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touched on the myth of sisyphus and the mundanity of life for my company's social media. am i in my philosopher era?
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đI might be super biased, but if youâre into philosophy then I recommend the myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus :)))
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đI feel you so much. I used to have extreme existential anxiety so much so that sometimes I couldnât sleep. Lately this has changed I canât exactly pin point why but thereâs a couple of thoughts that calm me down. Firstly we as humans always think we have it all figured out and we know what happens after but even if you are atheist you donât know whatâs going to happen and probably never will. For me the fear that thereâs just nothing after death just lights out was scary but how would we actually know this is going to happen, we see ourselves as omniscient although there are so many things that we will probably never discover or understand.
You have to learn how to live with the uncontrollability and uncertainty of it. Secondly time passes anyways and death is inevitable no matter what you do. If I worry or if I donât worry Iâm going to die, might as well enjoy my time. Life is absurd. I think my existential dread calmed down a bit when I started reading Camus. Maybe life doesnât have to have a meaning. If youâre interested in philosophy i definitely recommend reading Camus or thereâs also youtube videos that summarise his Philosophy. I really liked âthe fallâ and âthe strangerâ and am currently reading âthe myth of Sisyphusâ. Maybe some of these things resonate with you :))
Oct 29, 2024
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đȘabsurdism is the idea that life has no inherent meaning, and humans struggle because we keep searching for meaning in a meaningless universe.
Albert Camusâ paradox called
âthe absurdâ: we crave meaning but the universe gives us none. the desire for purpose and the silent indifferent world.
the illusion of control is about believing we have power over things we dont. its comforting to think our choices shape everything. both ideas challenge the notion that we can impose order on life.
criticisms:
1. it contradicts itself absurdism claims life has no inherent meaning, yet cramus argues we should embrace the absurd in order to live fully. But isnt choosing to embrace life a kind of meaning? if rejecting meaning is itself a meaningful choice doesn't that contradict the core idea?
2. it underestimates human nature humans naturally seek meaning, pattern, and purpose. absurdism suggests that ignoring or resisting this drive isnt realistic. if meaning is something we need, can we truly live without it, or is absurdism just an intellectual stance that doesn't hold up in everyday life
questions i have:
1. is accepting the absurd truly freeing, or just another way of coping? - Camus says we should embrace the absurd and live anyway, but is that just another âmeaningâ we create to make existence tolerable?
2. If control is an illusion, how do we explain personal responsibility? -if we dont really have control, dose that mean weâre not responsible for our actions? or is there still some level of agency within chaos?
3. whats the difference between embracing absurdism and nihilism? -nihilism says ânothing mattersâ while absurdism says ânothing matters⊠so live anyway.â but is that really enough of a distinction? or is absurdism just a more optimistic version of nihilism?
4. dose meaning exist outside of human perception? -if we, as humans, disappeared, would âmeaningâ cease to exist? or is meaning something bigger than us, even if we canât understand it?
the illusion of control is about believing we have power over things we dont. its comforting to think our choices shape everything. both ideas challenge the notion that we can impose order on life.
criticisms:
1. it contradicts itself absurdism claims life has no inherent meaning, yet cramus argues we should embrace the absurd in order to live fully. But isnt choosing to embrace life a kind of meaning? if rejecting meaning is itself a meaningful choice doesn't that contradict the core idea?
2. it underestimates human nature humans naturally seek meaning, pattern, and purpose. absurdism suggests that ignoring or resisting this drive isnt realistic. if meaning is something we need, can we truly live without it, or is absurdism just an intellectual stance that doesn't hold up in everyday life
questions i have:
1. is accepting the absurd truly freeing, or just another way of coping? - Camus says we should embrace the absurd and live anyway, but is that just another âmeaningâ we create to make existence tolerable?
2. If control is an illusion, how do we explain personal responsibility? -if we dont really have control, dose that mean weâre not responsible for our actions? or is there still some level of agency within chaos?
3. whats the difference between embracing absurdism and nihilism? -nihilism says ânothing mattersâ while absurdism says ânothing matters⊠so live anyway.â but is that really enough of a distinction? or is absurdism just a more optimistic version of nihilism?
4. dose meaning exist outside of human perception? -if we, as humans, disappeared, would âmeaningâ cease to exist? or is meaning something bigger than us, even if we canât understand it?
Feb 20, 2025
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