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Check out my writings on Substack - https://gregorybsadler.substack.com/ request personal videos on Cameo - https://www.cameo.com/gregorybsadler Get Borges' Collected Fictions - https://amzn.to/3xZnwHA Support my work here - https://www.patreon.com/sadler or Buy Me A Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/A4quYdWoM Philosophy tutorials - https://reasonio.wordpress.com/tutorials/ Take classes with me - https://reasonio.teachable.com/ This is a video in my Speculative Fiction Studies series, which examines and analyses key aspects of classic and contemporary works in the genres that fall under the broad rubric of speculative fiction. This includes fantasy, science fiction, horror, alternate history, weird, cyberpunk, utopian, post-apocalyptic, and superhero fiction, among other genres This video focuses on Jorge Luis Borges' short philosophical story, "The Immortal", specifically on the last parts of the story, after the narrator has found the city of the immortals and become an immortal himself. As it turns out, immortality is not everything mortals lacking it imagine it to be, and the meaning of the endless life they enjoy gets diminished. They decide to seek out the river that grants morality, and the narrator succeeds in finding it If you'd like to support my work producing videos like this, become a Patreon supporter! Here's the link to find out more - including the rewards I offer backers: https://www.patreon.com/sadler You can also make a direct contribution to help fund my ongoing educational projects, by clicking here: https://www.paypal.me/ReasonIO If you're interested in philosophy tutorial sessions with me, click here: https://reasonio.wordpress.com/tutorials/ You can find Borges' Collected Fictions here - https://amzn.to/3xZnwHA My videos are used by students, lifelong learners, other professors, and professionals to learn more about topics, texts, and thinkers in philosophy, religious studies, literature, social-political theory, critical thinking, and communications. These include college and university classes, British A-levels preparation, and Indian civil service (IAS) examination preparation (Amazon links are associate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases) #literature #fantasy #story #fiction #philosophy #speculativefiction #borges #metaphysics #puzzles #paradox