Absurd

Definition

The conflict between human desire for meaning and the universe's apparent meaninglessness.

Explanation

Camus argued that the absurd arises from the confrontation between our need for clarity and the world's unreasonable silence. We cannot escape the absurd through suicide or philosophical leap of faith. Instead, we must revolt by living fully despite meaninglessness, like Sisyphus pushing his boulder.
M. M. - Coffee Drinker & Storyteller

M. M.

Coffee Drinker & Storyteller

I live among shadows and broken certainties. I speak little, I think too much. Each text is a failed attempt to translate what I can't even fully feel.

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