- Describe the major ideas of Albert Camus
Agenda
- The music is "Neapolitan Bridesmaid" by Tarkio, as it is the only song I know to accurately namedrop Camus with the following lyric: "Albert Camus said, Living is anguish but don't dare let those bastards carry you down."
- No spoilers about Agents of Shield S1E11: The Magical Place, Sam/Jessica. I missed it! We'll discuss this critically important piece of philosophy tomorrow. For today, silence on this topic is a virtue.
- Because I am a benevolent and kind soul, your test will be multiple choice / matching / true false only. Closed notes obviously (no Either/Or). Use the following resources:
- Existentialism Reading / Crimes & Misdemeanors
- Kierkegaard PowerPoint / Either/Or
- Nietzsche Reading / Fight Club
- Camus Lesson (today's brief notes)
- Before the end of class tomorrow, please print out your second set of warm-ups and hand them into the inbox. These are #20 - #35. You'll have time to do so at the end of class today.
- Camus
- The Absurd
- Unjust Universe
- Fleeting Happiness
- This can be a source of value and greater appreciation
- "Just remember, the sweet is never as sweet without the sour" - Vanilla Sky
- Meaning
- If we accept that life has no meaning and therefore no value, should we kill ourselves?
- Suicide is the "big problem" for philosophy
- Rebellion
- It is the struggle against the absurd that brings happiness
- Your actions might not change the outside world, but you can define meaning in your attempt to "fight the good fight."
- "If I lost this thorn from my side, I think I'd die." - Tarkio
- Myth of Sisyphus
- Camus concludes "one must imagine Sisyphus happy" as "The struggle itself towards the heights is enough to fill a man's heart."
- An Example - Watch Scrubs S8E2: My Last Words
- Discussion
- How does George struggle with The Absurd? Does he find peace with it? If so, how?
- How do JD and Turks actions represent Rebellion?
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