Here's the video from the Glimpses into Existence session last weekend -- number 11! One more to go in the monthly series, and we've actually done an entire year of existentialist thinkers in this lecture series, hosted by the historic Kingston Library
Prof Sadler ...I enjoyed your discussion on Camus very much, it reminded of a book a high school friend gave me more than 2 decades ago regarding Camus...lately I too have been contemplating the absurdity and contradictions of the experience called Life. Please continue these recorded discussions I find them to be quite entertaining and enlightening. Thx for the upload.
You're welcome -- and there's two entire playlists you might be interested in on my channel: this series (Glimpses of Existence), and an Existentialist Philosophy and Literature series
Thanks for sharing your lectures! I read The Stranger a long time ago and was unaware of Camus' other works until I checked out your videos. I'll definitely be reading more of his books.
The way he says sisyphus sounds like a nasty disease lol. Beyond that listening to his lectures got me interested in Camus again and I'm about to read The Rebel.
Haha, I thought the Rebel was by far his best as well. His rational/logical mode of thought was fantastic from his point of absurdist stand point. I think understanding Myth is actually a great starting point for his views on the different stances of rebellion. When it comes to his essay on historical rebellion, I found a parallel to Tolstoy's view as humans "being slaves" to history. Camus explains a false rationalism of action according to the historical "world" or narrative, while Tolstoy mad the point that continuing generations only know their position through the eyes of historians (hence the writing of War and Peace). Great lecture!
You've made Camus my favorite philosopher, but I can't give up the acceptance of the Tao te CHING. I'm just wondering if the Tao ( not Taoism, the religion?) is really in conflict. Since to me it says we are part of the Absurdity and we'll never figure it out. Love your lectures. As one of the unschooled (higher education) I find your lecture completely FASCINATING and UNDERSTANDABLE. Came to the party late but THANKS!
Great talk! I just finished reading the Stranger in French and was trying to figure out more of what Camus might have been getting at. Is there anything in particular you want to read or do with Chinese?
To the gentleman that suggests the world was less absurd in Plato's time, Consider that the scribes and tutors of the conquerors were once free men, philosophers and the sons of princes made slaves. Equality meant all Athenians were superior to any other people as long as they were not women or slaves. Any long thought could not have escaped this.
I'm sure I've taken it before in the past, but I pay little attention to those kinds of assessments, so I don't know what my classification might have been. Why do you ask?
I was curious because I was thinking of the personality distinctions betwixt Marcel and Camus. Incidentally I have a number of friends who tend all so disregard typology but that test was based in the work of Jung and I found it eerily accurate even before I knew that Jung had produced it. Dm.
Myers-Briggs test is one of the cornerstones of modern psychology, and as you say Jung also a great visionary with extraordinary insight, particularly on personality. Nuff said really. No psychological test is truly reflective of human personality because it relies on human language. Jung though came close with his individual style of using more than just verbal interpretations. A very useful test if you remember it is only a crappy psychometric test and is this fundamentally wrong
@@piratediscoking1392 yeah you are right, I think what I should of said is that Myers-Briggs psych test was the beginning of a cornerstone in psychology , that of personality traits being categorized in humans.
this was so frustrating to listen to.. i stopped near the end. i wanted to hear/learn, but everyone in the room other than the presenter just wanted to talk.. "i think xxxx..." derailed the presentation so many times.
Yes, that can happen in general presentations for the public. Fortunately, for you, I have lots of other videos, or if you'd like 1-on-1 study, tutorial sessions
+Gregory B. Sadler tx for reply :) listening to 3 part series on sisyphus, love it. thank you! any recommendations for 'later' camus writings or other recent thinkers on same subject?
+Gregory B. Sadler shoot, sorry, maybe you missed my second comment.. would you have any recommended further reading on this topic? sorry to keep bothering. thank you for your work.
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Here's the video from the Glimpses into Existence session last weekend -- number 11! One more to go in the monthly series, and we've actually done an entire year of existentialist thinkers in this lecture series, hosted by the historic Kingston Library
Prof Sadler ...I enjoyed your discussion on Camus very much, it reminded of a book a high school friend gave me more than 2 decades ago regarding Camus...lately I too have been contemplating the absurdity and contradictions of the experience called Life. Please continue these recorded discussions I find them to be quite entertaining and enlightening. Thx for the upload.
You're welcome -- and there's two entire playlists you might be interested in on my channel: this series (Glimpses of Existence), and an Existentialist Philosophy and Literature series
Thanks for sharing your lectures! I read The Stranger a long time ago and was unaware of Camus' other works until I checked out your videos. I'll definitely be reading more of his books.
Yes, you'll get a much fuller picture of what Camus was about by going to those other works
The way he says sisyphus sounds like a nasty disease lol. Beyond that listening to his lectures got me interested in Camus again and I'm about to read The Rebel.
