Podcasts about Albert Camus

¿Qué tienen en común Borges, Galeano, Camus y una final del Mundial? ¿Qué tiene que ver un estadio lleno con una biblioteca?Más de lo que parece.En esta primera tertulia presencial de El Buen Cruel, Pati Rogel y Manuel Chatelain conversan sobre fútbol, literatura, recuerdos y algunas de las historias que siguen vivas mucho después del silbatazo final.Hablamos de Eduardo Galeano, Albert Camus, Jorge Luis Borges, Osvaldo Soriano, Nick Hornby y otros autores que encontraron en el fútbol algo más que un deporte: una fuente inagotable de relatos humanos.Porque los mundiales terminan.Los libros también.Pero algunas historias permanecen con nosotros toda la vida.☕⚽

This week's book guest is My Phantoms by Gwendoline Riley.In this episode we discuss Ferrante fever, Albert Camus in hot pants, mothers and Jackie Weaver.Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!Follow Sara & Cariad's Weirdos Book Club on Instagram @saraandcariadsweirdosbookclubProduced by Naomi Parnell Recorded by Naomi Parnell and edited by Aniya Das for Plosive.Artwork by Welcome Studio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this podcast we will be talking about 6 Ways To Enjoy Your Life To The Fullest from the philosophy of Albert Camus. Albert Camus was a French-Algerian philosopher who built his life's work around the philosophy of absurdism.So here are 6 Ways To Enjoy Your Life To The Fullest from the philosophy of Alber Camus - 01. Stop Waiting for Life to Give You a Meaning02. Kill "Hope" 03. Embrace the Daily Grind04. Prioritize the "Quantity" of the Present Over the "Quality"05. Reconnect with the physical world06. RebelWe hope you listening to this podcast and hope this video, from the philosophy of Camus, helps you to enjoy life to the fullest. Albert Camus is one of the greatest French writers and thinkers. He was a philosopher, an author and a journalist. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1957 and his most famous works are The Stranger, The Plague, The Myth of Sisyphus, The Fall, and The Rebel. Camus is one of the most representative figures of the philosophy of the “absurd” or “absurdism,” which is a philosophical movement having as its central hypothesis that human beings exist in a purposeless, chaotic universe. Camus considered that absolute freedom must be balanced with absolute justice - too much freedom leads to the situation when the strong suppresses the weak but too much justice kills freedom, and we need to live and let live. As a promoter of the philosophy of the “absurd”, Camus believed that life has no meaning, that the universe simply exists and that it is indifferent to people's lives. We are like Sisyphus from Greek mythology, forever carrying that heavy rock to the top of the hill, although we know the rock will always fall down and our life's work is meaningless. Our condition might be tragic, but Camus considered that this exact condition hides a blessing in disguise: life does not have a meaning, but we are free to attribute it any meaning we want. His philosophy has inspired a lot of  people in dealing with the absurdity of life and even today, his philosophy is extremely relevant.

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Dans Pourquoi le football publié en 2021, le philosophe Stéphane Floccari noue la pratique sportive du foot et la philosophie... et convoque Michel Platini et Vladimir Jankélévitch, Pelé et Pasolini, Cantona et Cioran. Le peu de morale que je sais, je l'ai appris sur les scènes de théâtre et dans les stades de football, disait le philosophe Albert Camus, prix Nobel de littérature en 1959. Depuis, le football a changé de visage, des centaines de milliards se sont déversés sur les terrains, avec des débordements en tout genre mais le foot reste une passion puissante à l'échelle planétaire, avec des fans venus de tous les horizons... Et les intellectuels ont aussi leur mot à dire sur le sport ! Rabelais ou Ronsard, écrivains et poètes de la Renaissance jouaient déjà à un jeu qui ne s'appelait pas encore football, à une période où la Coupe du monde n'existait pas... Avec les sons d'archives de :  - Jacques Derrida, grand philosophe, penseur de la déconstruction. Il confie sa passion pour le foot, une passion née pendant la guerre alors qu'il vivait jeune homme en Algérie  - Denis Podalydès, de la Comédie française. Il raconte à l'occasion de la victoire de la France en 1998 que sa journée commence par la lecture du journal l'Équipe - Daniel Picouly, écrivain qui parle du « vrai football ».  Avec également le reportage de Jérémie Lanche, à Genève, en Suisse.  Invité : Stéphane Floccari est agrégé et docteur en philosophie, professeur au lycée Marcelin Berthelot, à Saint-Maur-des Fossés, et à l'INSEP (Institut national du sport, de l'expertise et de la performance), à Paris, chargé d'enseignement à la Sorbonne, Stéphane Floccari est, depuis l'enfance, un passionné de football, qu'il a pratiqué dans l'équipe de France des écrivains sportifs. Il est l'auteur de Pourquoi le football ? aux éditions des Belles Lettres en 2021. Il a également publié plus récemment, Le Sport émoi aux éditions Amphora.   Le calendrier de la Coupe du Monde.    Programmation musicale : L'artiste Lescop avec le titre Comète. 

Dans Pourquoi le football publié en 2021, le philosophe Stéphane Floccari noue la pratique sportive du foot et la philosophie... et convoque Michel Platini et Vladimir Jankélévitch, Pelé et Pasolini, Cantona et Cioran. Le peu de morale que je sais, je l'ai appris sur les scènes de théâtre et dans les stades de football, disait le philosophe Albert Camus, prix Nobel de littérature en 1959. Depuis, le football a changé de visage, des centaines de milliards se sont déversés sur les terrains, avec des débordements en tout genre mais le foot reste une passion puissante à l'échelle planétaire, avec des fans venus de tous les horizons... Et les intellectuels ont aussi leur mot à dire sur le sport ! Rabelais ou Ronsard, écrivains et poètes de la Renaissance jouaient déjà à un jeu qui ne s'appelait pas encore football, à une période où la Coupe du monde n'existait pas... Avec les sons d'archives de :  - Jacques Derrida, grand philosophe, penseur de la déconstruction. Il confie sa passion pour le foot, une passion née pendant la guerre alors qu'il vivait jeune homme en Algérie  - Denis Podalydès, de la Comédie française. Il raconte à l'occasion de la victoire de la France en 1998 que sa journée commence par la lecture du journal l'Équipe - Daniel Picouly, écrivain qui parle du « vrai football ».  Avec également le reportage de Jérémie Lanche, à Genève, en Suisse.  Invité : Stéphane Floccari est agrégé et docteur en philosophie, professeur au lycée Marcelin Berthelot, à Saint-Maur-des Fossés, et à l'INSEP (Institut national du sport, de l'expertise et de la performance), à Paris, chargé d'enseignement à la Sorbonne, Stéphane Floccari est, depuis l'enfance, un passionné de football, qu'il a pratiqué dans l'équipe de France des écrivains sportifs. Il est l'auteur de Pourquoi le football ? aux éditions des Belles Lettres en 2021. Il a également publié plus récemment, Le Sport émoi aux éditions Amphora.   Le calendrier de la Coupe du Monde.    Programmation musicale : L'artiste Lescop avec le titre Comète. 

Dans ce nouvel épisode du podcast "Le Journal Imprévisible", Marc Bourreau explore les liens fascinants entre le monde du football et celui de la littérature.Il explique comment des écrivains célèbres comme Albert Camus ou Umberto Eco ont entretenu des rapports étroits avec le ballon rond, et comment le football a inspiré de nombreux auteurs à travers les âges. Des témoignages d'anciens joueurs de l'équipe de France révèlent également leurs goûts littéraires parfois surprenants. Une plongée dans les croisements entre ces deux univers a priori éloignés.Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Der Alltagstrott stellt sich manchmal die Frage nach der Sinnhaftigkeit des Hamsterrades. Albert Camus beschreibt eine Erfahrung, die viele Menschen machen. Wenn uns die Routinen zu ersticken drohen, können wir etwas ändern.

Anmeldung zur kostenfreien Online-Lesung mit Christoph Fromm am 11. Juni um 19 Uhr   In dieser Folge tauchen wir ein in das bewegte Leben und das zeitlose Werk von Albert Camus, einem der bedeutendsten und faszinierendsten französischen Autoren des 20. Jahrhunderts. Aufgewachsen in Algier in bitteren, armen Verhältnissen , ebnete ihm erst die Unterstützung seines Lehrers den Weg zu höherer Bildung und einer lebenslangen Leidenschaft für Philosophie, Literatur und das Theater. Doch Camus war weit mehr als ein Intellektueller am Schreibtisch: Er war ein leidenschaftlicher Fußballtorwart beim Club RUA , dem er nach eigenen Worten alles verdankte, was er über Moral und menschliche Verpflichtungen gelernt hat. Als eine Tuberkulose-Diagnose seine Sportkarriere und seine Pläne, Lehrer zu werden, jäh beendete , fand er durch diesen und viele weitere Schicksalsschläge einen ganz eigenen Zugang zur Welt. Geprägt von persönlichen Enttäuschungen und dem Ersten sowie Zweiten Weltkrieg , entwickelte Camus seine berühmte „Philosophie des Absurden“. Am Beispiel des Mythos von Sisyphos zeigt er uns, dass das menschliche Dasein zwar fundamental sinnlos sein mag, wir das Leben aber gerade deshalb mit maximaler Intensität und Freude leben sollten. Wir beleuchten in dieser Episode seine literarischen Meilensteine wie „Der Fremde“ – dessen Neuverfilmung dieses Jahr, 2026, die Kinos erobert – und den Pandemie-Klassiker „Die Pest“. Erfahrt außerdem, warum Camus als mutiger Journalist im Pariser Widerstand schrieb , wie er sich trotz des Nobelpreises im Jahr 1957 stets als Außenseiter fühlte und warum er bis heute ein absolut allgegenwärtiger und relevanter Denker globaler Zeiten bleibt. Hört rein und entdeckt den Menschen Camus zwischen dem Fußballstadion, der Theaterbühne und den ganz großen Fragen des Lebens!

