The Art of Living, Episode 7: Hope (Part I: Despair)

Welcome to Lily: The Voice of Alice von Hildebrand. In this first series, Lily guides us through a chapter-by-chapter reflection of Dietrich von Hildebrand's book The Art of Living, which began as a series of radio lectures in 1930s Germany. In this episode, Lily discusses hope primarily through its antithesis, despair. Here, Lily reflects extensively on Soren Kierkegaard, who discusses existential despair in his classic work, The Sickness Unto Death.

Content warning: Discussion of euthanasia, death, and suicide.

Aspects of this discussion are also found in Remnant of Paradise, which can be purchased here: amzn.to/3sCaUDw

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