absurdism
the conflict between the human tendency to seek inherent value and meaning in life and the human inability to find any; does not mean 'logically impossible' but rather 'humanly impossible'; a philosophical school of thought stating
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absurdism
Summary
absurdism is a philosophical concept[1]. absurdism ranks in the top 2% of philosophical_concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,708 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- absurdism's instance of is recorded as philosophical concept[3].
- absurdism's part of is recorded as existential philosophy[4].
- absurdism's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01hwc6[5].
- absurdism's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Absurdism[6].
- absurdism's main subject is recorded as absurdity[7].
- absurdism's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[8].
- absurdism's described by source is recorded as Q12049440[9].
- absurdism's YSO ID is recorded as 17642[10].
- absurdism's significant person is recorded as Albert Camus[11].
- absurdism's significant person is recorded as Søren Kierkegaard[12].
- absurdism's Quora topic ID is recorded as Absurdism-philosophy[13].
- absurdism's JSTOR topic ID is recorded as absurdism[14].
- absurdism's subreddit is recorded as Absurdism[15].
- absurdism's Larousse ID is recorded as divers/philosophie_de_labsurde/17968[16].
- absurdism's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 146246686[17].
- absurdism's TV Tropes ID is recorded as Main/Absurdism[18].
- absurdism's Australian Educational Vocabulary ID is recorded as scot/394[19].
- absurdism's RationalWiki ID is recorded as Absurdism[20].
- absurdism's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+36662'}[21].
- absurdism's All the Tropes article ID is recorded as Absurdism[22].
- absurdism's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C146246686[23].
- absurdism's WikiKids ID is recorded as Absurdisme[24].
- absurdism's Vikidia article ID is recorded as fr:Absurdité[25].
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Geography
absurdism's part of is recorded as existential philosophy[4].
Designation and Status
absurdism's instance of is recorded as philosophical concept[3].
Why It Matters
absurdism ranks in the top 2% of philosophical_concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,708 views/month).[2] absurdism has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] absurdism is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]