George Orwell's 1984 is one of the most famous and infamous books in history. But for all its fame and glory we rarely stop to ask what the underlying philosophical messages are. But here we will unpack Orwell's masterpiece to uncover the political, philosophical, and existential horrors that lie beneath.

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00:00 Orwell's Nightmare
01:26 1984: A Brief Synopsis
07:31 The Impersistence of Memory
12:50 Language and Thought
18:41 Punishing Passions
24:46 The Abolition of Privacy
31:01 The Deathless Drive
37:51 Empty Joy or Painful Truth
45:38 Helplessness and Hopelessness
52:38 What's the Point of 1984?