Camus' Myth of Sisyphus always appealed to me because of Albert's imperative that "We must imagine that Sisyphus is happy" so happiness is an act of imagination, not an objective condition. I recall that the Dalai Lama said that happiness is a mental discipline, like meditation. Each person is responsible for attaining happiness, just as responsible collective action (i.e. government) is to provide the objective conditions (i.e. the common good, such as peace & prosperity) so that each person can pursuit individual happiness without social constraint. The pursuit of happiness is, therefore, the incentive for each individual to work toward the common good. Your videos make me happy. I'm glad that you feel happy when you complete of each video, and that you then recognize your responsibility to continuing rolling out videos in the same way that Sisyphus rolls the rock.
Sometimes I wonder if the whole imagine Sisyphus happy is a farce. As in it is so horrifying that your whole existence is deemed only to push the rock upwards, that those around you make up this idea that you must be happy. Instead of trying to help or change things in a way that absolves the pusher. It's like saying a dog who gets beat everyday to the point it can't walk is happy because it doesn't run away. The absurdity of life breaks you. So you imagine Sisyphus happy so you can sleep before your shift of rolling the boulder...I don't know if that's the correct way to look at the insanity that is being human. Kafka might be more absurd because it doesn't end with a fantasy. Life just is. It means nothing. And we fill I the blanks with whatever. Kafka always hit me hard, to the point where it's difficult to read because it is far to on the nose about how happiness is elusive and life is mostly pain. However everyone should read Camus. That man was a genius. I just have a problem with the whole sisyphus being happy. That's a world who is tired of trying and accepts the absurdity instead of attempting rational thought. I do like the idea from a romantic standpoint. No matter what happens you can choose to just laugh at it...but that makes one a fool more often than not. At least ignorance is bliss..
Agreed. Camus doesn't make you feel as hopeless as Kafka. Kafka renounces explanation from beginning to end. If there is an end. But if you read Kafka when you think you've hit rock bottom, he might, paradoxically, cheer you up. Actually, this year 2024 is said to be the centenary of Kafka's death. Always look forward to your posts.
fiction beast reflection on his boulder at 13:00? haha! dont worry good sir, while you are on to the next video, thousands of people are enjoying your work like i am right now. keep pushing that content boulder!
For me it's about "the one who gives me my my true identity" vs "the one who gives me the multifaceted tactics to enjoy the same identity in various ways"
I'm not saying we go back, but one might argue that things were better before, when at least the idea of a higher power had some minute chance of mildly influencing the powerful mortals who serve evil, whereas now the only thing we have on our side is the facade of reason. We had a den for the wolves, and then we decided to move in with them.
The absurd may be that some humans believe they are capable of knowing and/or understanding the meaning of life. As fantastic as the human brain is, it is limited.
Kafka honored his dreams by writing them into stories. His family had a gift of intuition and many "felt" they had to leave because of the Third Reich and Hitler's determination to treat the Jewish people as cockroach.
Why are kafka’s stories overstretched…perhaps you have never known what it is to be all alone in the world and suffering under the torture of the state
Imagining Sisyphus happy has always been something I have difficulty relating to. I could never connect with why, but now I'm wondering if it has to do with the societal expectations put on men to perform in those certain roles. Men have historically been encouraged to mask any emotion that isn't considered an attribute of a certain kind of power, how many times have I seen a guy mention that he's 'living the dream' as he's working a soul crushing job. I always felt like I just wasn't understanding something about these stories, but no. Stay with me here; women have the ability to create life, grow it, feed it. I could understand how whether it be from society or an unconscious yearning to contribute in just as meaningful a way, men could (and in my experience often do very much so) tie their worth to their usefulness. A "Women are born with that usefulness. Men have to earn it." kind of thing. Women typically will commit suicide most commonly around the age of menopause, while the most common age for men is just after retirement. Both of them having worn out their societal roles, their usefulness having expired. Hm. But anyway, I've never never understood why so many people vibe with the idea that one should imagine Sisyphus happy. Why wasn't it okay that he was upset doing his daily task? It sucks. But that's not really how you guys live is it? You're not supposed to complain, you're not supposed to ever show what so many misinformed people consider weakness. So of course you just imagine that he's happy it's toiling away for the rest of his miserable eternity. That's dark y'all. I was looking at the world from my point of view, but philosophy is very male-dominated, and a lot of this isn't so much from the viewpoint of especially a modern woman. I needed to consider what the world looks and feels like from your point of view. I forgot that, and was missing these very gendered themes. You guys matter too you know, I hope you know that. Don't let anyone trick you otherwise. It's incredible how much I can learn about myself from thinking about how the world looks from another person's point of view. Very enlightening.
