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Definitions of absurdism in various dictionaries:
A philosophy, often translated into art forms, holding that human beings exist in a meaningless, irrational universe and that any search for order by them will bring them into direct conflict with this universe: “True absurdism is not less but more real than reality” (John Simon).
An act or an instance of the ridiculous: “This strained conceit never quite locates screen equivalents for the stage absurdisms” (Village Voice).
ABSURDISM - 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 f...
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| Sailor thrashing drums is showing belief in chaos |
| With bass drum, I developed belief that life is meaningless |
| Belief that we live in an essentially meaningless world |
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| Oct 7 2012 The Times - Cryptic |
| Nov 13 2005 The Telegraph - General Knowledge |
| Mar 23 2002 The Times - Cryptic |
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| Doctor drums bias into senseless world-view (9) |
| A philosophy, often translated into art forms, holding that humans exist in a meaningless, irrational universe and that any search for order by them will bring them into direct conflict with this universe: "True absurdism is not less but more real than reality ( John Simon). |
| An act or instance of the ridiculous: "This strained conceit never quite locates screen equivalents for the stage absurdisms ( Village Voice). |
| Intentionally ridiculous or bizarre behaviour or character. |
| The belief that human beings exist in a purposeless, chaotic universe. |
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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". The universe and the human mind do not each separately cause the Absurd, but rather, the Absurd arises by the contradictory nature of the two existing simultaneously. * As a philosophy, absurdism furthermore explores the fundamental nature of the Absurd and how individuals, once becoming conscious of the Absurd, should respond to it. The absurdist philosopher Albert Camus stated that individuals should embrace the absurd condition of human existence while also defiantly continuing to explore and search for meaning.Absurdism shares some concepts, and a common theoretical template, with existentialism and nihilism. It has its origins in the work of the 19th-century Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard, who chose to confront the crisis that h |