The Absurd - Camus, Kierkegaard & Dostoevsky | Existentialism

This video explores the concept of The Absurd of Camus, Kierkegaard, and Dostoevsky as well as the differences between these three existentialists.
The Absurd is the conflict between the human tendency to seek inherent value and meaning in life, and the human inability to find any meaning in a purposeless, meaningless, and irrational universe, with the ‘unreasonable silence’ of the universe in response.
Camus contributed to the rise of the philosophy known as Absurdism. Most famously expressed in The Myth of Sisyphus. Sisyphus is the ultimate Absurd Man, a man condemned by the gods to a lifetime of rolling a boulder up a hill, only to reach the top of the hill and have the boulder inevitably roll back down to the bottom for him to start all over again.
Camus argued against the “leap of faith” of Kierkegaard and Dostoevsky considering it as “philosophical suicide”. His response to the absurd is to revolt, which he considers as the only coherent philosophical position.
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0:00 Camus' view
1:53 Kierkegaard’s view
4:20 Dostoevsky’s view
6:57 The Absurd Man - Camus
7:57 Revolt - Camus
10:13 An Example of Rebellion: The Drowned and The Saved
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Camus, Kierkegaard and Dostoevsky all in one video?! This is existentialist heaven!

[@Eternalised]

Three of my favs as well! Enjoyed creating this one. Thanks for the support.

[@ANGEL-eh6pd]

Yes, I agree. We are in Heaven. And i know there must be more than this world of absurdity. Lol These are my favorite philosophers. For they are the best thinkers in the world. My opinion only.

[@charliestewart885]

the big 3

[@travisbickle3835]

Camus is not existentialist

[@monofeo224]

“The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.”

[@johnrobb751]

I wrote it down as soon as I heard it. I might get my artist friend to write it in calligraphy on my lounge wall or even get a tatoo of it.

[@theuberman7170]

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[@960random]

There's no freedom in an unfree world. Just as there's no meaning or purpose in a meaningless and purposeless world.

[@sajidahmed4332]

I am burdened with so much philosophical thoughts and insights.But alas,there is no one around to express or discuss anything.;all are busy with their public life.Every now and then i feel so much isolation that i wonder whether i can live anymore without sharing anything to anyone.But whenever i watch your's or anyone’s philosophical discussion in KZbin i just feel a sudden relief that i am not alone in my isolation or knowledge, there are so many like me and thus i am united with all of you by the very impulse of our isolation. And it is amazing how collective isolation can help an individual to remain sane.

[@Eternalised]

Thanks for sharing Sajid. I feel you. Loved the part you said of collective isolation making us feel sane. Hope to one day create a bigger community and keep posting to help people like you! This motivates me.

[@sajidahmed4332]

@@Eternalised Do you have Facebook group? I would like to join there if you have.Right now,the thing that will help most to contribute anything to humanity is philosophical conformity rather than any kind of social or political conformity.You see,there are lots of things to express. But what can a man do in this age instead of writting on social media?

[@Eternalised]

@@sajidahmed4332 Absolutely! We have a group on FB that is growing quickly and has lots of great content: quotes, articles, questions and so on. Please feel free to join it, and express your thoughts, people will surely help: ☯️Philosophia LOVERS of WISDOM📚 facebook.com/eternalised

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[@bitkurd]

You are only free once you realize you are not free. The sense of freedom comes when one stops questioning life and begins to ask questions about life.

[@elstonngunn4193]

My dad told me once and it always stuck with me and I think a lot of ppl shud hear it aswell, he said that philosophy is an important thing to educate yourself on, you constantly need to challenge your own point of view to challenge your mind but you shouldn’t follow a form of philosophy blindly you should instead blend everything you know and everything you agree with and make that philosophy your own

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[@yeabsirasamuel1918]

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[@spasticalien]

7:40 "One must imagine Sisyphus happy.” Our actions are also as meaningless and fruitless just like Sisyphus’ boulder-rolling. Sisyphus is happy because he has accepted the punishment, only when we can acknowledge the absurd we can overcome it and thrive towards some kind of happiness, revolt and find some happiness in its midst. Very much enjoyed this video.

