#227 – Sean Kelly: Existentialism, Nihilism, and the Search for Meaning

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<p>Sean Kelly is a philosopher at Harvard specializing in existentialism and the philosophy of mind. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:<br /> &#8211; <b>Coinbase</b>: <a href="https://coinbase.com/lex">https://coinbase.com/lex</a> to get $5 in free Bitcoin<br /> &#8211; <b>InsideTracker</b>: <a href="https://insidetracker.com/lex">https://insidetracker.com/lex</a> and use code Lex25 to get 25% off<br /> &#8211; <b>NetSuite</b>: <a href="http://netsuite.com/lex">http://netsuite.com/lex</a> to get free product tour<br /> &#8211; <b>Ladder</b>: <a href="https://ladderlife.com/lex">https://ladderlife.com/lex</a><br /> &#8211; <b>Sunbasket</b>: <a href="https://sunbasket.com/lex">https://sunbasket.com/lex</a> and use code LEX to get $35 off</p> <p><b>EPISODE LINKS:</b><br /> Sean&#8217;s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/sean_d_kelly">https://twitter.com/sean_d_kelly</a><br /> Sean&#8217;s Website: <a href="https://scholar.harvard.edu/sdkelly">https://scholar.harvard.edu/sdkelly</a><br /> Sean&#8217;s Wiki: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Dorrance_Kelly">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Dorrance_Kelly</a></p> <p><b>PODCAST INFO:</b><br /> Podcast website: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/podcast">https://lexfridman.com/podcast</a><br /> Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://apple.co/2lwqZIr">https://apple.co/2lwqZIr</a><br /> Spotify: <a href="https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8">https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8</a><br /> RSS: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/">https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/</a><br /> YouTube Full Episodes: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexfridman">https://youtube.com/lexfridman</a><br /> YouTube Clips: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexclips">https://youtube.com/lexclips</a></p> <p><b>SUPPORT &#38; CONNECT:</b><br /> &#8211; Check out the sponsors above, it&#8217;s the best way to support this podcast<br /> &#8211; Support on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman">https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lexfridman">https://twitter.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman">https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman">https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Medium: <a href="https://medium.com/@lexfridman">https://medium.com/@lexfridman</a></p> <p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br /> Here&#8217;s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.<br /> (00:00) &#8211; Introduction<br /> (06:50) &#8211; Existentialism<br /> (26:58) &#8211; Nietzsche and nihilism<br /> (44:35) &#8211; Dostoevsky<br /> (1:00:02) &#8211; Camus and suicide<br /> (1:18:31) &#8211; The Big Lebowski<br /> (1:26:20) &#8211; Ayn Rand<br /> (1:36:28) &#8211; Evil<br /> (1:47:03) &#8211; Heidegger<br /> (1:58:43) &#8211; Hubert Dreyfus<br /> (2:04:35) &#8211; Moby Dick<br /> (2:15:51) &#8211; David Foster Wallace<br /> (2:36:03) &#8211; Can AI make art?<br /> (2:55:46) &#8211; Meaning of life</p>