- 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."
- 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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