism of Light and Darkness
02:29 • 13min
3
Schopenhauer's Concept of Aesthetic Experience and its Liberation from Boredom and Suffering
15:40 • 5min
4
Agency and Determinism
21:08 • 15min
5
Exploring the Theme of the Blind Man
36:05 • 21min
6
Analysis of Rindthie's Journey and Active/Passive Nihilism
56:45 • 4min
7
Interpretations of the Ending and Character Progression
01:00:20 • 2min
8
Nihilism, Radical Ambiguity, and Prose Styling
01:01:53 • 4min