So You're Having an Existential Crisis. What Now? - Sisyphus55
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Published8 months ago
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Ben Thomas is @Sisyphus55, a YouTuber creating videos about philosophy, existentialism, nihilism, absurdism, and meaning.
His new book, "So You're Having an Existential Crisis: a Roadmap for Lost Souls", is available now: https://amzn.to/4o7X1nD
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0:00 - Alex O'Connor Live
0:34 - What is an Existential Crisis?
9:32 - The Myth of Sisyphus: An Introduction to Existential Philosophy
20:30 - What is Existentialism?
32:35 - Can We Create Our Own Meaning?
44:18 - Eudaimonia
49:56 - The Rise of Existentialist Crises in the 20th Century
55:06 - Camus’ Solution: Imagine Sisyphus Happy
1:02:49 - How Can We Practically Accept Our Circumstance?
1:10:01 - Can Nihilists Be Happy?
1:18:50 - What Can We Find Outside the Western Tradition?
1:27:09 - Separating the Philosophy from the Philosopher
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