CW/TW: Mentions and discussion of suicide in this episode. 

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Can Nick come to terms with the death of his former lover, who takes her own life?  How can we live authentically in a world of frustration and anguish?  Where does Janette get her hats from?  

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Notes: no central text, just some general existentialism, including bits and pieces from:  

Sartre, Being and Nothingness (1943)

Camus, various works.  

*Schopenhauer, The World as Will and Representation (1859)

*Heidegger, Being and Time (1927)

*Yes, I know Schopenhauer and Heidegger were not Existentialists (and even Camus rejected the term).  

I mention that we can describe Existentialism as a philosophy of "No Excuses"  this is also the title of a series of lectures given by the late Dr. Robert Solomon available on The Great Courses.com about Existentialism.  I'm not sponsored by that company, but I do recommend this course, it's a fantastic survey of important Existentialist ideas and readings.