My entire opinion of absurdism is formed by cartoon-Camus from Existential Comics.
My understanding is that life is absurd, but we must rebel against the absurd and create meaning in our lives despite it. And we do this by being sexy and sleeping with lots of babes.
Solid philosophy.
I’m unfamiliar with Absurdism.
When I first encountered Stoicism, I realized that I already was a Stoic, I just didn’t know the name. I continue to be one, but don’t feel bound to follow the dictates of the ancient Stoics, who often showed their own biases especially with regards to gender. I will take wisdom and virtue where I find it, though.
One thing that frustrates me about a lot of contemporary Stoic discourse is the predominance of Dualism, especially body / mind dualism, which is philosophically bankrupt. I am not my brain and have no more control over it than any other part of my body.
Another is the tendency to treat Stoicism like it’s a kind of Rationalism; I’m deep in the Virtue Ethics groove and distrustful of all Consequentialists, including Rationalists: Wishful thinking has no place in Stoicism.
So to say “I am a Stoic” remains fraught, as so many take a different meaning from it then I do, and indeed different from each other. But a Stoic I remain, unable to change that about the world and so adapting to it instead.
CMV:
99% of self-identifying stoics are just dudes who watched a video on Marcus Aurelius and took away that holding in your feelings is a virtue actually.
The universe doesn’t care, and you can’t change anything.
I’m a stoic.
I have integrated a lot of stoicism into my life. Its Philosophie is one of my core once.
Its usefull especially now since my grandma and mother figure has thyroid cancer…
When it comes to philosophies there are so many interpretations that drift over space, time, and individuals. Almost all have interpretations or ideas that aren’t bad and ones that are.
Such a beautiful way to say nothing
Pretty cool
It is trendy as youtube topic but pop analysis is kinda wack…
read the source literature for yourself.
It’s crazy but I can deal with it.
