Much had been made of Nietzsche’s predictions of the coming nihilism. As a result of the death of the Christian God, Europe is bound for a crisis of values, in which nothing can any longer give us a goal beyond ourselves and our own happiness, and people search for this meaning or justification in all sorts of other spheres of human life: morality, reason, h ... Show More
Mar 31
137: Philosopher as Spectator
In Marcus Tullius Cicero's Tusculan Disputations, he cites a story of Pythagoras, the man who created the term, "philosopher". His description of the philosopher is as one who comes into life not as a competitor, not in the pursuit of money or fame - but merely as a spectator, wh ... Show More
1h 32m
Nov 2020
The Absurd – Camus, Kierkegaard & Dostoevsky | Existentialism
<p>This episode explores the concept of The Absurd of Camus, Kierkegaard, and Dostoevsky as well as the differences between these three existentialists. </p>
<p>Camus defined the Absurd as: "The conflict between the human tendency to seek inherent value and meaning in life ... Show More
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