Albert Camus's theory of absurdity with reference to the stranger

1. “Camus” theory of absurd
Presentation by : Khalid Karim
Roll no : 1017

2. Who is the founder of Absurdism?
• A particular form of Existentialism, it was
strongly evident in some of the works of
Søren Kierkegaard, but was more
expressly developed by Albert Camus in
his essay The Myth of Sisyphus and his
works of Absurdist fiction repudiating
many assumptions found in atheistic
nihilism and theistic existentialism as well
as ...

3. What is absurd according to
Camus?
• In philosophy, "the Absurd" refers to the
conflict between the human tendency to
seek inherent value and meaning in life
and the human inability to find any. In this
context absurd does not mean "logically
impossible", but rather "humanly
impossible".

4. What is Absurdism in stranger?
• In 'The Stranger' by Albert Camus,
Camus includes his philosophy of the
absurd through the main character
Meursault. The main theme of the novel is
that the significance of human life is only
understood at the point of death. ... The
first example of absurdism is Meursault's
relationship with his mother.

5. How is Meursault absurd?
• Meursault is an absurd hero both on a
figurative and on a literal level. ... On a
literal level, Meursault perfectly
exemplifies the absurd characteristics of
revolt, freedom, and passion outlined by
Camus in The Myth of Sisyphus.

6. What is an absurd hero by camus?
• As a metaphor for the human condition
and the absurdity of our experience,
Sisyphus is the epitome of the absurd
hero because he is able to recognize
the absurdity of the human condition,
abandon hope, find happiness in material
reality, and ultimately find meaning in the
struggle itself.

7. Is life absurd?
• The absurdity of human life poses a
challenge to its meaning. Absurdity and
meaningfulness don't go together. This,
however, does not mean that if life were
not absurd then it would have meaning.
Removing the obstacle of absurdity does
not entail that meaning rushes in.

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