Existential Man - William Barrett (1968)

[@tedwisniewski9594]

I''ve just finished Barrett's book The Illusion of Technique (1978). I found it an excellent read. So rich. He fuses scholastic and academic competence with dynamic, earnest, personal engagement. I liked it so much that I'm reading it again.

[@BlackSabotage100]

What a find! Thank you so much!

[@trevorcrowley5748]

I did a wikipedia review of the events in 1968 and then 2023. "The nobility of our craft,” he declared, “will always be rooted in two commitments, both difficult to maintain: the refusal to lie about what one knows and the resistance to oppression.” True then, true today.

[@SubTroppo]

I particularly liked the end of the world anecdote. I came to the conclusion a few years ago that the statement 'most people would sooner die than think..." is very true and seemingly thinking that I am thinking is a form of 'double think' if I take into account my own "lizard brain".

[@keziahNjiraini-nh2rh]

Hey mix Buddhism with existentialism you will get woke 😊😊

[@andrewbowen2837]

His book Irrational Man is a great read

[@S2Cents]

Good reading experience for normal humans unlike most books by Sartre, Heidegger, and other existential big daddy o's

[@AI-Hallucination]

Definitely must read. The air conditioned nightmare

[@fatfrreddy1414]

Thanks.also enjoyed his talk with Bryan Magee about Heideger-KZbin...

[@wetyuu]

Do you have more of his recording? I can’t find any

[@melissasmind2846]

❤

[@elgatofelix8917]

"There is but one truly philosophical problem and that is sewee side." - Albert Camus

[@trevorcrowley5748]

"Felix has been said to represent a child's sense of wonder, creating the fantastic when it is not there, and taking it in stride when it is. His famous pace-hands behind his back, head down, deep in thought-became a trademark that has been analyzed by critics around the world."

[@elgatofelix8917]

No comments yet? Last time I was this early, it was still "only two weeks to flatten muh curve"

[@elgatofelix8917]

Existentialism is dead. The new religion and ultimate cause for today's secularist is to be politically correct.

[@RatioBozo69]

It might be dead but it's sort of having a rejuvenation among the youngsters of today. From Nihilism to Existentialism. It's what happened in the early days and it's repeating itself now but in a sort of subtle manner and not really noticeable. Very low-key.

[@christopherhamilton3621]

Wut?

[@εγεω]

politically correct is dead

[@deeptime5581]

No....if you consider, then Existentialism is the way!

[@voltaire3001]

Correction: the "new religion" is the same old Patriarchy, featuring knuckle draggers opposed to any display of manners or courtesy. 😎