Very Bad Wizards
a philosopher and a psychologist ponder human morality
We found 1 episode of Very Bad Wizards with the tag “the absurd”.
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Episode 126: The Absurd
October 24th, 2017 | 1 hr 32 mins
albert camus, rick and morty, the absurd, the meaning of life, thomas nagel
Is life meaningless? Are we just glorified dung beetles, pushing around our piles of poop with no greater purpose? What would it take for life to actually be meaningful? In this episode, Tamler and David discuss Thomas Nagel’s essay on the sense of meaninglessness and absurdity that can so easily creep into human existence (with a special emphasis on the work of Camus and the philosophy of Rick and Morty). But first we tackle even more important questions about the human condition such as, why is it easier to detect the size of a hole with your tongue than with your little finger? And which moral "dilemmas" are actually moral no-brainers? (In the process, we even solve the problem of free speech on campus. You’re welcome.)