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Existentialism and Meaning with Theodore Dalrymple

Existentialism and Meaning with Theodore Dalrymple

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Existentialism and Meaning with Theodore Dalrymple

FromHermitix

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Length:
62 minutes
Released:
Sep 7, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

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Anthony Malcolm Daniels, who generally uses the pen name Theodore Dalrymple  is an English writer and retired prison doctor and psychiatrist. He worked in a number of Sub-Saharan African countries as well as in the East End of London. Before his retirement in 2005, he worked in City Hospital, Birmingham and Winson Green Prison in inner-city Birmingham, England. He is the author of a number of books, including Life at the Bottom: The Worldview That Makes the Underclass; Our Culture, What's Left of It; and Spoilt Rotten: The Toxic Cult of Sentimentality.     In this episode we will be discussing existentialism, meaning, responsibility and his book *The Terror of Existence: From Ecclesiastes to Theatre of the Absurd*which he co-authored with Kenneth Francis.    
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Become a Paid Subscriber: https://anchor.fm/hermitix/subscribe Hermitix is a podcast focusing on one-on-one interviews relating to fringe philosophy, obscure theory, weird lit, underappreciated thinkers and movements, and that which historically finds itself 'outside' the academic canon. The aim of the podcast is to allow autodidactic thinkers, amateur philosophers and the generally curious an insight into the work of thinkers who are often impenetrable to those outside of the academy. With the discussions at Hermitix aiming to be informal idea barrages which attempt to retain the excitement of 'the fringes' without falling into the structural 'niche' pitfalls of the academy. The range of speakers Hermitix intends to interview includes, but isn't limited to: PHd students, authors, philosophers, theorists and prominent bloggers.