Ya estarán cansados de escucharme decirlo, pero esta vez vamos a ahondar en ese concepto en sí, en lugar de ligarlo a otra cosa y simplemente mencionarlo.Resulta que -como siempre- estas cosas que pensaba ya fueron desarrolladas por filósofos mucho antes. En este caso, Albert Camus, con sus filosofía del absurdo, estudia cómo los humanos nos creamos conceptos para luego apegarnos a ellos, y frustrarnos al descubrir que no son parte de la realidad.

“We've learned how to tolerate acts of violence, acts of widespread death, disease — that other developed nations simply don't tolerate. And that tolerance manifesting in myriad political failures — all of which go back to our refusal to maturely deal with mortality and issues of grief.” — David Masciotra Earlier this week, we talked to Ece Temelkuran about her book Nation of Strangers, a manifesto about strangers finding one another. But for the cultural critic David Masciotra, strangerdom is the problem rather than the solution. Contemporary America, he argues in his new essay A Country of Strangers, has become a place of death, despair and indifference. Masciotra takes his cue from Albert Camus' 1942 novella The Stranger. Camus' Meursault — the narrator of The Stranger — is a man completely detached from meaning. He attends his own mother's funeral without feeling anything. He murders an Arab man on a beach without motive. He faces his execution with a shrug. Masciotra's argument is that the United States has become Meursault writ large. America's failure is existential rather than political. It is a failure to mourn — a sustained refusal to engage with death, grief, and the weight of history that produces a society of strangers who cannot connect with one another across race, class, or geography. So is Masciotra right? Are we all Meursault now? What can Albert Camus teach us about America? Five Takeaways •       Meursault and America: The Same Detachment: Camus' The Stranger is narrated by Meursault — a man who attends his mother's memorial without feeling, murders an Arab man on a beach without motive, and faces execution with indifference. The novel, Camus said, was his attempt to detail “man's confrontation with absurdity in its nakedness.” Masciotra's argument: this is America now. A country that has adopted Meursault's emotional posture toward mass death. Columbine stopped the nation in 1999. Mass shootings now barely register. That is not political failure. It is existential failure. •       A Failure to Mourn: Masciotra's central thesis: America's deepest problem is its refusal to mourn. Not guilt — he is careful to distinguish mourning from guilt. You can have a national memory that reckons with both what you celebrate and what you grieve. If the Founding Fathers are worth preserving in active memory, so are the people they enslaved. Never properly dealing with the Civil War allowed the resurgence of white supremacist movements. Never properly mourning mass shootings allows them to accelerate. The failure to grieve is not sentimental. It is political. •       Is Meursault Autistic? The Spectrum Reading: Some contemporary critics read Meursault as someone on the autism spectrum — a man whose emotional detachment reflects neurodivergence rather than moral failure. Masciotra is skeptical. His reading: Camus' portrait is one of moral refusal, not neurological condition. The distinction matters for the American parallel: if America's indifference is a structural feature rather than a disease, the remedy is not therapy but political and cultural change. You can't medicate a country into empathy. •       The Colonial Murder and the Racial Hierarchy: Meursault murders an Arab man in French Algeria and feels nothing. Some critics fault Camus for not making colonialism more explicit. Masciotra defends Camus: Meursault doesn't care about anything, including his own mother's death. His indifference to his Arab victim's humanity is the point, not an evasion. The parallel to America: the hierarchy of victims, where Black Americans have historically ranked lower in the eyes of law and institution. David Shipler's 1997 book A Country of Strangers documented the same failure of Black and white Americans to actually talk to one another. •       You Are the First Close White Friends I've Had: Masciotra's friend Alana — a highly educated, cultured Black woman who lived in Chicago — once told him and his wife: “You are the first close white friends I've had.” They said the same back. This, Masciotra argues, is the country of strangers in daily life. Not the horror stories of overt racism. The quieter failure of self-imposed segregation that persists in a society that preaches diversity but, judging from its own behaviour, doesn't really want it. About the Guest David Masciotra is a cultural critic and the author of six books, including Exurbia Now: The Battleground of American Democracy, I Am Somebody: Why Jesse Jackson Matters, and Mellencamp: American Troubadour. He has written for the Progressive, the New Republic, Liberties, and many other publications about politics, literature, and music. His Substack is Absurdia Now. References: •       A Country of Strangers: Death, Despair and Indifference in the US by David Masciotra, CounterPunch, May 1, 2026. •       Albert Camus, The Stranger (1942). Camus' novella, the primary text of the conversation. •       Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus and The Rebel — referenced in the conversation. •       François Ozon, The Stranger (2024 film) — the adaptation that prompted the essay. •       David Shipler, A Country of Strangers: Blacks and Whites in America (1997) — referenced in the conversation. •       Episode 2903: Ece Temelkuran on Nation of Strangers — the companion episode referenced at the opening. About Keen On America Nobody asks more awkward questions than the Anglo-American writer and filmmaker Andrew Keen. In Keen On America, Andrew brings his pointed Transatlantic wit to making sense of the United States — hosting daily interviews about the history and future of this now venerable Republic. With nearly 2,900 episodes since the show launched on TechCrunch in 2010, Keen On America is the most prolific intellectual interview show in the history of podcasting. WebsiteSubstackYouTubeApple PodcastsSpotify Chapters: (00:31) - Introduction: Temelkuran's nation of strangers and Masciotra's country of strangers (01...

Você acha que tudo tem sentido ? Ou que a vida as vezes é absurda ? Neste programa conheça a teoria do Absurdismo de Albert Camus um dos maiores filósofos e escritores dos nossos tempos. Texto e Voz : Leo DaflonGravação : RemotaCapa : IA

ESSENTIEL – COTE JARDIN présenté par Jacques Benhamou. Il reçoit Sylvie Le Bihan pour son livre « L'ami Louis » publié aux éditions Denoël dans lequel elle parle avec cœur de Marcel Camus À propos du livre : « L'ami Louis » paru aux éditions Denoël "Tu vois, Albert et moi, on ne s'est pas connus, on s'est reconnus. Il m'a sauvé... car il est arrivé dans ma vie à un moment où je croyais le bonheur impossible." En 1976, Élisabeth Daguin est engagée par Bernard Pivot pour préparer une émission d'Apostrophes sur Albert Camus. Ses recherches la mènent au grand ami du Nobel de littérature : Louis Guilloux, le fameux auteur du Sang noir, esprit libre, compagnon d'une génération d'écrivains, prix Renaudot 1949 et qui vit désormais à Saint-Brieuc, oublié de tous. Arrivée en Bretagne, Élisabeth rencontre un homme réservé qui se méfie des journalistes. Au fil de leurs échanges, elle découvre le don de "l'ami Louis" pour l'empathie et la fraternité. Sa sagesse offrira à Élisabeth la clé pour se réconcilier avec son passé. À son tour, elle l'aidera à retrouver un amour perdu. Magnifique histoire d'amitié, ce roman est aussi une traversée du XXᵉ siècle littéraire, de Paris à Saint-Brieuc, Londres et Venises, et un hommage vibrant aux "petites gens", à la classe populaire dont Camus et Guilloux étaient les fidèles enfants.

