Fantastic! Existential Absurdism seems like an umbrella philosophy to me. Embrace the absurd contradiction between our inherent need as humans for meaning and justice, vs the complete inability of the universe to provide it for us. First we exist, then we find our meaning, constrained always within the absurd contradictions of the human condition.
I haven’t yet reviewed your resources so you may have already addressed this comment in the resources provided. The version of Sisyphus, that I read had an introduction by Albert Camus, in which he says he has progressed beyond several of the positions which he wrote in Sisyphus. But that he remains faithful to the exigency which prompted them. I know you have a lot on your plate so this would only be on my wishlist to go on your back burner of projects ☺️, but I would love to know your thoughts on how Albert Camus might have approached the themes he raised in Sisyphus if he had written the book later in his life; i.e., your thoughts on how he progressed beyond his positions based on his later writings. Maybe a short online course?😊 Thanks again for organizing these posts all in one place, I plan to work may way through them.
Fantastic! Existential Absurdism seems like an umbrella philosophy to me. Embrace the absurd contradiction between our inherent need as humans for meaning and justice, vs the complete inability of the universe to provide it for us. First we exist, then we find our meaning, constrained always within the absurd contradictions of the human condition.
It's certainly one stance a person can take.
I haven’t yet reviewed your resources so you may have already addressed this comment in the resources provided. The version of Sisyphus, that I read had an introduction by Albert Camus, in which he says he has progressed beyond several of the positions which he wrote in Sisyphus. But that he remains faithful to the exigency which prompted them. I know you have a lot on your plate so this would only be on my wishlist to go on your back burner of projects ☺️, but I would love to know your thoughts on how Albert Camus might have approached the themes he raised in Sisyphus if he had written the book later in his life; i.e., your thoughts on how he progressed beyond his positions based on his later writings. Maybe a short online course?😊 Thanks again for organizing these posts all in one place, I plan to work may way through them.
You might check out his work, The Rebel, where he explicitly says how his position has changed, particularly on the absurd