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Wednesday, November 30, 2022

Is Life Meaningless???

One of the philosophers that I found to be the most meaningful was Albert Camus. He believed that life was essentially meaningless, comparing it to rolling a ball up a hill only for it to eventually fall down the hill. However, he thought that although life was meaningless by these standards, that by absurdist beliefs you shouldn't let that fact bring you down. You can still live a meaningful life even if existence is in it's nature meaningless. I think these concepts are very relevant and valuable today, because I think many people get caught up in the depressing "life is meaningless" aspect of existentialism. In reality, I think people should listen to Camus, and try to make your life meaningful to yourself even if it is technically meaningless.

1 comment:

  1. Yes, Camus takes a positive approach to freedom and its requirements. Unlike Sartre's "condemned to be free" mantra, Camus envisions freedom as the possibility to define one's own existence and experience, not let society or the environment pressure us into despair.

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