Another great video🥇i love the absurd concept of Camus. With 23 i have a mental breakdown, and i need to find something to slow down my overthinking. I start reading , some books ahead i found Camus, and it was so refreshing understand this philosophy, because absurd with good ethics, and if you look to the other with the sense of the quote of jose Ortega " I am I and my circunstances ", absurd can be so invigorating. Now with 39 i still have my anxieties , but i remember many times of the quote " imagine sysyphus happy " and have a tremend placebo effect.
like the video, but surely you are not saying life before humanism/rationality was better? sure rationality did not solve the human condition (nothing can do that!)... but life before rationality was brutish ... trust me you prefer modern political structures and innovation much better
For the most part interesting. But you are wrong about Algeria being mostly Arabic speaking. It is under French colonialism. You are lessening the suffering of Algerians. That is shameful. Also, Arabic is a major language not like Czech. So more than likely we would have been heard of, in fact many would be jealous to envious of the Arab civilization before the European colonial powers destroyed us
Camus' Myth of Sisyphus always appealed to me because of Albert's imperative that "We must imagine that Sisyphus is happy" so happiness is an act of imagination, not an objective condition. I recall that the Dalai Lama said that happiness is a mental discipline, like meditation. Each person is responsible for attaining happiness, just as responsible collective action (i.e. government) is to provide the objective conditions (i.e. the common good, such as peace & prosperity) so that each person can pursuit individual happiness without social constraint. The pursuit of happiness is, therefore, the incentive for each individual to work toward the common good. Your videos make me happy. I'm glad that you feel happy when you complete of each video, and that you then recognize your responsibility to continuing rolling out videos in the same way that Sisyphus rolls the rock.
No doubt happiness is perception. But the outside world can trigger it one way or another.
Sometimes I wonder if the whole imagine Sisyphus happy is a farce. As in it is so horrifying that your whole existence is deemed only to push the rock upwards, that those around you make up this idea that you must be happy. Instead of trying to help or change things in a way that absolves the pusher.
It's like saying a dog who gets beat everyday to the point it can't walk is happy because it doesn't run away. The absurdity of life breaks you. So you imagine Sisyphus happy so you can sleep before your shift of rolling the boulder...I don't know if that's the correct way to look at the insanity that is being human. Kafka might be more absurd because it doesn't end with a fantasy. Life just is. It means nothing. And we fill I the blanks with whatever. Kafka always hit me hard, to the point where it's difficult to read because it is far to on the nose about how happiness is elusive and life is mostly pain. However everyone should read Camus. That man was a genius. I just have a problem with the whole sisyphus being happy. That's a world who is tired of trying and accepts the absurdity instead of attempting rational thought. I do like the idea from a romantic standpoint. No matter what happens you can choose to just laugh at it...but that makes one a fool more often than not. At least ignorance is bliss..
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We got Kafka Vs Camus before gta 6 😂
Keep it up, nice video 👍
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Agreed. Camus doesn't make you feel as hopeless as Kafka. Kafka renounces explanation from beginning to end. If there is an end. But if you read Kafka when you think you've hit rock bottom, he might, paradoxically, cheer you up.
Actually, this year 2024 is said to be the centenary of Kafka's death.
Always look forward to your posts.
Thank you! I always enjoy reading your thoughtful comments.
What is centenary?
@@yonathanasefaw1202 I mean it's been 100 years.
Absolutely love your videos. Can you talk about Rainer Maria Rilke? ❤
Really appreciate it.
fiction beast reflection on his boulder at 13:00? haha! dont worry good sir, while you are on to the next video, thousands of people are enjoying your work like i am right now. keep pushing that content boulder!
Thank you! Reading comments like yours is my joyous moment.
