Joe Folley is a philosopher, writer, and host of the Unsolicited Advice YouTube channel. Philosophy has a way of finding us in one form or another, sometimes in a book, sometimes in a moment of crisis.
Chris Williamson discussed Why Buddhism is True by Robert Wright. Joe Folley discussed Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Genealogy of Morals by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche and others, The birth of tragedy by Friedrich Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche, The Stranger, The Plague (Coles Notes) by Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus, The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, and The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Why Buddhism is True by Robert Wright is an exploration of evolutionary psychology and ancient Buddhist philosophy that examines how the human mind creates suffering and how mindfulness can alter our perception of reality.
Discussed
“I think Robert Wright in why Buddhism is true evolutionary psychologist who then pivoted to do mindfulness a lot of retreats”
Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky is a profound and influential short novel that delves into the dark psychology of resentment, human irrationality, and alienation.
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, Horace Barnett Samuel · at 9:34
The Genealogy of Morals by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche is a profound philosophical critique that attempts to trace the evolution of Western moral concepts, particularly contrasting master and slave morality.
Discussed
“And this is in his book, The Genealogy of Morals, where essentially he's trying to give an analysis of Christian morality from his perspective.”
Friedrich Nietzsche · at 21:55 · mentioned 2 times
Thus Spoke Zarathustra is a foundational philosophical masterpiece by Friedrich Nietzsche that introduces iconic concepts such as the Ubermensch, the eternal recurrence, and the death of God.
The Stranger by Albert Camus is a foundational philosophical novel that explores themes of existentialism, absurdism, and alienation through the experiences of its protagonist, Meursault.
The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus is a prominent philosophical essay examining the absurdist condition, human suffering, and the search for meaning in a seemingly indifferent universe.
Discussed
“So the myth of Cisphus in Kamu's writing is meant to symbolize this kind of it's meant to stand in for us all.”
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho is a philosophical novel that follows a young Andalusian shepherd in his journey across the desert to find a hidden treasure near the pyramids.
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky is a complex 19th-century philosophical novel that explores faith, doubt, morality, and free will through the intense relationships of the Karamazov brothers.