[@Eternalised]

Absolutely spot-on. Thanks a lot!

[@satnamo]

De struggle itself towards great heights is sufficient to replenish a man’s heart.

[@house_greyjoy]

Sisyphus is not happy. Can't be since he's being punished.

[@MCGaar]

Loving others is far from fruitless!

[@satnamo]

I pray because my prayer makes me feel safe and protected.

[@kristacousins9502]

This was such a great video, it was like exercise for my mind. I need to read some Albert Camus asap, his views really resonate with me. Great choices of quotes, i had to pause and write them down. Loved this video

[@Eternalised]

Thank you so much Krista!! Camus is quite the journey! Glad you found the quotes useful :)

[@Over-Boy42]

That passage at the end perfectly illustrates the meaning of "The struggle itself is to enough to fill our hearts."

[@lorenz6660]

Muy buen video, como los anteriores análisis que he visto 👌🏼. Gracias por seguir agregando los subtitulos en español.

[@Eternalised]

¡Mil gracias por el apoyo Lorenz! Un abrazo.

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Disfruté mucho del video! Sigue así y gracias por los subtítulos en Español!

[@Eternalised]

¡¡Muchas gracias por el apoyo!! Seguiré así. Un abrazo

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[@Eternalised]

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[@betterapproachtolife.motiv3265]

Fascinating ... a lot of Christians today, do not like the established church.. nothing has changed

[@Eternalised]

Very true! Kierkegaard was far ahead of his time in the late 19th century. Thanks for sharing.

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[@Lucario-xv5vq]

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[@Eternalised]

You're very welcome! Glad you liked it

[@keshava470]

Absurdism is the feeling of relief which you get when you understand that the universe & God have no plans for you and hence you too are not obliged to them,

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[@Mauitaoist]

I have moved beyond the despair of disappointment and embraced the hopelessness no expectations and thus found freedom.

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[@fezkhanna6900]

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[@wplg]

Heavy..... Thx 4 sharing. Is The Absurd, like religion is a form of control? Have no free will? Do We have no choice in the journey? Now is the only time we live in. Take a walk, ride a bike, drive your car through the mountain side. These now moments are your awakening.

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[@mariocotrim7471]

I believe Camus might have caught himself not in "philosophical suicide" but in some sort of "philosophical immaculate conception", which is the birth or creation of Sisyhus' smile of contentment. He says life is absurd because we can't match our desire for meaning and the "silence" of the universe. Nothing really wrong with the premise i would say, but why is it "philosophical suicide" to reach Faith as a viable answer/option? Even if it's by process of elimination or as a last resort. Faith IS a valid rational conclusion. If there is no meaning accessible for us than "Faith" on some meaning is still an "answer" and, in my view, a philosophically alive one. Then there is the issue with Sisyphus' contentment. Why can he "create" meaning in a myth? How can he "believe" in Sisyphus' inner peace or joy? Does he chose to believe it? Like Kierkegaard did with Religion? And isn't he at the last minute negating the absurdist premise by difusing Sisyphus quest and thirst for meaning? Why or how can Sisyphus stop desiring meaning? By realising and confronting life's absurdity? If that is the case and that confrontation kills the frustration of the human condition regarding meaning, than that means life is NOT absurd. It can't be, because there is no longer the desire for meaning conflicting with it's absence. It is not absurd. A meaningless universe with creatures that don't need it is not absurd, just as it is not absurd for the universe to not have water and creatures that don't drink or are ever thirsty. Is Camus an Existentialist? What do you guys think of this? (ENG is not my first language)

[@AdamWong]

Camus defines the absurd to be the contradiction of man’s search for meaning and the meaninglessness of the world. Suicide is not an answer to the absurd as it just side steps the problem (clearly). To have faith manifests some meaning, this negates one of the basis on which the absurd exists. It doesn’t solve the absurd, it erases it, thus it side steps the problem. Sure, faith can rid you of the absurd, but only by turning your back to it.

