Tag: Absurdity

Rethinking the Politics of Absurdity Albert Camus, Postmodernity, and the Survival of Innocence


Free Download Matthew H. Bowker, "Rethinking the Politics of Absurdity: Albert Camus, Postmodernity, and the Survival of Innocence"
English | 2013 | ISBN: 0415717612 | EPUB | pages: 132 | 0.5 mb
What does it mean to describe something or someone as absurd? Why did absurd philosophy and literature become so popular amidst the violent conflicts and terrors of the mid- to late-twentieth century? Is it possible to understand absurdity not as a feature of events, but as a psychological posture or stance? If so, what are the objectives, dynamics, and repercussions of the absurd stance? And in what ways has the absurd stance continued to shape postmodern thought and contemporary culture?

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Meaning in Absurdity What Bizarre Phenomena Can Tell Us About the Nature of Reality


Free Download Meaning in Absurdity: What Bizarre Phenomena Can Tell Us About the Nature of Reality by Bernard Kastrup
English | January 16, 2012 | ISBN: 1846948592 | True EPUB | 134 pages | 1.9 MB
This book is an experiment. Inspired by the bizarre and uncanny, it is an attempt to use science and rationality to lift the veil off the irrational. Its ways are unconventional: weaving along its path one finds UFOs and fairies, quantum mechanics, analytic philosophy, history, mathematics, and depth psychology. The enterprise of constructing a coherent story out of these incommensurable disciplines is exploratory.

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