To wrap up our week on purpose and meaning, I want to share a bit of a map.
Today’s newsletter will be short and overarching, a bit more informative than editorial.
But, if you’re anything like me, you find this stuff super interesting and helpful (hoping that’s the case anyway!)
Let’s take a step back from finding our own personal meanings, and look at the conversation that is happening between Nihilism, Existentialism, and Absurdism.
Existentialism
Some key philosophers: Viktor Frankl, Simone de Beauvoir, and Jean-Paul Sarte
Main Idea: Life doesn’t provide purpose, we create it with projects, enjoyment, and relationships.
Nihilism
Some key philosophers: Fredrick Neichze, Martin Heidegger
Main Idea: Life is ultimately pointless, and we can resist that by creating lesser meaning, or surrender to it with acceptance.
Absurdism
Some key philosophers: Albert Camu
Main Idea: Most attempts at meaning and purpose are ultimately short of being real or true, but they are helpful as we discover and u…
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