In this episode, I welcome Raphaëlle d'Ornano, founder of Decoding Discontinuity, both an advisory firm and an investment fund, for a conversation about agentic AI, architectural resilience, and what it really means to invest in a world where business models are being fundamentally rewritten.We talked about:Orchestration as the real competitive moat of AI labs: why only 11% of enterprise builders switched AI providers last year despite the switch being technically trivial, and what that paradox reveals about where lock-in actually livesThe concept of architectural resilience: why analysing classical competitive advantages no longer makes sense if a company's terminal value is drifting toward zero because of AIWarren Buffett's castle metaphor revisited: attacks now come from the sky and from the foundations, not through the front doorThe choice of a hedge fund over a venture capital structure: how her framework, companies going to the moon vs. going to zero by 2030, maps better onto public assets across global marketsThe SaaSpocalypse: why historical SaaS categories (horizontal, vertical, infrastructure) are dissolving in a world of agent fleets, and why many companies' defensive positions are, in her view, short-livedThe gap between US and European allocators: not a difference in intelligence, but in physical proximity to the AI labs, creating a lag of several months in real-world understandingThe human side of the transition: how companies that face the truth honestly are beginning to redesign their workflows with intelligence at the core, rather than resisting the inevitableA sharp, unfiltered conversation that gives concrete tools for thinking about company value in the age of agentic AI.Raphaëlle's recommendation: “Letters” by Albert Camus & Maria Casarès https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/313959/letters-by-casares-albert-camus-and-maria/9780241400425Useful links:Raphaëlle d'Ornano: https://www.linkedin.com/in/raphaelle-d-ornano/Decoding Discontinuity : https://www.decodingdiscontinuity.com/Finscale is also available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@finscale.********************Finscale is much more than a podcast. It's an ecosystem that connects key players in the financial sector through networking, coaching, and strategic partnerships.Enjoy listening!Produit par Gokyo Sàrl-S, hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez la Politique de Confidentialité de Finscale et Audiomeans pour plus d'informations.

'Marcelino'  (Los aciertos & Pepitas) es la segunda novela de la también poeta Bibiana Collado Cabrera. La primera fue la exitosa 'Yeguas exhaustas' . Y 'Marcelino' marca la continuidad de lo que ya es un gran novelista. ¿Y quien es Marcelino? Es el narrador y protagonista que nos cuenta su vida, la de un hombre de un mundo de rural de postguerra, un mundo de miseria, de soledades, de aislamiento, de ignorancia, de sufrimiento, pero a la vez de sentimientos, de amor, de ternura, se sexualidad. Un mundo de hombres y mujeres que vivían con el miedo, el silencio y  el dolor de un drama reciente que hoy es memoria . Personas que en muchos casos fueron víctimas de su salud mental sin saber cual era su mal. Novela brillante con la que muchos nos podemos sentir identificados. Además de 'Marcelino' ,  Bibiana Collado nos donado 'El rayo que no cesa' de Miguel Hernández (Lunwerg editores). Y a su lado, además de Àngels Barceló, nuestro bibliotecario  Antonio Martínez Asensio. Y aprovechando que hacíamos el programa Hoy por Hoy desde la Casa Mediterráneo de Alicante, nos habló de cuatro libros donde nuestro Mare Nostrum  tiene mucho protagonismo: 'La Odisea' de Homero (Alianza) , 'El primer hombre' de Albert Camus (Tusquets), 'El cuarteto de Alejandría' de Lawrence Durrell (Edhasa) y  'Libro de requiems' de Mauricio Wiesenthal (Edhasa). Además Martínez Asensio nos dejó el libro que nos contará en su programa 'Un libro, una hora' que será 'Suite francesa" de Iréne Nemirovsky (Salamandra) 

Wat betekent solidariteit in een tijd van individualisme en polarisatie? Filosoof René ten Bos ontleedt dit begrip in de breedste zin van het woord: van de juridische oorsprong in het Romeinse recht tot de kosmische verbondenheid tussen mens en natuur.In dit gesprek onderzoekt Ten Bos met Robert Venroy waarom solidariteit meer is dan naastenliefde en hoe onze verzorgingsstaat, belastingen en zelfs alledaagse gebaren de onzichtbare ruggengraat van onze samenleving vormen. Van de lessen van de Toeslagenaffaire tot de filosofie van Albert Camus: een scherpe analyse van onze onvermijdelijke afhankelijkheid van de ander.---------------------Steun DNWMaak het geluid van de Nieuwe Wereld mogelijk. Zonder uw steun geen DNW! Word lid of doneer:

On retrouve avec un plaisir renouvelé l'écrivain Mauricio Ségura pour discuter de son excellent roman Les amandiers en fleurs, une construction narrative complexe qui aborde la visite d'Albert Camus au Chili à la fin des années 40 avec comme toile de fond, la dictature de Pinochet et la mémoire des  femmes qui ont courageusement combattu la dictature là-bas et ici à Montréal et les traces laissées par ces combats sur leurs familles.  C'est aussi le retour de la chronique de Maxime Laprise qui a (enfin) terminé son doctorat et qui a maintenant le temps de réfléchir aux discours apocalyptiques qui ont clairsemé l'histoire. Fred termine l'épisode avec une réflexion sur les épiceries publiques déjà fortement critiquées (Ô surprise) dans les médias traditionnels. 

Louis Germain fue el maestro que miró a Albert Camus cuando casi nadie más lo hacía. Este Kilómetro habla del poder que tienen las personas comunes para influir en el futuro de otras, y de cómo una mirada a tiempo puede cambiar un destino. Un relato que nos ayuda a entender cómo Camus logró abrirse camino hasta convertirse en una de las grandes figuras de la literatura del siglo XX. Al final, un árbol cobra protagonismo: un árbol decisivo en su vida. ¡A descubrirlo!

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In this video we will be talking about 6 ways to enjoy your life from the philosophy of Albert Camus. Albert Camus is one of the most representative figures of the philosophy of “absurd” or “absurdism". Here are 6 ways you can enjoy your life from the philosophy of Albert Camus- 01. Embrace absurdism02. Embrace the present moment03. Cultivate passions and hobbies04. Choose love05. Travel06. Connect with others I hope you enjoyed watching these 6 ways you can enjoy your from the philosophy of Albert Camus and find them helpful in your life. Albert Camus is one of the greatest French writers and thinkers. He was a philosopher, an author and a journalist. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1957 and his most famous works are The Stranger, The Plague, The Myth of Sisyphus, The Fall, and The Rebel. Camus is one of the most representative figures of the philosophy of the “absurd” or “absurdism,” which is a philosophical movement having as its central hypothesis that human beings exist in a purposeless, chaotic universe. Camus considered that absolute freedom must be balanced with absolute justice - too much freedom leads to the situation when the strong suppresses the weak but too much justice kills freedom, and we need to live and let live. As a promoter of the philosophy of the “absurd”, Camus believed that life has no meaning, that the universe simply exists and that it is indifferent to people's lives. We are like Sisyphus from Greek mythology, forever carrying that heavy rock to the top of the hill, although we know the rock will always fall down and our life's work is meaningless. Our condition might be tragic, but Camus considered that this exact condition hides a blessing in disguise: life does not have a meaning, but we are free to attribute it any meaning we want. His philosophy has inspired a lot of  people in dealing with the absurdity of life and even today, his philosophy is extremely relevant.

Albert Camus - How To Find Meaning In Life (Philosophy of Absurdism)In this video we will be talking about how to find meaning in life from the philosophy of Albert Camus. Albert Camus is one of the most representative figures of the philosophy of the “absurd” or “absurdism,” and his philosophy has inspired a lot of  people in dealing with the absurdity of life. We often feel uprooted, having to choose between more options than ever before, being bombarded by technological devices, innovations, and information, each demanding our attention. So, to help you find your direction, in this video we bring you 5 ways to find meaning in life from the philosophy of Albert Camus.Here are 5 ways to find meaning in life from the philosophy of Albert Camus - 01. Seek something worth dying for 02. Decide your future every day 03. Cultivate love 04. Be your best at each moment 05. Find strength in the darkest moments I hope you enjoyed watching these 5 ways to find meaning in life from the philosophy of Albert Camus and find them helpful in your life. Albert Camus is one of the greatest French writers and thinkers. He was a philosopher, an author and a journalist. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1957 and his most famous works are The Stranger, The Plague, The Myth of Sisyphus, The Fall, and The Rebel. Camus is one of the most representative figures of the philosophy of the “absurd” or “absurdism,” which is a philosophical movement having as its central hypothesis that human beings exist in a purposeless, chaotic universe. Camus considered that absolute freedom must be balanced with absolute justice - too much freedom leads to the situation when the strong suppresses the weak but too much justice kills freedom, and we need to live and let live. As a promoter of the philosophy of the “absurd”, Camus believed that life has no meaning, that the universe simply exists and that it is indifferent to people's lives. We are like Sisyphus from Greek mythology, forever carrying that heavy rock to the top of the hill, although we know the rock will always fall down and our life's work is meaningless. Our condition might be tragic, but Camus considered that this exact condition hides a blessing in disguise: life does not have a meaning, but we are free to attribute it any meaning we want. His philosophy has inspired a lot of  people in dealing with the absurdity of life and even today, his philosophy is extremely relevant.

