Omphalos (Exhalation) by Ted Chiang

Abu⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and Obssa continue their read-through of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Exhalation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ by Ted Chiang. They dive into the eighth short story in the collection, Ompahlos, and explore the philosophy of existentialism. Get bonus content and helpful reading materials: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/scifibookclubpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Keep the conversation going in our free Discord: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/bVrhwWm7j4⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Watch the video version of this episode: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@loreparty⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Keep up with this season’s reading schedule: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/sfbc-season3⁠⁠ (00:00) Intro (02:56) Summary (08:49) Our Impressions (15:43) A Small Nitpick (17:59) What is Existentialism? (19:46) Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir (21:17) Core Tenets of Existentialism (23:05) Critiques of Existentialism (25:40) Are We Existentialists? (29:34) The Absurd Part of Existentialism (33:31) What We're Reading Next Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices