Into the Absurd

Welcome back to The Myth of Sisyphus. Today we review section 5, Don Juanism. References ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Myth of Sisyphus - Print version⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠General Myth of Sisyphus/Camus info⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Emerson's Self Reliance⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Zapffe's The Last Messiah⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Camus' The Stranger⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Kierkegaard's Fear and Trembling Novel On Death and God Merch Links ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ITA Coffee Cup⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ITA T-Shirt⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ITA Tank Top ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ITA Bottle Opener⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Outro provided by Brock Tanya

Jamal and I give an overview of the topics Camus discusses in chapter 1 of his Nobel prize winning essay, The Myth of Sisyphus. In addition to that, Jamal does a great job comparing Buddhism to Camus' absurdism by connecting the ideas of attachment, enlightenment, etc. to encountering the absurd. Jamal is a philosophy professor at the University of Idaho. References ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Myth of Sisyphus - Print version⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠General Myth of Sisyphus/Camus info⁠⁠⁠ The Bhagavad Gita ⁠⁠Emerson's Self Reliance⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Zapffe's The Last Messiah⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Camus' The Stranger⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Kierkegaard's Fear and Trembling ⁠ Novel ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Man Who Killed God⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Merch Links ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ITA Coffee Cup⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ITA T-Shirt⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ITA Tank Top ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ITA Bottle Opener⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Outro provided by Brock Tanya.

An overview and analysis of section 4 of Camus' Nobel prize winning essay, The Myth of Sisyphus⁠. How is one free if they are a slave to the future? References ⁠⁠⁠The Myth of Sisyphus - Print version⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠General Myth of Sisyphus/Camus info⁠⁠ ⁠Emerson's Self Reliance⁠ ⁠Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil ⁠ ⁠Zapffe's The Last Messiah⁠ ⁠Camus' The Stranger⁠ ⁠Kierkegaard's Fear and Trembling Novel ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Man Who Killed God⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Merch Links ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ITA Coffee Cup⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ITA T-Shirt⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ITA Tank Top ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ITA Bottle Opener⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Outro provided by Brock Tanya.

Can you live with the absurd? And if you can, can you philosophically live with it? To Camus, philosophical suicide is the sudden leap the existentialist takes from nihilism to mysticism. This episode is my analysis of chapter 1, section 3, "Philosophical Suicide" of Albert Camus' nobel prize winning essay, The Myth of Sisyphus. References ⁠⁠The Myth of Sisyphus - Print version⁠⁠ ⁠⁠General Myth of Sisyphus/Camus info⁠ Emerson's Self Reliance Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil Zapffe's The Last Messiah Camus' The Stranger Kierkegaard's Fear and Trembling Novel ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Man Who Killed God⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Merch Links ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ITA Coffee Cup⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ITA T-Shirt⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ITA Tank Top ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ITA Bottle Opener⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Outro provided by Brock Tanya.

The contradiction that is met between our desire for meaning and the knowledge of its inexistence is the absurd. And this absurd is a wall that cannot be climbed over. This is episode two of my series on Albert Camus' Nobel Prize winning essay, ⁠The Myth of Sisyphus⁠, in which I dive into section 2 of Chapter 1, "An Absurd Reasoning", i.e. "Absurd Walls". If you are struggling with thoughts of suicide or depression, please read the Myth of Sisyphus in its entirety prior to listening to this podcast. Please reach out to people you love and tell them how you feel. I am likewise happy to help if you go to the contact link located near the bottom of my website. References ⁠The Myth of Sisyphus - Print version⁠ ⁠General Myth of Sisyphus/Camus info⁠ Novel ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Man Who Killed God⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Merch Links ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ITA Coffee Cup⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ITA T-Shirt⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ITA Tank Top ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ITA Bottle Opener⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Outro provided by Brock Tanya.

After 90 episodes, the Myth of Sisyphus series is FINALLY here. This will be a 5-9 part series that goes over, analyzes, and explains Albert Camus' Nobel Prize winning essay, The Myth of Sisyphus. This episode in particular explains the first section of "An Absurd Reasoning", "Absurdity and Suicide". Which deals with the question as to whether life is or is not worth living in the face of the absurd. References The Myth of Sisyphus - Print version General Myth of Sisyphus/Camus info Novel ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Man Who Killed God⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Merch Links ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ITA Coffee Cup⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ITA T-Shirt⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ITA Tank Top ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ITA Bottle Opener⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Outro provided by Brock Tanya

Dryw Owens is a multi-instrumentalist musician and producer. He is both the producer and a member of Moxy the Band. Moxy the Band recently put out their debut concept album, Dream Feeling, which incorporates '80s themes along with a futuristic, synth-wave type of sound. The album mainly covers the topic of loss (a friend moving away, a loved one passing, or being in a relationship doomed to end) and one's struggle towards overcoming it. We discussed the creative process, the flow state, following your dreams, and, of course, the concepts behind Dream Feeling and Moxy the Band. You can find Dryw Owens on Instagram @drywowens Novel ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Man Who Killed God⁠⁠⁠⁠ Merch Links ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ITA Coffee Cup⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ITA T-Shirt⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ITA Tank Top ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ITA Bottle Opener⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Outro provided by Brock Tanya

An explanation of Friedrich Nietzsche's "On the Three Metamorphoses" from Thus Spoke Zarathustra.   References: Friedrich Nietzsche, The Portable Nietzsche. Translated by Walter Kaufman. Published by the Penguin Group in 1954. Copyright 1982. Novel ⁠⁠⁠The Man Who Killed God⁠⁠⁠ Merch Links ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ITA Coffee Cup⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ITA T-Shirt⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ITA Tank Top ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ITA Bottle Opener⁠⁠⁠⁠ Outro provided by Brock Tanya

Take two of my analysis of Soren Kierkegaard's Fear and Trembling, as well as a subtle praise for the power of belief. The original episode was narrated by References: 1. Soren Kierkegaard, Fear and Trembling  2. The Book of Genesis from the Bible  3. General absurdism information   4. Don’t Try-The Philosophy of Charles Bukowski 5. Fredreich Nietzsche – Becoming who you are 6. The Pursuit of Happiness true story Novel ⁠⁠The Man Who Killed God⁠⁠ Merch Links ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ITA Coffee Cup⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ITA T-Shirt⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ITA Tank Top ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ITA Bottle Opener⁠⁠⁠ Outro provided by Brock Tanya

A simple introduction to Buddhism. If you would like to learn more about Buddhism, I recommend reading Siddhartha by Herman Hesse and The Dhammapada.   This is a re-recording of episode #9: The Dragon. I had Luchia Pike narrate that episode, but after some thought I realized that it would be better for my voice to narrate all solo episodes of the podcast to avoid inconsistencies. References 1. The 8-Fold Path: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Eightfold-Path  2. John Ross Carter and Mahinda Palihawadana, The Dhammapada, Oxford University Press, 2008. Novel ⁠The Man Who Killed God⁠ Merch Links ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ITA Coffee Cup⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ITA T-Shirt⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ITA Tank Top ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ITA Bottle Opener⁠⁠ Outro provided by Brock Tanya