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Absurdism is the philosophical thesis that life, or the world in general, is absurd. There is wide agreement that the term "absurd" implies a lack of meaning or purpose but there is also significant dispute concerning its exact definition and various versions have been suggested.
Absurdity is the state or condition of being unreasonable, meaningless, or so unsound as to be irrational. "Absurd" is the adjective used to describe absurdity, e.g., "Tyler and the boys laughed at the absurd situation." [1] It derives from the Latin absurdum meaning "out of tune". [2] The Latin surdus means "deaf", implying stupidity. [1]
Reductio ad absurdum, painting by John Pettie exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1884. In logic, reductio ad absurdum (Latin for "reduction to absurdity"), also known as argumentum ad absurdum (Latin for "argument to absurdity") or apagogical argument, is the form of argument that attempts to establish a claim by showing that the opposite scenario would lead to absurdity or contradiction.
Pierre Mortel is a French artist who’s become known for his funny and oddball comics. With a mix of quirky humor and absurd situations, he’s built a following of over 39,600 people on ...
Pierre Mortel is a French artist known for his humorous comics that depict the quirks of everyday life, often infused with a touch of absurdity. With over 39,000 followers on Instagram, Pierre has ...
Welcome to the world of Colmscomics, where our everyday life gets twisted to insane levels of absurdity.The artist behind Colmscomics, Colm Lavery, continues to tackle various modern topics and ...
Absurdist fiction is a genre of novels, plays, poems, films, or other media that focuses on the experiences of characters in situations where they cannot find any inherent purpose in life, most often represented by ultimately meaningless actions and events that call into question the certainty of existential concepts such as truth or value. [1]
The absurd lies in the juxtaposition between the fundamental human need to attribute meaning to life and the "unreasonable silence" of the universe in response. [1] Camus claims that the realization of the absurd does not justify suicide, and instead requires "revolt". He then outlines several approaches to the absurd life.