I have listened to a bunch of other youtubers videos on the myth of sisyphus and out of all of them I feel like you did the best in discussing the ideas around the essay
This is actually a pretty interesting take on absurdism. I'm a new veiwer, but man do I appreciate your videos, I really hope you keep it up, because you may be bigger than wisecrack pretty soon.
Great introduction to Camus’ and the Absurd! Did I miss anything about Sisyphus having to roll the great Boulder up the hill, only to have to repeat the task forever? I’ll rewatch this one later to see whether you included it. If you did, it must have flown right over me and my apologies… I’m glad I found your channel … Cheers!
I'm baffled by Camus. In Myth of Sisyphus, it really does seem like he wants us to embrace the Absurd -- it's an essential feature of the problem that cannot be escaped. Our attempts to make our own meanings are ultimately fruitless. But in "The Rebel", the Absurd may be our starting point, but it seems like we're not meant to stop there. It's only in rebellion that we uncover our basic humanistic values and meanings of freedom, dignity and justice, that connects us in solidarity with the rest of humanity. So if you read Myth of Sisyphus only after "The Rebel" like me, it really feels like a step backwards and it's frustrating to hear most people talk about Camus as if they've only read Myth of Sisyphus.
If I understand this right the absurd is about the relation between a specific human and Earth. What I miss here is the relationship between humans and also with future humans. or are these just pointless in Camus' view?
@@PhilosophyToons I've been reading some more about Camus (and in a broader sense, existentialism) and what I understood from it, is that it isn't so much about an individu and their relationship with the outer world, but much more the human condition in relation to the natural world. And from there we can come to the Absurd. If someone is reading this; plato.stanford.edu/entries/camus/#ParCamAbs has great insights into the philosophy of Camus.
Great video and explanation. Although I am confused as to why consciousness matters so much in the end? If say some farmer on the country spent forty years completely unconscious of the absurd or of how his own experiences relate to it, and a prisoner spent the same forty years in a cell doing nothing but thinking about his existence and his experiences. Would we say that the prisoner has the better life?
I could be wrong, but I think Camus was referring to people who already came into contact with the absurd already. So this wouldnt apply to the farmer in your example because they haven't "discovered' it yet for lack of a better word.
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FYI: There's some audio issues near the later part of the video. I'll play around with my mic and fix this in the future.
Man philosophy is pretty neat. There's a lot of big words and I like pretending that I know what they mean
Even better if u look them up as u realize u don't understand them to get a better understanding of the context in the moment
I have listened to a bunch of other youtubers videos on the myth of sisyphus and out of all of them I feel like you did the best in discussing the ideas around the essay
Aww dang, I wanted to hear where she was going with that Dollar Store analogy...
Bumping for the algo. This channel deserves more views
Worth the wait! Enjoyed it very much.
This is actually a pretty interesting take on absurdism. I'm a new veiwer, but man do I appreciate your videos, I really hope you keep it up, because you may be bigger than wisecrack pretty soon.
Great introduction to Camus’ and the Absurd! Did I miss anything about Sisyphus having to roll the great Boulder up the hill, only to have to repeat the task forever? I’ll rewatch this one later to see whether you included it. If you did, it must have flown right over me and my apologies… I’m glad I found your channel … Cheers!
I'm baffled by Camus. In Myth of Sisyphus, it really does seem like he wants us to embrace the Absurd -- it's an essential feature of the problem that cannot be escaped. Our attempts to make our own meanings are ultimately fruitless. But in "The Rebel", the Absurd may be our starting point, but it seems like we're not meant to stop there. It's only in rebellion that we uncover our basic humanistic values and meanings of freedom, dignity and justice, that connects us in solidarity with the rest of humanity. So if you read Myth of Sisyphus only after "The Rebel" like me, it really feels like a step backwards and it's frustrating to hear most people talk about Camus as if they've only read Myth of Sisyphus.
Suicide seems pretty rational to me. We'd all agree there are states in which we'd rather be dead. We're really just arguing where our line is.
Hey, I like your videos. Found you on Reddit. Can you do something confronting hedonism and stoicism? Carpe diem vs memento mori?
Possibly in the future
love the videos keep it up
Thanks yo
Howdy indeed
one must imagine sysiphus happy
Great video
Thanks friend
Love me some Camus
If I understand this right the absurd is about the relation between a specific human and Earth. What I miss here is the relationship between humans and also with future humans. or are these just pointless in Camus' view?
I could be wrong here, but perhaps 'other humans' are included in the 'world' element in relation to yourself.
@@PhilosophyToons I've been reading some more about Camus (and in a broader sense, existentialism) and what I understood from it, is that it isn't so much about an individu and their relationship with the outer world, but much more the human condition in relation to the natural world. And from there we can come to the Absurd. If someone is reading this; plato.stanford.edu/entries/camus/#ParCamAbs has great insights into the philosophy of Camus.
Dollar store version of Sisyphus 55?? Is that the joke lol
Lol you got it
Great video and explanation. Although I am confused as to why consciousness matters so much in the end? If say some farmer on the country spent forty years completely unconscious of the absurd or of how his own experiences relate to it, and a prisoner spent the same forty years in a cell doing nothing but thinking about his existence and his experiences. Would we say that the prisoner has the better life?
I could be wrong, but I think Camus was referring to people who already came into contact with the absurd already. So this wouldnt apply to the farmer in your example because they haven't "discovered' it yet for lack of a better word.
Absurdly I’m first of the 101 ;)
Edit: Loving the intros and end of video surprises
Thanks friend
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