The philosophy of the absurd (or absurdism) is a movement created by Albert Camus, author of masterful works such as “The Myth of Sisyphus,” “The Rebel,” “The Stranger,” or “Caligula.” Throughout this short documentary, the myth of Sisyphus will be analyzed in detail to illustrate the main characteristics of absurdist thought. Additionally, the three teachings belonging to the path of acceptance proposed by the French writer will be presented: rebellion, passion, and freedom. Are you ready to face the absurd?
⌚ Timeline:
00:00-02:01: Introduction.
02:01-05:31: The Myth of Sisyphus
05:31-14:00: The Absurd.
14:00-18:35: Rejected Paths.
18:35-21:10: Path of Acceptance.
21:10-23:18: Rebellion.
23:18-25:44: Passion.
25:44-29:11: Freedom.
29:11-30:06: Conclusion.
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Absurdism deals, as its name suggests, with the nature of the absurd. This term should not be interpreted colloquially as synonymous with illogical, incoherent, or stupid. We are talking about words that may resemble each other to some extent, but do not mean the same thing. Broadly speaking, the absurd covers the internal conflict of human beings between the search for an intrinsic, enlightening, and objective meaning of life and its apparent non-existence. Put simply, we do not know why we are here, what our ultimate goal is both individually and collectively - if there is one - and, to make matters worse, no higher entity, universal force, or deity will take care of reorganizing and/or transforming matter to meet our vital needs and protect us from the dangers posed by our environment. And, in the hypothetical scenario that we designed a life project beneficial to society and fulfilling for ourselves, our satisfaction would always be curtailed by death.
According to Camus, the efforts made by human beings to find meaning within the universe are, by definition, resounding failures, since there is no rational explanation capable of unifying everything. Be careful: it is not that the world per se is absurd, nor is man as such. The absurd arises when the inherent and latent need of human beings to understand how things work and give meaning to their existence based on understanding clashes radically with the irrationality that this world emanates, that is, when the desire to seek an effect for every cause, a reason for every fact, and a whole for every part encounters the irreducibility to a rational and reasonable principle. We think we know, but our knowledge is a speck of dust compared to what we ignore. Under such circumstances, what an average citizen could expect from their life is little more than a set of monotonous, repetitive, futile, useless, and meaningless acts that they perform out of habit, tradition, and inertia rather than coherence and logic.