Albert Camus - How To Live Freely In This Meaningless World (Philosophy Of Absurdism). In this podcast we will be talking about how to be free from the philosophy of Albert Camus. Albert Camus is one of the most representative figures of the philosophy of the “absurd” or “absurdism". The main theory of Camus is to embrace the absurdity of life as a simple fact, without falling into despair. This ability to embrace absurdity means to be free. According to Camus, there are 2 types of freedom: Common Freedom, defined as the ability to choose between different options - for example, whether to take a glass of water from the table or not -  and Absurd Freedom, the ability to live a life without meaning. For Camus, Absurd Freedom is true freedom. In a world without meaning, individuals can discover that they can do whatever they want, while still taking full responsibility for their actions. Without any legitimate pressure from other people, society and so on, we can learn to only follow our inner motivations and personal values. Reaffirming this power coming from such an inner freedom, we as individuals thus create our own meaning of life.So to help you understand how to be more free, we bring you 7 ways to live freely from the philosophy of Albert Camus:01. Believe in freedom 02. Fight for freedom 03. Be creative04. Act rebellious 05. Be free but lawful06. Acknowledge the negative sides of your freedom07. Use your freedom to improve yourselfI hope you enjoyed listening to these 7 ways you can be free from the philosophy of Albert Camus and find them helpful in your life. Albert Camus is one of the greatest French writers and thinkers. He was a philosopher, an author and a journalist. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1957 and his most famous works are The Stranger, The Plague, The Myth of Sisyphus, The Fall, and The Rebel. Camus is one of the most representative figures of the philosophy of the “absurd” or “absurdism,” which is a philosophical movement having as its central hypothesis that human beings exist in a purposeless, chaotic universe. Camus considered that absolute freedom must be balanced with absolute justice - too much freedom leads to the situation when the strong suppresses the weak but too much justice kills freedom, and we need to live and let live. As a promoter of the philosophy of the “absurd”, Camus believed that life has no meaning, that the universe simply exists and that it is indifferent to people's lives. We are like Sisyphus from Greek mythology, forever carrying that heavy rock to the top of the hill, although we know the rock will always fall down and our life's work is meaningless. Our condition might be tragic, but Camus considered that this exact condition hides a blessing in disguise: life does not have a meaning, but we are free to attribute it any meaning we want. His philosophy has inspired a lot of  people in dealing with the absurdity of life and even today, his philosophy is extremely relevant.

In this podcast we will be talking about how to live in the present from the philosophy of Albert Camus. Albert Camus is one of the most representative figures of the philosophy of the “absurd” or “absurdism". Here are 7 ways you can make most of your present from the philosophy of Albert Camus- 01. Have a motivation for living02. Be yourself at all times03.  Live intensively04. Live like a rebel05. Focus on practical things06. Accept the unpredictability of life07. Find happiness in every phase of your lifeI hope you enjoyed listening to these 7 ways you can make most of your present from the philosophy of Albert Camus and find them helpful in your life. Albert Camus is one of the greatest French writers and thinkers. He was a philosopher, an author and a journalist. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1957 and his most famous works are The Stranger, The Plague, The Myth of Sisyphus, The Fall, and The Rebel. Camus is one of the most representative figures of the philosophy of the “absurd” or “absurdism,” which is a philosophical movement having as its central hypothesis that human beings exist in a purposeless, chaotic universe. Camus considered that absolute freedom must be balanced with absolute justice - too much freedom leads to the situation when the strong suppresses the weak but too much justice kills freedom, and we need to live and let live. As a promoter of the philosophy of the “absurd”, Camus believed that life has no meaning, that the universe simply exists and that it is indifferent to people's lives. We are like Sisyphus from Greek mythology, forever carrying that heavy rock to the top of the hill, although we know the rock will always fall down and our life's work is meaningless. Our condition might be tragic, but Camus considered that this exact condition hides a blessing in disguise: life does not have a meaning, but we are free to attribute it any meaning we want. His philosophy has inspired a lot of  people in dealing with the absurdity of life and even today, his philosophy is extremely relevant.

Kate McLennan and Kate McCartney — aka The Kates — chat about Season 2 of Deadloch, the much‑loved Australian send‑up of the murder‑mystery genre. Master French filmmaker François Ozon on his interpretation of Albert Camus' 1942 existential classic The Stranger, and we revisit a conversation with Julia Loktev, director of the acclaimed documentary My Undesirable Friends, about chronicling dissent, friendship and resistance under Putin's Russia (listen to the whole thing here).Presenter, Jason Di RossoProducer, Sarah CorbettSound, Ariel Gross

7 Life Lessons From Albert Camus (Philosophy of Absurdism)In this podcast we will be talking about 7 Life Lessons From Albert Camus. Albert Camus is one of the most representative figures of the philosophy of the “absurd” or “absurdism,” and his philosophy has inspired a lot of  people in dealing with the absurdity of life. So with that in mind, here are 7 important lessons that we can learn from Albert Camus - 01. Create your own meaning for life02. Don't make happiness a distant goal03. Don't be ignorant04. Be a rebel05. Spend time with yourself06. Be flexible07. Choose LoveI hope you enjoyed listening to this podcast and hope these 7 Life Lessons From Albert Camus will add value to your life. Albert Camus is one of the greatest French writers and thinkers. He was a philosopher, an author and a journalist. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1957 and his most famous works are The Stranger, The Plague, The Myth of Sisyphus, The Fall, and The Rebel. Camus is one of the most representative figures of the philosophy of the “absurd” or “absurdism,” which is a philosophical movement having as its central hypothesis that human beings exist in a purposeless, chaotic universe. Camus considered that absolute freedom must be balanced with absolute justice - too much freedom leads to the situation when the strong suppresses the weak but too much justice kills freedom, and we need to live and let live. As a promoter of the philosophy of the “absurd”, Camus believed that life has no meaning, that the universe simply exists and that it is indifferent to people's lives. We are like Sisyphus from Greek mythology, forever carrying that heavy rock to the top of the hill, although we know the rock will always fall down and our life's work is meaningless. Our condition might be tragic, but Camus considered that this exact condition hides a blessing in disguise: life does not have a meaning, but we are free to attribute it any meaning we want. His philosophy has inspired a lot of  people in dealing with the absurdity of life and even today, his philosophy is extremely relevant.

