Episode 41: Albert Camus on Rebellion and the Threat of Totality

Feb 5, 2021 · 42m 22s
Episode 41: Albert Camus on Rebellion and the Threat of Totality
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In this extremely 20th-Century video, hear a summary of Camus's thinking on Nihilism, Absurdity, and political revolutions. What causes people to rebel against the status quo, and once they do,...

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In this extremely 20th-Century video, hear a summary of Camus's thinking on Nihilism, Absurdity, and political revolutions. What causes people to rebel against the status quo, and once they do, why does it always seem to lead to total meltdown until all narratives and shared values are destroyed? Can we live after the "death of God?" Is the state ever justified in squashing rebellion? Is deconstruction good when the institutions are bad? Are the secret police progressive and good and necessary in a way that rebellious people just can't understand? Is the state ever justified in murdering its opponents? If not, what "checks" it?

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