[@ahouraazarbin8496]

@@AdamWong Great reply! It is also worth mentioning that Sisyphus' contentment comes not from finding meaning but from acknowledging the Absurd and choosing to live with it. The universe remains indifferent, and the human condition remains absurd, but one can choose to live authentically within this framework.

[@spidle2653]

​@@AdamWongthen to truely go through meaninglessness one must act meaningessly in which implies irreverance to any action. Otherwise you imply some value structure that must be beyond you(otherwise why do anything other than nothing). You care, the question is why, and if not drop to the floor. Absurbism is cicular logic just as is traditional religon

[@spidle2653]

And if evolution is your response we regress to the old x leads to y, eternal debate

[@pranav_chalotra]

Viktor Frankl's view and his emphasis on meaning in life to survive n live the life which led him to survive in the camp. On the other hand, (10:17),Primo's absurdism and his atheism, also sound more tempting, So how would you synthesize these two very different ideologies ?? I am confused.

[@VenusLover17]

Thanks so much

[@plutarchtheoligarch1657]

This video is my love for Camus.

[@Eternalised]

♥️

[@satnamo]

This video is eternalised love for Albert Camus.

[@tankalvin1444]

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[@deb1847]

There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn

[@chloeforever_]

I have the same contradictory thoughts, i am not an atheist but i am not a christian. they go beyond this too but i digress. often i find my mind tangled up with contradictions hoping to find answers somewhere inbetween and that is my relation to the world, completely absurd. the most philosophical problem of suicide is truly interesting, but more so; the idea of the philosophical suicide, which i refuse. the ready made belief system is not only in religion but in society at large. people are scared to craft their own realities and ways of viewing and responding to the world in fear it doesn’t line up with others and you face lonliness, as social animals this feels like a punishment of thinking. it allows the person to escape from the anxiety of the unknown. i welcome the anxiety, the uncertainty and the lonliness. i’ve tried to force myself outside of lonliness and find connection but the more i try the more i hold onto dust, the more i explain myself, the less i am understood. someday, maybe i will write because i failed to reach anyone this far as a peer. i am done trying to reach for things out of my grasp, and someday things will make sense. god is not my answer, though. i do know that. we are condemned to death, suicide is a cop out and you embody sisyphus in the best way you can: pain and anguish and futile existence is the lack of an enriched perspective when embraced the top of the hill is the height of happiness and can truly be felt for what it is worth. all emotions are fleeting and ephemeral, but valid and all there is. freedom is in the mind, the mind that is uninfluenced by the outside, the mind that can hear everything and craft it’s own ideas out of everything available. the more you know the more your free will can expand or contract. be careful what you absorb and how you conceive of it.

[@spidle2653]

*all we know there is

[@diego4lonso]

what a video

[@Eternalised]

Thank you Diego!

[@oishojnolram2287]

fanzasic video

[@mounakandouci3713]

Please, I'm working on the metaphor of the absurd in both works of Kafka and Camus. I need help.

[@Eternalised]

That sounds interesting. I'm not very familiar with Kafka, but planning to read The Metamorphosis soon. You can check out my Myth of Sisyphus video, it explains Camus' notion of the absurd.

[@thanatos_777]

8:40 I can identify with that I need to be so free in the slave camp of life that my existence represents signifies rebellion against enslavement but I can't be free illusory by jumping into slavery taking the red pill I have to set myself free

[@lifewasgiventous1614]

I can't, the absurdity literally makes me wanna put a gun to my head and If it weren't for my faith and family I doubt I would be writing this right now.