Fabrice Midal, philosophe, fondateur de l'École Occidentale de Méditation et auteur d'une vingtaine de livres dont le dernier, Empêcher que le monde ne se défasse, paru récemment. C'est aussi l'auteur d'un podcast génial.Je le connaissais de loin. J'avais tort de ne pas l'avoir lu plus tôt. Dès qu'on s'est mis à parler, j'ai réalisé qu'on partageait une même manière de regarder le monde : avec inquiétude, mais sans résignation. Avec lucidité sur ce qui fout le camp, et une conviction tenace que quelque chose reste à faire, là, maintenant, à notre échelle.Dans cet épisode, nous parlons de ce que Fabrice appelle la calculabilité généralisée : cette tendance de notre époque à ne considérer comme réel que ce qui se mesure, se gère, se rentabilise. Et comment cette idéologie invisible, qu'on ne voit même plus parce qu'elle est partout, est à l'origine de beaucoup de nos souffrances, de nos burn-out, de notre sentiment d'impuissance collective.J'ai questionné Fabrice sur la différence entre la haine et la colère, sur ce que résister veut vraiment dire, sur pourquoi la méditation est devenue un outil de barbarie dans la majorité des entreprises, et sur ce que Camus, René Char, Etty Hillesum ont à nous dire aujourd'hui. Nous parlons aussi de la distinction entre le sacrifice et l'amour, entre le militantisme et l'engagement, entre réagir et agir.Ce qui m'a le plus frappé dans cette conversation : Fabrice ne propose pas de grand soir. Il propose un pas. Un seul. Et l'idée que ce pas, même invisible, même non mesurable, pourrait changer tout.3. CITATIONS MARQUANTES« Les gens font un burn-out parce qu'ils veulent trop bien faire. Ils ont tellement intégré ce modèle où il faut s'instrumentaliser, sinon on ne va plus trouver sa place. »« Ce qu'on prétend rationnel est très irrationnel. On est obligé de réduire le réel à des équations extrêmement sommaires. Et donc, on oublie non seulement le sensible, mais le réel lui-même. »« On meurt de chagrin. Personne ne meurt de colère. »« Fais ce que tu dois, advienne que pourra. Nous avons à empêcher, dans nos actions au quotidien, que le monde ne s'effondre. »« Ça ne change rien et ça change tout. Ce n'est pas nous qui pouvons mesurer les choses. »4. IDÉES CENTRALES (BIG IDEAS)1. La calculabilité comme idéologie invisible [00:04:57] Notre époque a redéfini le réel : est réel ce qui est calculable, gérable, rentable. Tout le reste, y compris la qualité d'une présence humaine, a été évacué du champ de ce qui compte. Cette idéologie n'est pas neutre : elle produit de la déshumanisation à grande échelle. Pourquoi c'est important : cela requalifie nos problèmes. Ce ne sont pas des problèmes psychologiques, ce sont des problèmes idéologiques. La responsabilité change de camp.2. Dépsychologiser nos souffrances [00:06:00] Le burn-out n'est pas un problème de gestion émotionnelle individuelle. C'est le symptôme d'un modèle qui demande aux gens de s'instrumentaliser pour garder leur place. Remettre la cause dans le système, pas dans la personne, est un geste philosophique et politique. Pourquoi c'est important : ça libère. Et ça déplace l'action possible.3. Colère vs haine : une distinction vitale [00:18:30 – 00:27:00] La colère est saine, elle dit non à l'injustice. Elle est une force de vie, confirmée par l'éthologie, la physiologie, et Descartes lui-même. La haine, elle, veut détruire et jouir de la destruction. Toute résistance qui glisse de la colère vers la haine finit par devenir ce qu'elle combat. Pourquoi c'est important : savoir réussir sa colère, lui donner forme sans la transformer en haine, c'est la condition d'une résistance qui reste humaine.4. Agir sans garantie de résultat [00:15:17 – 00:18:00] Toutes les grandes révolutions, toutes les résistances historiques, ont été faites par des gens qui ne calculaient pas leur impact. Les résistants disaient "je ne pouvais pas faire autrement", pas "j'ai optimisé ma stratégie". Attendre la certitude d'impact avant d'agir, c'est rester prisonnier du système même qu'on veut changer. Pourquoi c'est important : ça autorise à agir maintenant, à sa propre échelle, sans diplôme de héros.5. L'excellence comme acte de résistance ordinaire [00:45:10 – 00:48:00] Sauver le monde n'est pas réservé aux militants. Un médecin qui prend le temps de parler, un cuisinier qui fait à manger avec du cœur : chaque acte fait avec présence empêche que le monde ne se défasse. L'excellence n'est pas la performance calculée, c'est l'humanité mise dans ce qu'on fait. Pourquoi c'est important : ça restitue à chacun une puissance d'agir concrète, immédiate, sans attendre les conditions idéales.6. L'identité comme prison [00:49:39 – 00:51:30] L'injonction contemporaine à se définir, à s'enfermer dans une identité stable, est une illusion. Nous sommes des êtres relationnels, façonnés par le contexte. Ce qui nous libère n'est pas de savoir qui on est, mais d'être en relation. C'est la relation qui guérit. Pourquoi c'est important : cela remet en cause l'individualisme comme fondement de l'action et de l'identité.5. QUESTIONS POSÉES DANS L'INTERVIEWComment toi, tu regardes et tu observes le monde dans lequel on évolue en ce moment ?Pour la plupart des gens, ce qui est réel, c'est ce qui est calculable. Qu'est-ce que ça veut dire concrètement ?Qu'est-ce qui t'effraie dans ce monde ?Tu penses qu'on est dans l'immonde ?Comment tu redescends dans le concret pour traverser cette période, pour les gens qui sont perdus ?Est-ce que c'est possible de vraiment s'extraire de ce modèle ?Tu fais une différence entre la colère et la haine, et tu dis que la colère est saine. C'est quoi une colère réussie ?La méditation n'est-elle pas devenue, elle aussi, un outil de gestion du stress au service du système ?Comment faire son travail bien, dans ce monde-là, sans se trahir ?Qu'est-ce qui te donne envie du futur, toi ?6. RÉFÉRENCES CITÉESPhilosophes et penseursAlbert Camus, Discours de Stockholm (prix Nobel) — titre du livre de Fabrice, fil rouge de l'épisode [00:02:15]Albert Camus, L'Homme révolté — notion de révolte comme condition humaine [00:39:24]Camus vs Sartre, querelle sur la guerre d'Algérie — "entre la justice et ma mère, je préfère ma mère" [00:18:30]Emmanuel Kant — impossibilité de juger sa propre époque de l'extérieur [00:10:36]René Char, Feuillets d'Hypnose — résister sans haine, capitaine Alexandre [00:36:34]Simone Weil (philosophe), Note sur la suppression générale des partis politiques (1944) — danger de renoncer à penser par soi-même [00:21:31]Spinoza — la joie comme carburant de l'action, évoqué par Greg [00:40:42]Descartes — un être humain qui ne peut pas se mettre en colère n'est plus un être humain [00:25:00]Figures historiques et spirituellesEtty Hillesum — jeune femme déportée pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, figure de résistance intérieure, textes lumineux redécouverts il y a 30 ans [00:34:04]Arnaud Beltrame, lieutenant-colonel mort à Trèbes — distinction sacrifice vs amour [00:43:30]Nelson Mandela — agir sans calcul, tenir debout [00:47:21]Le Bouddha — premier acte : déconstruire les castes et l'exclusion des femmes. Mécompréhension généralisée du bouddhisme [00:28:21]Saint François d'Assise — "Sœur la lune, frère arbre", la création comme fraternité [00:04:57]Références culturelles et littérairesKabale juive — la légende des dix justes qui empêchent le monde d'être détruit [00:57:47]Satish Kumar — "leçon de dépendance", nous sommes des êtres dépendants les uns des autres [00:51:00]Œdipe (Sophocle) — les apparences trompeuses [00:04:57]Livres de Fabrice MidalEmpêcher que le monde ne se défasse — dernier livre, fil conducteur de l'épisodeFoutez-vous la paix — burn-out, auto-instrumentalisation, colère7. TIMESTAMPS CLÉS (YOUTUBE)00:00 — Introduction : se réjouir du futur sans naïveté ni fatalisme 00:01:42 — Entrée en matière : comment Fabrice regarde le monde aujourd'hui 00:02:15 — Le titre du livre : ce que Camus voulait dire par "empêcher que le monde ne se défasse" 00:04:07 — Ce qui effraie vraiment Fabrice : la calculabilité comme nouvelle définition du réel 00:06:00 — Burn-out : ce n'est pas un problème psychologique, c'est un problème idéologique 00:08:05 — Le réel comme construction idéologique : économie vs écologie, même combat 00:13:01 — Ce qu'on prétend rationnel est profondément irrationnel 00:15:17 — Comment agir sans garantie de résultat : la leçon des grands résistants 00:18:30 — Haine vs colère : la distinction la plus importante du livre 00:20:14 — Militantisme vs engagement : être contre vs être pour 00:22:48 — Pourquoi la colère est saine, selon Descartes, l'éthologie et la physiologie 00:28:05 — La méditation instrumentalisée : quand elle devient un outil de l'immonde 00:31:09 — Le capitalisme absorbe tout : du self-care au développement personnel 00:33:06 — S'extraire du système ? Non. Remettre du monde là où il n'y en a plus 00:34:04 — Etty Hillesum : rester debout et digne dans l'effondrement 00:36:07 — René Char, Camus, Frankl : les résistants comme boussole 00:40:42 — Joie vs amour : le désaccord amical entre Greg et Fabrice 00:43:30 — Arnaud Beltrame : la différence entre le sacrifice et l'amour 00:45:10 — Sauver le monde commence par faire son travail bien 00:48:43 — Les contradictions font partie de la vie : personne n'est à la hauteur, et c'est soulageant 00:51:00 — L'identité comme illusion : nous sommes des êtres relationnels 00:54:00 — Ce qui donne de l'élan à Fabrice : l'amour et le goût de l'effort 00:57:47 — La légende des dix justes : on ne sait pas si on sauve le monde, et c'est pour ça qu'on le fait 00:59:03 — Clore et ouvrir : fermer la porte au découragement, ouvrir celle du premier pas Suggestion d'autres épisodes à écouter : #388 Comment cultiver la joie quand tout s'effondre? avec Mai Hua (https://audmns.com/njAMVyL) #335 Trouver du reconfort dans un monde en chaos avec Marie Robert (https://audmns.com/ICuFMra) [SOLO ] Reprendre goût au futur dans un monde en crise (https://audmns.com/fKSFkcw)Hébergé par Audiomeans. 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Joe Folley joins me for a conversation on Albert Camus and the absurdist response to the death of God. We begin by comparing and contrasting Camus and Nietzsche, and their differing approaches to the devaluation of values. Taking inspiration from Nietzsche, Camus searches for an attitude to life akin to amor fati, but defined by a defiance against dogmatic certainties and nihilistic abandonment of life's struggles. We also consider the influence from Descartes, the Stoics, and Schopenhauer on Camus' thought. In the latter half of the conversation, we explore the meaning behind philosophy's attempts at consolation; the question of the suspension of judgment versus the affirmation of certainties; the arguments between analytic and continental philosophers; the philosophers who have bridged the divide; the classical versus romantic worldviews; and the value of truths of a vague or emotional nature that can only be conveyed through art.

Péter Magyar, leader of the Tisza party, has promised closer ties with the European Union - and an anti-corruption drive - after winning the Hungarian election. The 45-year-old defeated Viktor Orbán, of the Fidesz party, who had ruled the country for 16 years. Also, Iran has said it won't submit to threats from the US after President Trump said the American military would start blockading the Strait of Hormuz from Monday afternoon. Peru's election authority says it will be reopening some polls after tens of thousands of people were unable to vote in Sunday's Presidential election. We hear how a lack of basic sanitation in Zambia is putting mothers at high risk of maternal sepsis. French film director, Francois Ozon, talks about adapting the work of philosopher Albert Camus. And, in golf, Rory McIlroy has become only the fourth man ever to win successive Masters titles.The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight. Get the news that matters, delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends, plus special bonus episodes reacting to urgent breaking stories. Follow or subscribe now and never miss a moment. Get in touch: globalpodcast@bbc.co.uk

durée : 00:03:53 - Le Pourquoi du comment : philo - par : Frédéric Worms - De la crainte du déséquilibre, associé à la folie, à la fascination pour le funambule, de la balance de la justice à la tension de l'arc chez Albert Camus, l'équilibre, au-delà du rapport de force, définit la place du corps vivant dans l'univers. - réalisation : Luc-Jean Reynaud

Conocemos la vida de Albert Camus con su biógrafo Javier Marrodán, autor de Albert Camus: La nostalgia de Dios. ¡No te lo pierdas!

