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Post by batman on Sept 17, 2007 19:45:18 GMT -5
Camus or K? Who do you look to for your absurdist philosophy? What do you think about the absurd hero, Sisyphus ?
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Post by chapdaddy on Sept 17, 2007 21:12:22 GMT -5
I have just started reading some Kierkegaard and that was after reading up on the theology of Karl Barth.
"one must imagine Sisyphus happy" as "The struggle itself towards the heights is enough to fill a man's heart."
i disagree... once you realize the absurdity of your daily grind it should cause you to step back and enjoy the moment because the end result will still be the same. You are going to die.
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Post by batman on Sept 17, 2007 21:22:09 GMT -5
I have just started reading some Kierkegaard and that was after reading up on the theology of Karl Barth. "one must imagine Sisyphus happy" as "The struggle itself towards the heights is enough to fill a man's heart." i disagree... once you realize the absurdity of your daily grind it should cause you to step back and enjoy the moment because the end result will still be the same. You are going to die. Hmmmm I think you said the same thing with different words.
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Post by squarecircle on Sept 19, 2007 0:00:45 GMT -5
Camus. Definitely Camus. I'll get more in-depth later, I don't have a lot of time right now. Just thought I'd let everyone know that I've arrived and what-not.
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Post by batman on Sept 19, 2007 0:02:15 GMT -5
Sweeeeeeeeeeeeet
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Post by squarecircle on Sept 19, 2007 3:57:48 GMT -5
I've yet to read The Myth of Sisyphus to be honest-- I've just started my first Camus book, The Rebel, just recently.
I do like Camus' ideas and his general attitude toward absurdism. It's like realizing that life is absurd, but making that pretty, and realizing that making it pretty doesn't actually change anything, but not caring anyway, because we like pretty things.
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Post by batman on Sept 19, 2007 10:01:04 GMT -5
I've yet to read The Myth of Sisyphus to be honest-- I've just started my first Camus book, The Rebel, just recently. I do like Camus' ideas and his general attitude toward absurdism. It's like realizing that life is absurd, but making that pretty, and realizing that making it pretty doesn't actually change anything, but not caring anyway, because we like pretty things. Dude, Sisyphus is great and really short. For me it sums up absurdism so well that anything more is just masturbation, which is fine since it's absurd to do in the first place.
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Post by andrea1018 on Sept 19, 2007 11:10:05 GMT -5
I really know nothing of Absurdism so I will lurk and learn.
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Post by batman on Sept 19, 2007 11:23:38 GMT -5
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Post by andrea1018 on Sept 19, 2007 11:30:16 GMT -5
Wow. I enjoyed that. It defiantly spoke to me on some levels.
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Post by squarecircle on Sept 19, 2007 21:28:42 GMT -5
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Post by Gue55Wh0 on Sept 19, 2007 23:20:48 GMT -5
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Post by squarecircle on Sept 20, 2007 2:30:56 GMT -5
It is. Thanks, mystery guest!
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Post by batman on Sept 20, 2007 10:33:11 GMT -5
It is. Thanks, mystery guest! I think this bit summed up the position quite well, "This game is meaningless," explained Glenn. "It doesn't matter who wins or loses, by how much, or how many times. The cards don't mean anything, and there's really no point to playing, because we'll walk away empty-handed, having gained nothing. Eventually we'll forget the details of this game and even this particular game itself." He paused. "But it's enjoyable, so we play anyway. And that's okay."
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Post by andrea1018 on Sept 20, 2007 12:43:26 GMT -5
But if everything is meaningless what is the point of living?
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