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PHILOSOPHY 201 (STOLZE)

PHILOSOPHY 201 (STOLZE). Notes on Thomas Wartenberg, Existentialism. Chapter Six: The Absurd. The Meaning of Life Living the Absurd Absurd Thinkers. The Meaning of Life. Religious vs. non-religious perspectives. Living the Absurd. Facticity and the absurd

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PHILOSOPHY 201 (STOLZE)

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  1. PHILOSOPHY 201 (STOLZE) Notes on Thomas Wartenberg, Existentialism

  2. Chapter Six: The Absurd • The Meaning of Life • Living the Absurd • Absurd Thinkers

  3. The Meaning of Life • Religious vs. non-religious perspectives

  4. Living the Absurd • Facticity and the absurd • Kierkegaard’s criticisms of Hegel view that “The real is rational, the rational is real.” • Camus on the Myth of Sisyphus • Camus’ rejection of suicide as a solution

  5. Absurd Thinkers • Thomas Nagel’s criticisms of Camus • Franz Kafka’s The Trial • Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot • Ingmar Bergman’s Persona • Sam Mendes’ American Beauty

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