[@tiggerknowsbest6817]

3:30 Ron Perlman in the background

[@HenryCasillas]

💜

[@mathewidicula6425]

Dostoyevsky and Camus are two of my favorite thinkers, kiirkagard is also great but none the less I am drawn to this video like a moth to a flame. Like circuits and neurons firing of their electrical signal only to lose them in the tenths of a second after, there are moments when I completely understand this video only in the next second to lose its meaning.

[@drchaffee]

Did Heidegger ever directly address the Absurd?

[@dittoking8996]

Idk what it is but you sound like that James bond villain

[@hugs4drugs205]

It's ironic that as I await a camus book to come to me he awaited death itself

[@AG10381]

Can you explain what he meant at the end? Does he believe it to be a shame to pray to God as an laic person ?

[@Eternalised]

Absolutely! It is put as an example of Camus' concept of revolt: the maintenance of a lucid awareness of the absurdity of life, this affirmation to a more desirable existence leads to rebellion. The whole point is the man is condemned to death and accepts it without committing philosophical suicide, which as he says he doesn't expect an answer or any solace from God (since we cannot know if God exists or does not exist, plus he is laic), that is why he'd feel even worse and wouldn't forgive himself if he was spared (as he was) and did something contrary to his belief, by being forced with the intimidation of being put to death.

[@AG10381]

@@Eternalised thank you!! And great video🙏

[@ANGEL-eh6pd]

Although I am a big fan of Kafkas works also.

[@Eternalised]

I've just read The Metamorphosis, it was amazing, will do a video on it soon.

[@ANGEL-eh6pd]

@@Eternalised I highly recommend the movie. I love Kafkas essential extential literature.

[@dwaynesbadchemicals]

So Sisyphus was never allowed to find the balanced apex at the top of the hill.

[@alexsveles343]

He entire existentialist philosophy came from basically Dostoyevsky and nieatsche..this two had impact that hit Europe like a bomb

[@gen-x-zeke8446]

"There is no argument"- Me

[@user-hu3iy9gz5j]

Oh there are plenty of arguments, but few are very convincing :)

[@gen-x-zeke8446]

@@user-hu3iy9gz5j That's my point. I might have said "There are most likely no arguments; not that there Couldn't be one that does make sense". *I don't think truth has to make sense, opinions, mamny theories do not make sense. The majority of arguments are most likely loaded with the horible lack of persistence.

[@Zerkain]

Campus stated he wasn't an atheist because we all believe in something be it God or whatever other inexistant excuse for our motivations.

[@franchesgod5020]

Kafka is missing.

[@mikek849]

Sisyphus just working out doin his thing...every outta shape philosopher ever "omg why bro?"

[@hanskung3278]

Since neither position can be proven and the consequence of each choice is laid before us, the choice seems clear...deny the existence of God and life is absurd, we are alone in a indifferent universe, believe that God exists and life becomes meaningful, there is a goal, a point to it all....it's not a difficult decision.

[@Eddy12383]

It is not a decision at all. People find truth where they find truth, consequences and rewards are not a factor only truth and how it is best perceived to the individual. Living with the reality of the absurd doesn't diminish goals nor make you an unemotional stoic. If anything it connects you to shared human suffering and makes you more willing to help others because you understand how cold and unexplainable the universe really is. Also which God? Which goal? Should I believe in the historical God of human sacrifice because it cures me of evolutionary induced uncertainty and insecurity, which has help humans survive.

[@hanskung3278]

@@Eddy12383 Of course it's a decision....read Sartre.

[@hanskung3278]

@@Eddy12383 It's called Absurd for a reason, there are no goals because life is absurd, lacks meaning, life is a bunch of disconnected junk=Absurd.

[@vku3408]

im too high for this

[@jodo6329]

666 upvotes and 6 downvotes. Creepy

[@SuperAlphaKirby]

My problem with absurdism is that it can very easily lead to hedonism. "Why *not* be hedonistic?"