La biografía de Albert Camus, los sentimientos por los PDFs con Jesús Alcoba, la cara oculta de la Luna y Me hablo bonito.

"The Stranger" is a 2025 drama film written and directed by François Ozon, based on Albert Camus's 1942 novel "The Stranger". Benjamin Voisin stars in the lead role of Meursault, alongside Rebecca Marder, Pierre Lottin, Swann Arlaud, and Denis Lavant. The film had its world premiere in the main competition of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival, where it was nominated for the Golden Lion. Ozon was kind enough to spend some time talking with us about his work and experience making the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now playing in NY, LA, San Francisco, Washington DC, Portland, Indianapolis, Baltimore, with a national expansion to follow from Music Box Films. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the review show this week: critics Muriel Zagha and Tahmima Anam review Francois Ozon's film The Stranger., based on the Albert Camus novel which has often been described as unfilmable.Amitav Ghosh's novel Ghost Eye, set in India and dealing with parallel timelines, multiple global locations, environmental catastrophe and a young girl with mysterious powers. Jim Jarmusch's latest film Father Mother Sister Brother won the Golden Lion award at Venice. Are our critics won over?Plus, is it ok for theatre audiences to take pictures at curtain calls? Following Lesley Manville's complaints on last week's Front Row, Tom Sutcliffe debates the issue with theatre critics David Benedict and Kate Maltby. Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe Producer: Oliver Jones

Some exciting news—The Take is now on Patreon: www.patreon.com/kermodeandmayo Become a Vanguardista or an Ultra Vanguardista to get video episodes of Take Two every week, plus member-only chat rooms, polls and submissions to influence the show, behind-the-scenes photos and videos, the monthly Redactor's Roundup newsletter, and access to a new fortnightly LIVE show—a raucous, unfiltered lunchtime special with the Good Doctors, new features, and live chat so you can heckle, vote, and have your questions read out in real time. Fresh film talk and finely tuned cinematic debate await in this week's episode of Kermode & Mayo's Take. The Good Doctors return with their trademark blend of insight and irreverence, casting a critical eye over the latest arrivals on the big screen. Leading the lineup is Father Mother Sister Brother, the latest slanted family drama from Jim Jarmusch, with an all-star cast including Adam Driver, Cate Blanchett, and Charlotte Rampling. Then on to some moody existentialism with The Stranger, an adaptation of Albert Camus' seminal novel, directed by François Ozon—who was our guest a couple of weeks back. And finally, The Undertone, a podcast-based, sound-forward horror—but will it resonate with Mark? He'll also be reviewing Glenrothan—a warming, Scottish-set tale of family reunion through whisky, directed by Brian Cox. Simon sits down with this formidable acting talent to discuss his turn to directing. Cox reflects on the changes and challenges of moving behind the camera, and what we can expect from his feature debut. All that alongside a generous helping of listener correspondence, probably some spirited disagreement, and the familiar flickers of presenter exasperation—another essential listen for wittertainees the world over. You can contact the show by emailing correspondence@kermodeandmayo.com or you can find us on social media, @KermodeandMayo Please take our survey and help shape the future of our show: https://www.kermodeandmayo.com/survey EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/take Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Sony Music Entertainment production. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow us @sonypodcasts To advertise on this show contact: podcastadsales@sonymusic.com Timecodes: 00:00:00 Show starts 00:12:02 Father Mother Sister Brother review 00:20:31 Download Chart 00:31:55 Brian Cox interview 00:45:27 Laughter Lift 00:49:49 Undertone review 01:01:30 The Stranger review Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The meaning of life is, as Albert Camus put it, the most urgent question in philosophy – the one on which everything else depends. Yet, when Western philosophy looks to answer this question, it paces up and down the same old libraries – the same shelves filled with the same assumptions about what counts as a self, a good life, and what happens after death. African philosophy of religion has been neglected in this area. Not because it has nothing to say – but because we haven't been listening. Today, we'll be exploring this tradition – that is, African philosophy – on the meaning of life with Dr Aribiah David Attoe, Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa. Dr Attoe has published several books – including The Question of Life's Meaning: An African Perspective, and African Perspectives to the Question of Life's Meaning – as well as numerous articles and special journal issues on today's topic, bringing these globally neglected traditions into dialogue with mainstream philosophy. In this episode, we'll explore what it means to live meaningfully with others – not merely alongside them. We'll ask how harmony differs from conformity, and whether communal ideals can protect outsiders. And, most importantly, we'll confront life and death head-on: whether it's possible to find meaning, and – if not – how we should live in a meaningless world. This episode is produced in partnership with The Global Philosophy of Religion Project at University of Birmingham, funded by the John Templeton Foundation. Links Aribiah David Attoe, Publications Global Philosophy of Religion Project 2

Lo straniero, l'ultimo film di François Ozon, rilegge il classico di Albert Camus. Gilberto Gil, uno dei padri fondatori della musica popolare brasiliana, torna in concerto a Roma e a Milano, Vladimir è una serie tv Netflix ambientata nel mondo accademico, al FOG festival di Milano arriva Mi madre y el dinero di Anacarsis Ramos, uno spettacolo di teatro documentario messicano. CONCatherine Cornet, arabista che collabora con InternazionaleAlberto Riva, giornalista e scrittore che collabora con InternazionaleValentina Pigmei, giornalista che collabora con InternazionaleMattia Palma, critico teatrale e dramaturgLo straniero: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWPhV3DALBk Gilberto Gil: https://youtu.be/HB8vbB5ILUU?si=GK1c15gM3AhfUCGoVladimir: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLeJ0CysmN8&t=35sMi madre y el dinero: https://triennale.org/eventi/mi-madre-y-el-dinero-anacarsis-ramos-fog-2026Ci piacerebbe sapere cosa pensi di questo episodio. Scrivici a podcast@internazionale.it Se ascolti questo podcast e ti piace, abbonati a Internazionale. È un modo concreto per sostenerci e per aiutarci a garantire ogni giorno un'informazione di qualità. Vai su internazionale.it/abbonatiConsulenza editoriale di Chiara NielsenProduzione di Claudio Balboni e Vincenzo De SimoneMusiche di Tommaso Colliva e Raffaele ScognaDirezione creativa di Jonathan Zenti

À l'occasion des 30 ans de la compagnie Käfig, fondée par Mourad Merzouki, plongez au cœur d'une aventure artistique hors du commun avec cinq podcasts exclusifs. À travers ces épisodes, découvrez les racines de la compagnie, son élan créatif, ainsi que celles et ceux qui la font vivre, sur scène comme en coulisses.Pour débuter, un moment privilégié : une conversation enregistrée en public entre Mourad Merzouki et ses assistants chorégraphes, Marjorie Hannoteaux et Kader Belmoktar. Entre souvenirs partagés, confidences et regards croisés, ils retracent les grandes étapes du répertoire et de cette histoire collective.On les écoute avec joie,

Cette conversation a été enregistrée avec public le 29 mars à Bron au Théâtre Albert Camus et imaginée avec les équipes de la compagnie Käfig.

