Into the Absurd

A year in review along with some notes I wrote in my notebook. May the force be with you. Happy New Year!

At last, we've arrived at the final installment of my series on Camus's Nobel prize winning essay, The Myth of Sisyphus.⁠⁠⁠ Today, I will read the final chapter of The Myth of Sisyphus, and discuss it along with other points throughout the novel with the professor who introduced me to this in the first place: Jamal Lyksett. Beginning Song "Sisyphus (Who You Calling a ....?)" by Pine Tar Rage References ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Myth of Sisyphus - Print version⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠General Myth of Sisyphus/Camus info⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Hamlet background⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Emerson's Self Reliance⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Zapffe's The Last Messiah⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Camus' The Stranger⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kierkegaard's Fear and Trembling ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Beef⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Chris Ryan's Tangentially Speaking⁠⁠ Novel ⁠⁠⁠⁠On Death and God⁠⁠⁠⁠ Merch Links ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ITA Coffee Cup⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ITA T-Shirt⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ITA Tank Top ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ITA Bottle Opener⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Outro provided by Brock Tanya

An analysis of chapter 3 of Camus's Nobel prize winning essay, The Myth of Sisyphus⁠⁠. Here we delve into what absurd art and creation is and how to let go of that which you've created. How does the absurd artist deal with their art? What does it meant to create as an absurdist? References ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Myth of Sisyphus - Print version⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠General Myth of Sisyphus/Camus info⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Hamlet background⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Emerson's Self Reliance⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Zapffe's The Last Messiah⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Camus' The Stranger⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kierkegaard's Fear and Trembling ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Beef⁠ ⁠Chris Ryan's Tangentially Speaking⁠ Novel ⁠⁠⁠On Death and God⁠⁠⁠ Merch Links ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ITA Coffee Cup⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ITA T-Shirt⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ITA Tank Top ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ITA Bottle Opener⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Outro provided by Brock Tanya

Kevin and I sit down to react to some movie trailers, discuss feminism in the modern day, strong female characters, the Book of Jobe, Mystique from X-Men and the importance of being yourself, and how to transcend past the idea that Buddhism is about "becoming nobody". Sources: Avatar the Last Airbender Trailer Arcane trailer Mistique and Nightcrawler Turtles All the Way Down The Book of Jobe Novel ⁠⁠⁠On Death and God⁠⁠⁠ Merch Links ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ITA Coffee Cup⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ITA T-Shirt⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ITA Tank Top ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ITA Bottle Opener⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Outro provided by Brock Tanya

The conqueror conquers for the sake of conquering! Let us conquer to the fullest with Camus in my analysis of Chapter 2, The Absurd Man, Section 3, Conqueror of his award winning essay: The Myth of Sisyphus⁠. References ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Myth of Sisyphus - Print version⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠General Myth of Sisyphus/Camus info⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Hamlet background⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Emerson's Self Reliance⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Zapffe's The Last Messiah⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Camus' The Stranger⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Kierkegaard's Fear and Trembling ⁠⁠ Beef Chris Ryan's Tangentially Speaking Novel ⁠⁠On Death and God⁠⁠ Merch Links ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ITA Coffee Cup⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ITA T-Shirt⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ITA Tank Top ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ITA Bottle Opener⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Outro provided by Brock Tanya

Ryan Bush is the author of Designing the Mind and his new upcoming book, Become Who You Are, which you can stay updated with its February release date at his website. We discussed psychitecture--the architecture of the mind--utilizing principles of Nietzsche and Maslow's philosophy and psychology.

We discuss Chapter 2 "The Absurd Man", Section 2, "Drama" of Camus' Nobel prize winning essay, The Myth of Sisyphus. Here, Camus explains why the actor is a prime example of who "the absurd man" is. The absurd man, much like the actor, lives many different lives--and all of them to the fullest. What the absurdist cannot unify, they multiply. References ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Myth of Sisyphus - Print version⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠General Myth of Sisyphus/Camus info⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hamlet background ⁠⁠⁠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

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.