[@ahouraazarbin8496]

And why does it have to be a problem? Hedonism could also be a choice in response to the absurd but I am not sure if it is the most fulfilling choice. As the pleasures in life tend to get boring or even hazardous when you propagate it to your whole life, it is unsustainable. Camus advocates for a life that is lived fully and authentically, regardless of the pursuit of pleasure or avoidance of pain.

[@comprende2586]

7:29

[@rgaleny]

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[@dwandersgaming]

It is absurd to embrace existentialism when other people are the meaning of life.

[@koroglurustem1722]

Camus argues in absolutes, as if he's operating in vacuum. But life is not vacuum, there are certain realities which you can't deny, which confirms the divine revelation.

[@MrMaskedhater]

Based

[@j.d.snyder4466]

And what might they be?

[@codeinetcetera]

quite a big jump there...

[@isaiahheyward1488]

You are absurd 😂

[@1214gooner]

Dostoyevsky’s and Kierkegaard’s notion of the Absurd was not totalizing, but instead lived on the border of Reason, which means they could give a coherent account, at least categorically, of that which is unaccountable-the Absurd. Camus’ notion of the Absurd was totalizing, which thereby nullified his account before its epistemological scaffolding could even stand erect. The only result could be an infinite inertness, or perhaps even worse, an infinite regress. To strive for absolute possession of one’s self, only to watch every consecutive self-conception slip through one’s fingers, to be so lost as to even be stranded from one’s own consciousness-this sounds like hell.

[@seri4832]

Can I ask some questions? How is continuing the struggle of pushing the stone an act of revolt? How does that brief moment when he walks down the hill an act of his superiority over the rock? And how does committing suicide make that character from demon god and why does the character think that's what he should do In the face of no God?

[@stueyapstuey4235]

SK's - irrational leap to Christianity is an inadmissible non sequitor...whey not irrationally leap to Greek pantheism... if you want irrational - pick yr most comely...

[@euclidofalexandria3786]

4:15 secs, God does still exist, that is to say , the intelligence behind the biblical characters still is here, and still is existant. that intelligence could likely be older than even the bible.

[@FreeFromAllSuffering]

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[@peabodyfrost6258]

no greater fool than an atheist

[@christopherantiam4663]

He is right God image of man. And the son of man Jesus Christ does not exist. That would be to believe man is God or the image of man is God. Man & or image that most believe is God is a sum as any God having any image. believe a sum can also be the ALL is impossible. The creator of ALL or God is formless the only God that created all is without form or sex or could not be the creator ALL. Men worship man slaves to fear believe all they heard as a child. Child mind is the most alive. Every Creation story is an allegory as is Adam and Eve. Eve became conscious of self through knowledge learned not an actual apple and talking snake. Because it's not law and all is law or not exist. Opposites must exist to exist. she Eve seen and think knowledge becoming self aware. Man the master of the slaves didn't want this of course. All Allegory as Plato's cave allegory the cave is the mind all are trapped in a cave alone in the mind. People take allegories literally like a child's mind confuse and live a blasphemous life teaching their kids to live a lie. When God created the Son didn't mean created a man. Actual sun that rises and sets without light of the Sun none will exist . The veil before people's eyes the allegory do they believe in truth or lies. Man worshiping man fall in black pits. Why do you think the allegory of Jesus Christ calling his followers sheep. And sheep they believe they are what do the sheep do feed and clothes the master. The creator of all is light all that exists is mind conscience aware the light. What's the saying told when you passed to the next life go to the light. not go to the dark. Without a soul in the next life you are left in the dark soon to never exist. I don't believe I seen I know. Just as dreams are allegories. Look up the double slit experiment you will see light is consciously aware. Memories are all we take to the other side. create don't waste time on knees praying to man Santa exists only in the mind. Most people trapped in their cave think they're right about everything . Because they know nothing they have no knowledge is power wisdom is key 369