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New page: '''Absurdism''' is a philosophy which asserts that it is humanly impossible (and therefore absurd) to find meaning in the universe because either such a meaning does not exist or canno...
'''Absurdism''' is a [[philosophy]] which asserts that it is humanly impossible (and therefore absurd) to find meaning in the universe because either such a meaning does not exist or cannot be reached by humanity (e.g. [[epistemic distance]]).
It is rather similar to [[existentialism]] and [[nihilism]] and derives from the work of the [[Danish]] philosopher [[Søren Kierkegaard]]. It was further developed by French philosopher [[Albert Camus]] in "The Myth of Sisyphus".
It was popular in [[France]] post-[[World War II]].
== The Meaning of Life ==
Absurdism claims that there are two possible explanations for the [[meaning of life]] - that it is meaningless, or to serve a higher power, such as [[God]]. However, absurdism then poses the question of what God's purpose is. Kierkegaard claimed God defies human understanding, and therefore faith in God is absurd (not in an [[atheism|atheistic]] sense, but claiming that deriving an explanation from that which cannot be understood serves no purpose), though Camus took a harsher view, calling faith in God "philosophical suicide". It is important to note, however, that Camus stated that absurdism leads to neither belief in God or denial of God - "I did not say 'excludes God', which would still amount to asserting".
It is rather similar to [[existentialism]] and [[nihilism]] and derives from the work of the [[Danish]] philosopher [[Søren Kierkegaard]]. It was further developed by French philosopher [[Albert Camus]] in "The Myth of Sisyphus".
It was popular in [[France]] post-[[World War II]].
== The Meaning of Life ==
Absurdism claims that there are two possible explanations for the [[meaning of life]] - that it is meaningless, or to serve a higher power, such as [[God]]. However, absurdism then poses the question of what God's purpose is. Kierkegaard claimed God defies human understanding, and therefore faith in God is absurd (not in an [[atheism|atheistic]] sense, but claiming that deriving an explanation from that which cannot be understood serves no purpose), though Camus took a harsher view, calling faith in God "philosophical suicide". It is important to note, however, that Camus stated that absurdism leads to neither belief in God or denial of God - "I did not say 'excludes God', which would still amount to asserting".