Upcoming Video Premiere - Albert Camus, An Absurd World, and Resistance to Evil

Earlier this month, I gave a talk on the French philosopher, novelist, and playwright Albert Camus.  We recorded the talk, and for all of my subscribers, viewers, followers, and anyone else interested in seeing it, it will premiere this coming Saturday at 12:00 PM Central Time.  You can join us and watch it anywhere in the world on YouTube Live right here (where you can also set a reminder for yourself).

This talk runs a little over an hour, and discusses Camus' life, key ideas, commitments, and involvement in the historical situation of the bloody 20th century.  It is session number twelve in the quarterly series, "Philosophers in the Midst of History," a set of talks given at the Frank Weyenberg Library

Each year, I pick four philosophers from ancient, medieval, early modern, and late modern periods, and discuss how their ideas are formed and and responsive to their historical situation.  Each of of these philosophers also contributes in significant ways to reflecting upon, and even shaping that very history.

So far, our sessions have focused on:

• Plato, Aristotle and Cicero from the ancient period
• Augustine of Hippo, Boethius, and Anselm of Canterbury from the medieval period
• Rene Descartes, Thomas Hobbes, and John Locke from the early modern period
• and Friedrich Nietzsche and Hannah Arendt from the late modern period

Next year, we will be continuing the series with sessions on Epictetus, Thomas Aquinas, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and Simone de Beauvoir.

Here is the video page for the premiere:

During the premiere, viewers can leave comments and ask questions in real time.  I'll be there as well, answering questions and responding to comments - at least as many as I can get to.  I'll also have a special guest there in our virtual space as well.

I hope you can join us for this interactive event, and chime in with your thoughts or reactions during the premiere!  If not, the video will remain available, along with all of the conversation we have while it airs, and you can watch it at your leisure.