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Date of upload: May 23, 2021 ^^
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For me, the difference between Camus and Sartre is that you can find Camus' most famous novels in a used bookstore fully marked up and underlined--they were read, re-read, and read again very closely. Sartre, on the other hand, is hard to find in a used bookstore. In a regular bookstore, the only thing you're likely to find is Being and Nothingness--new, and unread. Odds are, you'll buy it in your 20's and it'll gather dust on your shelf well into your 40's. Maybe it says more about our culture than the writers, but the people have spoken.
My own copy of The Stranger passed through at least 6 owners and is as marked up as a subway bathroom. I like that about it.
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I truly appreciate what you're doing. Philosophy has been a lifelong interest of mine, but I sometimes go for periods of time without delving into the thickets of its weeds. All of your videos have a high level of information density, but are presented with utmost clarity, and you imbue them with a personal element that keeps things engaging. This is just the sort of material that keeps my passion for philosophy alive.
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I grew up in a fundamentalist cult, which I left at 17 to join the military; I read The Myth of Sisyphus after my release and it largely shaped my personal outlook. I completely empathise with your emotional assessment. The trouble with the historical right is that they're typically rather exclusionary, but the trouble with the left is that they're often so utterly unlikeable. We aspire to be Camus, yet we find ourselves so often in the company of Sartre.
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I think Camus' position on Algerian Independence is pretty indefensible. He basically dismissed the movement as an "emotional response", refused to entertain any other system than French control, and dared to justify it as a prevention of "Kadarization of Europe and isolation of America". I wonder if he'd justify America's interventions in South America and the Middle East in the same way.
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I love this! My GF is a huge philosophy reader and I'm a novice on the subject. I am looking forward to growing my knowledge, and my "sense of place" watching more of your videos. Critical thinking and an appreciation in knowledge/history are lacking in this society IMP. I have the upmost respect for your time and intellectualism on philosophy.
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@TheLivingPhilosophy
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Please give a like if you enjoyed! ā Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 1:20 The Friendship 4:03 The Shadows of Conflict 5:58 Camusās The Rebel and the Explosive Feud 9:36 Their Conflicting Responses to the Algerian Crisis 14:44 Camusās Death, Sartreās Obituary and Disdain for Camus 17:08 Conclusion: Camus vs. Sartre
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