Into the Absurd

Trenton Jones and I take a deep dive into Friedrich Engels' essay, "Socialism: Utopian and Scientific" , along with a short chat on free will. My Novel: ⁠⁠⁠ On Death and God ⁠⁠⁠ Social Media: ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠ Outro provided by Brock Tanya.

Fletcher is a writer, traveler, and photographer. You can find him on Instagram @ flepography . References: Peter Matthisen's, "The Snow Leopard'' My Novel: ⁠⁠⁠ On Death and God ⁠⁠⁠ Social Media: ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠ Outro provided by Brock Tanya.

Danny Suede is a musician, visual artist, and blogger. You can find him wherever you listen to music as well as Spotify , Substack , and Instagram . We discussed the muse, spiritual metamorphosis, music, and agnosticism. Danny is also in a band with his brothers called The Young Sires . They recently released the most incredible music video I have ever seen for their song, Interstella . Songs Play...

Matthew Christopher is the host of the Abandoned America Podcast . You can find him and all his photos on his Instagram and his other media on his website , including his two novels regarding Abandoned America. My Novel: ⁠ On Death and God ⁠ Social Media: ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠TikTok⁠ ⁠Substack⁠ ⁠YouTube⁠ ⁠Website Outro provided by Brock Tanya.

Christopher Lockett is a cinematographer, documentary film-maker, director, world-traveler, journalist, photographer, and musician. He has worked on reality TV shows such as Naked and Afraid , as well as independent documentaries like Until They're Gone . You can find him at christopherlockett.com as well as on Instagram and X . His music is available on YouTube , Spotify , and Apple Music . M...

Iran has attacked Israel. "I am become Death Destroyer of worlds" feels to have been echoed through time to this moment. Humankind will prevail nonetheless. Source: https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/israel-iran-strikes-live-coverage

In this episode, I analyze Mr. Robot through the lens of Nietzschean philosophy and Jungian psychology. Mr. Robot is probably one of my all time favorite shows, and there was much to think about in each and every episode. I highly recommend checking it out. Instagram link Novel ⁠⁠ On Death and God⁠ Merch Links ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ITA Coffee Cup⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ITA...

Kenny Roby is a musician, song writer, natural philosopher, and well-rounded human being. His songs create a soft sound reminiscent of bluegrass and outlaw country, speaking of addiction, suffering, healing, life, and personal growth. We discussed the theme of addiction, habits, and modern-day rituals after playing All Trains Lead to Cocaine , my personal favorite of Kenny's songs. You can fin...

Michael Hayes and I discuss Ecclesiastes, a book from the Old Testament with many of the absurdist/existential underpinnings we echo in the modern day. Michael is a writer, short film director, community volunteer, teacher, father, band member, and all around a nice, thoughtful, and intelligent man. Below are some links you may be interested in. Michael's short stories Michael's short film...

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...

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...

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...

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 Bey...

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...

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 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

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...

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...

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 ⁠...

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 stru...

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 livin...

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 e...

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 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

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...