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absurdism addresses the human struggle for meaning, purpose, and application of labels, in a universe that will not permit the application.

absurdism addresses the human struggle for meaning, purpose, and application of labels, in a universe that will not permit the application.

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Did Camus commit "philosophical suicide" himself?

So I'm studying Albert Camus's philosophy from a second-hand source and I'm questioning if Camus committed "philosophical suicide" himself. We commit philosophical suicide when we perform a leap of faith. To perform a leap of faith is to suspend…
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Humor as childlike inference?

A funny joke consists of: A premise P that, for maximum humor, should be in some way familiar or relatable A conclusion Q, that in some way involves injury, harm, embarrassment, or some other taboo A "childlike" way to heuristically infer Q from P,…
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