Freedom, Choice, and Success from An Existentialist Perspective

Last year, during several of the sessions of my Glimpses Into Existence lecture series, we got into an interesting and ongoing discussion that spanned several sessions, a conversation carried out in large part by some of the participating audience members.  The first talk in which this recurring theme came up focused specifically upon Franz Kafka's works and thought.
A Bit About Kafka's PerspectiveAs far as Existentialist thinkers go, Kafka is one of the more cagey ones when it comes to c...