Brad Onishi sits down with therapist and author Jay Stringer to explore his new book Desire, a deep dive into how we form identity, intimacy, and meaning in a world shaped by shame and disconnection. Jay reflects on his upbringing as a pastor's kid immersed in evangelical purity culture, including harmful messaging around sexuality reinforced by spaces like Liberty University. Together, they unpack how teachings that equate arousal with sin create lifelong shame cycles, especially for young men, and how cultural artifacts like Every Man's Battle reinforced these patterns. The conversation introduces the concept of differentiation—borrowed from biology—as a key to healthy relationships, using the metaphor of a symphony to illustrate how individuality enables deeper intimacy rather than threatening it. From there, Brad and Jay broaden the lens to examine what it means to live a meaningful life in 2026. Drawing on thinkers like Annie Dillard and Albert Camus, they explore how meaning emerges not in spite of life's absurdity, but in response to it. They discuss the stories we inherit, the “provisional selves” we construct, and the midlife invitation to interrogate what we've been taught to value. The episode also tackles masculinity and vulnerability, arguing that domination and hyper-masculinity often mask unaddressed trauma, and that true connection requires risk and emotional honesty. Ultimately, they frame defiance—not despair—as the path forward: a refusal to believe our lives don't matter, and a commitment to building lives rooted in connection, purpose, and resistance to dehumanizing cultural forces. Subscribe for $3.65: ⁠https://axismundi.supercast.com/⁠ Subscribe to our free newsletter: ⁠https://swaj.substack.com/⁠ Order American Caesar by Brad Onishi: ⁠https://static.macmillan.com/static/essentials/american-caesar-9781250427922/⁠ Donate to SWAJ: https://axismundi.supercast.com/donations/new Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The book of Ecclesiastes has puzzled readers for millennia with its unflinching observations about absurdity, meaninglessness, vanity, and futility. Biblical scholar Jesse Peterson joins Evan Rosa to discuss his book, Qoheleth and the Philosophy of Value, bringing contemporary philosophy into dialogue with this ancient text and reflecting on what happens when a sage confronts the gap between expectation and reality. "Can you view your work, your toil, not just as a means to a further end? Can you rather turn to simply enjoy the work itself?" Together they discuss the distinction between meaning and value, why Qoheleth denies lasting significance while affirming joy, the harm of death and the death of memory, Ecclesiastes and Camus's absurdism, and the book's surprising message about enjoyment as an intrinsic good. Episode Highlights "I think what's at the heart of the Book of Ecclesiastes is just to say, maybe not, maybe there isn't a direct line between what you do and what the result will be." "It's not just that you'll physically die, but meaning that you've accrued in your life, if there was such a thing, that dies with you." "In this moment of working on what I'm working on, whatever it is, I am fully alive." "You have a little piece of the pie, and just own it. Absorb yourself into whatever that may be." "Can you view your work, your toil, not just as a means to a further end? Can you rather turn to simply enjoy the work itself?" About Jesse Peterson Jesse Peterson is an Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies in the School of Theology and Honors Program at George Fox University. He previously taught at Purdue University, Fordham University, and St. John's University. He earned a PhD in Hebrew Bible from Durham University (UK), an MDiv from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and a BA in music and Jewish studies from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. His work on Ecclesiastes has appeared in Harvard Theological Review, Vetus Testamentum, and the Journal of Theological Studies. He is the author of Qoheleth and the Philosophy of Value (Cambridge University Press). Helpful Links and Resources Qoheleth and the Philosophy of Value, by Jesse Peterson https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/qoheleth-and-the-philosophy-of-value/877B040C17EE8B9DD60174DEC7C306F7 Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi: https://www.amazon.com/Flow-Psychology-Experience-Perennial-Classics/dp/0061339202 Featured music by the Jesse Peterson Quartet https://jessepetersonquartet.bandcamp.com/album/man-of-the-earth Show Notes The most philosophical book in the Bible Bringing Ecclesiastes into dialogue with contemporary philosophy of value Jaco Gericke's Hebrew Bible and Philosophy of Religion as catalyst Authorship: why scholars date Ecclesiastes to the 3rd century BCE The Solomonic persona and the epilogue problem Amal (toil) and yitron (gain): does life add up? Qoheleth as businessman: commercial language for philosophy Three theories of meaning: subjectivism, consequentialism, intersubjectivism "Maybe there isn't a direct line between what you do and what the result will be" Brueggemann's orientation, disorientation, new orientation The absurd: expectation vs. reality, linking Qoheleth to Camus "Meaning that you've accrued in your life, if there was such a thing, that dies with you" The same fate for all: wise and foolish, human and animal Epicurus and the harm of death Hebrew anthropology: dust plus life-breath, no afterlife The carpe diem passages: "Go eat your bread with joy" Joy as robust, not narcotic—enjoying toil as an end in itself "In this moment of working on what I'm working on, I am fully alive" Csikszentmihalyi's Flow and the autotelic experience "Just own it. Absorb yourself into whatever that may be." #Ecclesiastes #Qoheleth #PhilosophyOfValue #MeaningInLife #BiblicalStudies #HebrewBible #WisdomLiterature #CarpeDiem #Absurdity #ForTheLifeOfTheWorld Production Notes This podcast featured Jesse Peterson Edited and Produced by Evan Rosa Hosted by Evan Rosa Production Assistance by Noah Senthil A Production of the Yale Center for Faith & Culture at Yale Divinity School https://faith.yale.edu/about Support For the Life of the World podcast by giving to the Yale Center for Faith & Culture: https://faith.yale.edu/give

This is part two of our conversation with Dr. Joel Vos. If you haven't listened to part one yet, we recommend starting there first.In this episode, Andrew and Joel pick up where they left off, moving from the taxonomy of meaning at work into some of the harder questions about what happens when meaning goes unrealized, and what that costs individuals and societies alike.Joel draws on Albert Camus, his own clinical experience with radicalized individuals, and a systematic review of over 600 studies to make a case that extremism and polarization are, at their core, meaning problems, and that understanding them as such changes how we respond.Together, Andrew and Joel examine the MOSAIC framework Joel developed to explain how people cope when meaningful lives feel out of reach, and what leaders, organizations, and institutions can actually do to address that gap, including Joel's argument that meaningful work should be recognized as a human right.Key TakeawaysWhen people cannot realize the meanings that matter most to them, and non-extreme strategies repeatedly fail, radicalization becomes a predictable response rather than an aberration.Joel's concept of "existential compassion" offers a different starting point for engaging with people whose views we find troubling: genuine curiosity about what they actually want from their lives, before any attempt at debate or correction.The MOSAIC framework reframes coping with unfulfilled meaning as something that can be understood, supported, and redirected toward more constructive forms of change.Joel argues that protecting people's capacity to live meaningfully, including in their work, needs to move from an abstract aspiration to a legal and institutional commitment.Why This Episode MattersThe polarization, disengagement, and quiet desperation showing up in workplaces and in politics are often treated as separate problems with separate solutions.Joel's work suggests they may share a common root, and that organizations and leaders who understand that connection are better positioned to respond to it honestly, rather than just managing its symptoms.About Our GuestDr. Joel Vos is a Senior Lecturer (Research) in the Doctorate in Counselling Psychology at the Metanoia Institute in London. His work sits at the intersection of meaning in life research, existential psychology, and socioeconomic history, and he brings both rigorous empirical grounding and decades of clinical practice to this conversation. His book The Economics of Meaning in Life draws on a systematic review of thousands of studies on meaning, economics, and wellbeing.

The meaning of life is, as Albert Camus put it, the most urgent question in philosophy – the one on which everything else depends. Yet, when Western philosophy looks to answer this question, it paces up and down the same old libraries – the same shelves filled with the same assumptions about what counts as a self, a good life, and what happens after death. African philosophy of religion has been neglected in this area. Not because it has nothing to say – but because we haven't been listening. Today, we'll be exploring this tradition – that is, African philosophy – on the meaning of life with Dr Aribiah David Attoe, Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa. Dr Attoe has published several books – including The Question of Life's Meaning: An African Perspective, and African Perspectives to the Question of Life's Meaning – as well as numerous articles and special journal issues on today's topic, bringing these globally neglected traditions into dialogue with mainstream philosophy. In this episode, we'll explore what it means to live meaningfully with others – not merely alongside them. We'll ask how harmony differs from conformity, and whether communal ideals can protect outsiders. And, most importantly, we'll confront life and death head-on: whether it's possible to find meaning, and – if not – how we should live in a meaningless world. ___ This episode is produced in partnership with The Global Philosophy of Religion Project at University of Birmingham, funded by the John Templeton Foundation. Links Aribiah David Attoe, Publications Global Philosophy of Religion Project 2

