According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, Absurdism is a philosophy based on the belief that the universe is irrational and meaningless and that the search for order brings the individual into conflict with the universe.



While many philosophers seek the meaning of life and reason for being, French-Algerian writer and philosopher Albert Camus believed that life itself has no intrinsic meaning at all. This philosophy was fully explored in his written works, most prominent in his essay, The Myth of Sisyphus. He wrote,

“There is but one truly serious philosophical problem, and that is suicide. Judging whether life is or is not worth living amounts to answering the fundamental question of philosophy.”

It sounds depressing. The more a person becomes aware of his existence and finding the meaning of life in the midst of chaos, the more he becomes confused.

“The absurd is born of this confrontation between the human need and the unreasonable silence of the world.”

Animals are saved from this pr…