#100: The Myth of Sisyphus (8: Absurd Creation)
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An analysis of chapter 3 of Camus's Nobel prize winning essay, The Myth of Sisyphus⁠⁠. Here we delve into what absurd art and creation is and how to let go of that which you've created. How does the absurd artist deal with their art? What does it meant to create as an absurdist? References ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Myth of Sisyphus - Print version⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠General Myth of Sisyphus/Camus info⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Hamlet background⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Emerson's Self Reliance⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Zapffe's The Last Messiah⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Camus' The Stranger⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kierkegaard's Fear and Trembling ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Beef⁠ ⁠Chris Ryan's Tangentially Speaking⁠ Novel ⁠⁠⁠On Death and God⁠⁠⁠ Merch Links ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ITA Coffee Cup⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ITA T-Shirt⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ITA Tank Top ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ITA Bottle Opener⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Outro provided by Brock Tanya
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