Schools of Philosophy
Absurdism
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Albert Camus's philosophy of the absurd, which holds that human beings inherently seek meaning in a universe that offers none, producing an irresolvable tension between the impulse to understand life's purpose and the impossibility of finding an adequate answer. Camus argued this absurd condition should be confronted through lucid consciousness and life-affirming rebellion, not resolved through suicide or an unearned leap of faith.
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Start YearDated to the publication of The Myth of Sisyphus, Camus's founding statement of the absurd. Cross-Tradition Connections
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1. Albert Camus (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
Stanford Encyclopedia of PhilosophyMyth of Sisyphus, 3Quote, Myth of Sisyphus, 3
There is only one really serious philosophical problem, and that is suicide
1. Albert Camus (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
Stanford Encyclopedia of PhilosophyMyth of SisyphusQuote, Myth of Sisyphus
The struggle itself toward the heights is enough to fill a man's heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy.
1. Albert Camus (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
1. Albert Camus (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
Stanford Encyclopedia of PhilosophyAssociated With: Existentialism, Myth of Sisyphus, 42Quote, Associated With: Existentialism, Myth of Sisyphus, 42
starting from a philosophy of the world's lack of meaning, it ends up by finding a meaning and depth in it
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