Glad you were able to move past my occasional mispronunciations and focus on the ideas.
The Rebel is some excellent stuff
Great lecture. I liked some of the open dialogue, but felt it bunny trailed a lot. Thank you all involved nonetheless!
Yes, live discussions will include digressions
Haha, I thought the Rebel was by far his best as well. His rational/logical mode of thought was fantastic from his point of absurdist stand point. I think understanding Myth is actually a great starting point for his views on the different stances of rebellion. When it comes to his essay on historical rebellion, I found a parallel to Tolstoy's view as humans "being slaves" to history. Camus explains a false rationalism of action according to the historical "world" or narrative, while Tolstoy mad the point that continuing generations only know their position through the eyes of historians (hence the writing of War and Peace). Great lecture!
Thanks! Yes, it's definitely an advance over his earlier works. It would have been interesting to see what he would have produced, had he lived longer
You've made Camus my favorite philosopher, but I can't give up the acceptance of the Tao te CHING. I'm just wondering if the Tao ( not Taoism, the religion?) is really in conflict. Since to me it says we are part of the Absurdity and we'll never figure it out. Love your lectures. As one of the unschooled (higher education) I find your lecture completely FASCINATING and UNDERSTANDABLE. Came to the party late but THANKS!
Good luck with your project. Glad you enjoyed the video
1:14:15 - 1:14:21 this is why Zen Buddhists distrust words. Excellent discussion btw.
Glad you enjoyed it
Great talk! I just finished reading the Stranger in French and was trying to figure out more of what Camus might have been getting at.
Is there anything in particular you want to read or do with Chinese?
+TheOSullivanFactor Not at this point -- I would have to have the time for that to become a live option, and I no longer do
those studends keep interupting the professor
that was a bit anoying
GREAT VIDEO AS A WHOLE . THANKS
Those were community members, not students
Oh yeah!
To the gentleman that suggests the world was less absurd in Plato's time, Consider that the scribes and tutors of the conquerors were once free men, philosophers and the sons of princes made slaves.
Equality meant all Athenians were superior to any other people as long as they were not women or slaves. Any long thought could not have escaped this.
A bit too late to pass that on to him, given that this was more than half a decade back
1:10:51 wow!
I don't know if Camus would have a Facebook account, but he'd definitely have a Tinder profile.
Maybe so.
Now that'd be unfair to ugly mugs like me.
Do you approve of the Myers-Briggs personality test? I was wondering what your "classification" might be.
Dmitry.
I'm sure I've taken it before in the past, but I pay little attention to those kinds of assessments, so I don't know what my classification might have been. Why do you ask?
I was curious because I was thinking of the personality distinctions betwixt Marcel and Camus. Incidentally I have a number of friends who tend all so disregard typology but that test was based in the work of Jung and I found it eerily accurate even before I knew that Jung had produced it. Dm.
Myers-Briggs test is one of the cornerstones of modern psychology, and as you say Jung also a great visionary with extraordinary insight, particularly on personality. Nuff said really. No psychological test is truly reflective of human personality because it relies on human language. Jung though came close with his individual style of using more than just verbal interpretations. A very useful test if you remember it is only a crappy psychometric test and is this fundamentally wrong
@@piratediscoking1392 yeah you are right, I think what I should of said is that Myers-Briggs psych test was the beginning of a cornerstone in psychology , that of personality traits being categorized in humans.
Now I know Camus was against suicide as an option, since it just perpetuated absurdity, but do you think he would support physician assisted suicide?
I think he'd say that needs to be decided case by case
Too little talk of the book actually,and there is so many topics to talk about.but anyway good video
Yep, it's a popular talk series. If you'd like something more in-depth, you can always book me for a tutorial session, or commission a video
this was so frustrating to listen to.. i stopped near the end. i wanted to hear/learn, but everyone in the room other than the presenter just wanted to talk.. "i think xxxx..." derailed the presentation so many times.
Yes, that can happen in general presentations for the public. Fortunately, for you, I have lots of other videos, or if you'd like 1-on-1 study, tutorial sessions
+Gregory B. Sadler tx for reply :) listening to 3 part series on sisyphus, love it. thank you! any recommendations for 'later' camus writings or other recent thinkers on same subject?
+Nate Brown im reading todd may and it's mostly surface/fluff/definitions and no real meaty conclusions like camus. thx again
Nate Brown You're welcome. No idea who Todd May is, unfortunately. . . .
+Gregory B. Sadler shoot, sorry, maybe you missed my second comment.. would you have any recommended further reading on this topic? sorry to keep bothering. thank you for your work.
Camus wasn't an existentialist, he's a realist. Also, fuck 'ism's' they are the death knoll for true thought imho
Yeah . . . I've discussed many times why it's ok to call Camus an existentialist