In this episode, we conclude the discussion of Albert Camus' novel, The Plague. We are joined by a listener who goes by the handle @barttels2 on Twitter. We discuss reading the novel as a medical play as well as a moral one, and how Camus offers us a way to be optimistic without hope. This episode was recorded before our summer hiatus in June of 2020.

Episode 9: Optimism without hope

Trevor Shelley and Luke Perez are professors at Arizona State University's School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership. Follow them both on Twitter here: @lukemperez and @TMShelley. The Pandemic Dialogues is a new virtual series providing perspective on the current civic crisis through conversations among the school’s faculty and students, academic guests, and a wider community. Once the school’s regular speaker events had to be postponed, we sought to sustain the intellectual community we’ve built with students, ASU colleagues, and the wider community. Learn more here: https://scetl.asu.edu/pandemic-dialogues

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Episode 9: Optimism without hope

Episode 9: Optimism without hope