For me it's about "the one who gives me my my true identity" vs "the one who gives me the multifaceted tactics to enjoy the same identity in various ways"
I'm not saying we go back, but one might argue that things were better before, when at least the idea of a higher power had some minute chance of mildly influencing the powerful mortals who serve evil, whereas now the only thing we have on our side is the facade of reason. We had a den for the wolves, and then we decided to move in with them.
I am surprised you have not dedicated a video to The Plaque. This certainly is the day to day world we all live in.
You always brings fascinating ideas. Thank you.❤
Loved the absurdity of In the Penal Colony :^)
The absurd may be that some humans believe they are capable of knowing and/or understanding the meaning of life. As fantastic as the human brain is, it is limited.
Such an uplifting video to cure this life that I live in. I do believe in life's suffering though.
Great video! Like the comparison between Kafka and Camus!!
Glad you liked it!
Camus was born in 1913. His father died in world war one. Therefore; his father didn't die before Camus was born.
His father died when Camus was a baby.
Correction at 6:38
Sisyphus wasn't a titan, but a king and the founder of Corinth.
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Kafka honored his dreams by writing them into stories. His family had a gift of intuition and many "felt" they had to leave because of the Third Reich and Hitler's determination to treat the Jewish people as cockroach.
"Cannot escape duty."
very good video. Thank you.
Thank you too!
Amazing video 💯
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Why are kafka’s stories overstretched…perhaps you have never known what it is to be all alone in the world and suffering under the torture of the state
Thanks
These two are my literary icons.. one with daddy issues and the other with mommy issues
Interesting!
The title should have been " Who was more honest and true?"
Good video
If Society Sucks and we can't do shit about it was a person that would be Kafka
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What an absurd question.
Imagining Sisyphus happy has always been something I have difficulty relating to. I could never connect with why, but now I'm wondering if it has to do with the societal expectations put on men to perform in those certain roles. Men have historically been encouraged to mask any emotion that isn't considered an attribute of a certain kind of power, how many times have I seen a guy mention that he's 'living the dream' as he's working a soul crushing job. I always felt like I just wasn't understanding something about these stories, but no. Stay with me here; women have the ability to create life, grow it, feed it. I could understand how whether it be from society or an unconscious yearning to contribute in just as meaningful a way, men could (and in my experience often do very much so) tie their worth to their usefulness. A "Women are born with that usefulness. Men have to earn it." kind of thing. Women typically will commit suicide most commonly around the age of menopause, while the most common age for men is just after retirement. Both of them having worn out their societal roles, their usefulness having expired. Hm.
But anyway, I've never never understood why so many people vibe with the idea that one should imagine Sisyphus happy. Why wasn't it okay that he was upset doing his daily task? It sucks. But that's not really how you guys live is it? You're not supposed to complain, you're not supposed to ever show what so many misinformed people consider weakness. So of course you just imagine that he's happy it's toiling away for the rest of his miserable eternity.
That's dark y'all.
I was looking at the world from my point of view, but philosophy is very male-dominated, and a lot of this isn't so much from the viewpoint of especially a modern woman. I needed to consider what the world looks and feels like from your point of view. I forgot that, and was missing these very gendered themes. You guys matter too you know, I hope you know that. Don't let anyone trick you otherwise. It's incredible how much I can learn about myself from thinking about how the world looks from another person's point of view. Very enlightening.
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Another great video🥇i love the absurd concept of Camus. With 23 i have a mental breakdown, and i need to find something to slow down my overthinking. I start reading , some books ahead i found Camus, and it was so refreshing understand this philosophy, because absurd with good ethics, and if you look to the other with the sense of the quote of jose Ortega " I am I and my circunstances ", absurd can be so invigorating. Now with 39 i still have my anxieties , but i remember many times of the quote " imagine sysyphus happy " and have a tremend placebo effect.
Thank you!
Poor Kafka
like the video, but surely you are not saying life before humanism/rationality was better? sure rationality did not solve the human condition (nothing can do that!)... but life before rationality was brutish ... trust me you prefer modern political structures and innovation much better
For the most part interesting. But you are wrong about Algeria being mostly Arabic speaking. It is under French colonialism. You are lessening the suffering of Algerians. That is shameful. Also, Arabic is a major language not like Czech. So more than likely we would have been heard of, in fact many would be jealous to envious of the Arab civilization before the European colonial powers destroyed us
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