“You would not want to be me.” — Elon MuskYesterday I argued that Dario Amodei is the most interesting man in America because he's doing something nobody else has the balls to do: acting like a human being in public. Elon Musk is the opposite. He has the balls — nobody would deny that — but what's missing is the human-being. Or perhaps Elon is all-too-human, which explains why so many of us — including myself — loathe him.Charles Steel, a London investor, doesn't loathe Elon. In fact, he's self-published a book about him: The Curious Mind of Elon Musk: Nine Ways He Thinks Differently. Rather than an Elon hagiography, Steel insists, it's an attempt to explain why Musk admirers don't fully understand him, and the Hate-Elon crowd would probably loathe him for different reasons even if they had full navigation rights to his mind.As I said, I'm in the second camp. My dislike of Musk is political — the cosying up to Trump, the DOGE fiasco, the embrace of far-right groups, the transformation of Twitter into a safe space for misanthropes. But Steel makes a case that, in our therapeutic culture, might be harder for some to dismiss: Musk's “curious mind” is the product of childhood bullying, high-functioning autism, an abusive father, and an existential crisis resolved not by philosophy but by The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Apparently Elon read Nietzsche and that, of course, only compounded his existential crisis. Probably because Nietzsche was warning us about a future dominated by philistines like Elon Musk.In navigating the Musk mind, Steel discovers three traits: hyper-rationality, existential angst, and belligerence. Lots of Silicon Valley founders have the first. Some have the second. Almost none have the third. The combination produces a man who genuinely believes that the scientific method — the right of anyone to criticize anything — is a secular religion, and that “wokeness” is a competing religion that must be destroyed. Whether or not you buy this self-serving argument, Steel might be right to stress a Musk worldview — even if that worldview is often childishly indefensible.I suggested to Steel that Musk is trapped in a Hobbesian state of nature — frozen alone, unable to read other people, incapable of separating himself from himself. A kind of naturally narcissistic state. This is what I most dislike about Elon. That he's normalizing this state of nature. Nietzsche might (like his contemporary disciple Peter Thiel) have called him the Anti-Christ. He's certainly the anti-Dario. Five Takeaways•       Musk Is the Anti-Dario: Amodei acts like a human being in public. Musk has the balls but what's missing is the human-being. Or perhaps he's all-too-human, which explains why so many of us loathe him. The contrast between them is the story of Silicon Valley in 2026.•       Steel's Case Is Harder to Dismiss Than You'd Think: Musk's “curious mind” is the product of childhood bullying, high-functioning autism, an abusive father, and an existential crisis resolved not by philosophy but by The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. He read Nietzsche and it made things worse. Probably because Nietzsche was warning us about philistines like Musk.•       Three Traits: Hyper-Rationality, Angst, and Belligerence: Lots of Silicon Valley founders have the first. Some have the second. Almost none have the third. The combination produces a man who believes the scientific method is a secular religion and wokeness is a competing one that must be destroyed. Whether or not you buy this self-serving argument, Steel might be right to stress a Musk worldview — even if it's often childishly indefensible.•       Trapped in a Hobbesian State of Nature: Musk is frozen alone, unable to read other people, incapable of separating himself from himself. A kind of naturally narcissistic state. What's most dangerous about Elon is that he's normalising this state of nature for the rest of us.•       The Anti-Christ and the Anti-Dario: Nietzsche might, like his contemporary disciple Peter Thiel, have called Musk the Anti-Christ. He's certainly the anti-Dario. The contrast between Amodei and Musk is the story of Silicon Valley — and perhaps America — in 2026. About the GuestCharles Steel is a London-based investor and writer. He has worked with Tony Blair and Save the Children. His book The Curious Mind of Elon Musk: Nine Ways He Thinks Differently is self-published and out now. His next project is on Albert Camus.References:•       The Curious Mind of Elon Musk: Nine Ways He Thinks Differently by Charles Steel — the book under discussion.•       Episode 2835: Why Dario Amodei Might Be the 21st Century's First Real Leader — yesterday's TWTW, the direct counterpoint.•       Zero to One by Peter Thiel — referenced by Steel on Asperger-like traits and Silicon Valley success.•       The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams — the book Musk credits with resolving his existential crisis.•       The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus — Steel's next project, and the question he'd most like to discuss with Musk.About Keen On AmericaNobody asks more awkward questions than the Anglo-American writer and filmmaker Andrew Keen. In Keen On America, Andrew brings his pointed Transatlantic wit to making sense of the United States — hosting daily interviews about the history and future of this now venerable Republic. With nearly 2,800 episodes since the show launched on TechCrunch in 2010, Keen On America is the most prolific intellectual interview show in the history of podcasting.WebsiteSubstackYouTubeApple PodcastsSpotify Chapters:(00:00) - Introduction: I'm not a great fan of Elon Musk (02:05) - Is Musk on the spectrum? (03:56) - The meaning of life and the philosophy of curiosity (05:58) - Childhood bullying, an abusive father, and Musk as casualty (06:53) - “You would not want to be me” (08:38) - Hobbes, the state of nature, and Musk as pre-social man (10:29) - Should we try to be less normal? (12:15) - Racism, empathy, and the missing human attributes (14:14) - Goebbels comparison: when does curiosity become offensive? (15:52) - Why is it always the right? Musk and wokeness (17:18) - The curious mind as mirror of ou...

In this episode, Jeremiah and E are discussing Albert Camus and the Myth of Sisyphus.  Though life does not inherently owe us meaning, meaning can still be found, nonetheless.  The tension between what we want and what we get can lead to suffering, but it can also be the key to freeing us.As always, thank you for listening along with us.  If you'd like to know more about the podcast or if you'd like to connect with us, please visit our website at https://goodtotalk.co. Also, for more rich media content, check out our sister project Good To Self at https://goodtoself.co.

”The need to be right is the sign of a vulgar mind.”Albert Camus 

Becky, Holly, Jakob, and Austin talk about books of the 2020s, trends in reading and publishing, our hopes for the future, and a couple of predictions for the next big thing. This reading data: https://www.arts.gov/stories/blog/2024/federal-data-reading-pleasure-all-signs-show-slump Books mentioned include: Spillover by David Quammen, The Great Influenza by John M. Barry, The Plague by Albert Camus, The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio, Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez,  These Precious Days and Tom Lake by Ann Patchett, The Vulnerables by Sigrid Nunez, The Sentence by Louise Erdrich, There is a Door in This Darkness by Kristin Cash ore, All Fours by Miranda July, Book Lovers by Emily Henry, Caste by Isabel Wilkerson, What Were We Thinking by Carlos Lozada, Surviving Autocracy by Masha Gessen, Just Us by Claudia Rankine, The Trees by Percival Everett, Agatha of Little Neon by Claire Luchette, Intimacies and A Separation by Katie Kitamura, Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe, Ducks by Kate Beaton, The Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty, The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson, Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver, The Most by Jessica Anthony, The God of the Woods by Liz Moore, Autocracy Inc by Anne Applebaum, Eastbound by Maylis de Kerangal, Doppleganger by Naomi Klein, Detransition, Baby by Torry Peters, Woodworking by Emily St. James, Disappoint Me by Nicola Dinan, Diary of a Misfit by Casey Parks, Jesus Wept by Philip Shenon, Romney by McKay Coppins, Motherland by Julia Ioffe, The Gales of November by John U. Bacon, Murderland by Caroline Fraser, King of Kings by Scott Anderson, All the Way to the River by Elizabeth Gilberty, Challenger by Adam Higginbotham, More Everything Forever by Adam Becker, Red White and Whole by Rajani LaRocca, The Midnight Children by Dan Gemeinhart, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab, Wanderhome by Jay Dragon, Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin, Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros, The House in the Cerulean sea by TJ Klune, Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt, The Women by Kristin Hannah, Dog Man series by Dav Pilkey,  The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins, Alchemised by SenLinYu, Convent Wisdom by Ana Garriga and Carment Urbita, The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo, We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom, Berry Song by Michaela Goade, Legendary Frybread Drive-In edited by Cynthia Leitich Smith, Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley, The Tragedy of True Crime by John J. Lennon, The Friday Afternoon Club by Griffin Dunne,  We Tell Ourselves Stories by Alissa Wilkinson, Didion and Babitz by Lili Anolik, Enshittification by Cory Doctorow, The Correspondent by Virginia Evans, Back After This by Linda Holmes, The Caretaker by Ron Rash And authors Patricia Lockwood,  Claire Keegan, Rachel Kushner, Timothy Snyder, Helen Garner, Casey Plett, Mr Beast/James Patterson, Stephen Graham Jones, Silvia Moreno Garcia, and more!

Send a textThis week on the ole pod john: Twitch streamers descend on Black Cat, The Wrecking Crew vs. The Smashing Machine, and deciding whether life is worth living (Albert Camus's words, not mine).  Support the showThanks for listening! Listen, rate, subscribe and other marketing type slogans! Here's my Insta: @dannypalmernyc @thedannypalmershow@blackcatcomedy (NYC stand-up show every Friday at 9 pm. 172 Rivington St.) And subscribe to my Patreon? Maybe? If you know how to? I don't know how it works. Let's just leave this thing be: https://www.patreon.com/thedannypalmershow

Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 2875: Margo Aaron challenges the simplistic worldview of dividing people into "good guys" and "bad guys," urging us to confront the gray areas of human nature. By exploring how certainty can lead to intellectual laziness and moral self-deception, she invites us to embrace nuance, self-awareness, and the uncomfortable truth that we are all capable of both harm and healing. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.thatseemsimportant.com/psychology/good-guys-and-bad-guys/ Quotes to ponder: “There are no bad people, only bad behaviors.” “We divide the world into good guys and bad guys when we feel uncertain.” “Blind adherence to a team isn't loyalty, it's lazy.” Episode references: Letters to a German Friend by Albert Camus: https://www.amazon.com/Resistance-Rebellion-Death-Albert-Camus/dp/0679764011 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 2875: Margo Aaron challenges the simplistic worldview of dividing people into "good guys" and "bad guys," urging us to confront the gray areas of human nature. By exploring how certainty can lead to intellectual laziness and moral self-deception, she invites us to embrace nuance, self-awareness, and the uncomfortable truth that we are all capable of both harm and healing. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.thatseemsimportant.com/psychology/good-guys-and-bad-guys/ Quotes to ponder: "There are no bad people, only bad behaviors." "We divide the world into good guys and bad guys when we feel uncertain." "Blind adherence to a team isn't loyalty, it's lazy." Episode references: Letters to a German Friend by Albert Camus: https://www.amazon.com/Resistance-Rebellion-Death-Albert-Camus/dp/0679764011