This week, we’re joined by Sarah Perry for a discussion on depression, meaning, and narratives.
Brought to you by Anthony DeMarco and Nick B. Steves, Ascending the Tower is a podcast distributed by Social Matter and represents the latest project of the Hestia Society. Please leave feedback in the comments, and if you’d like to get in touch with Anthony DeMarco, you can find him at: survivingbabel@gmail.com
Produced in part with the support of Crab Aesthetics and Gladio.
Notes:
2:51 – Introducing Sarah Perry
11:06 – Roots of suffering and depression
18:04 – Ethical considerations of suffering
24:14 – Narrative structure and culture
29:30 – Narrative as basic part of human experience
39:40 – Tumblrinas and the search for meaning
47:13 – The fallacy of essence divorced from action
52:37 – The modern self as placeholder for the soul
Related Show Links:
Music:
Opening Music: “Wild Symphony” by Redeemers (excerpt)
https://www.jamendo.com/en/track/592406/wild-symphony
Closing Music: “4 Days” by Bam Boom (excerpt)
https://www.jamendo.com/en/track/1186079/4-days
Sarah’s Blogs:
http://theviewfromhell.blogspot.com/
http://theviewfromhellyes.wordpress.com/
http://www.ribbonfarm.com/
http://carcinisation.com/
Sarah’s Book:
http://www.ninebandedbooks.com/every-cradle-is-a-grave-02/
Nick’s Review:
https://nickbsteves.wordpress.com/2015/05/26/choose-your-illusion-a-review-of-every-cradle-is-a-grave/
“Against Narrativity”
http://lchc.ucsd.edu/mca/Paper/against_narrativity.pdf
Common Filth’s YouTube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb9NIDFFW4KOqc6hGBnFBhg
Sponsorship:
If you are interested in sponsoring Ascending the Tower, e-mail me at Surviving Babel at gmail dot com. Sponsorships start at $10 an episode, and all proceeds will either go back into the podcast or provide some compensation for your most grateful host. You can purchase a mention or short message, or you can choose to sponsor the Out of Left Field question or even an entire episode.
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