The Irrationality of the Universe Though The Stranger is a work of fiction, it contains a strong resonance of Camus’s philosophical notion of absurdity. In his essays, Camus asserts that individual lives and human existence in general have no rational meaning or order. However, because people have difficulty accepting this notion, they constantly attempt to identify or create rational structure and meaning in their lives. The term “absurdity” describes humanity’s futile attempt to find rational
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Discuss, illustrate and reflect on three main concepts of Existential psychotherapy and their application to practice. To illustrate my discussions and reflections I must use a case from a helping relationship in everyday life. * Existential therapy is based on philosophy (Deurzen, 2012). The techniques used in this type of therapy is not specific, it is based on our existence in life. The conflicts that are experienced in life are based on the givens of existence. The therapeutic
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In the article, the author put the reader in an impossible situation to analyze about the important role of ads in a social. He puts us in a world without advertising which I think will be boring! If we live in advertising world, we know who we are because the advertising will reflect who we are because what we see, look in the ads will make us want to become like that or buy that products, for example, you want to become success, beauty, confident … because what you see in the ads is all about
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In Part One, Meursault works as a shipping clerk in Algiers, a city in North Africa. He learns of his mother’s death, and although he is somewhat ambivalent upon hearing the news, he travels to the nursing home to attend her funeral and sit in vigil over her body. At the funeral he displays little emotion and is not interested in viewing his mother’s body. The following day, back in Algiers, Meursault meets a young woman, Marie Cardona, and they go swimming together. Because of Meursault’s cheerful
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His morals led him to his own execution. In the novel, The Stranger, by Albert Camus the main character, Meursault, was charged for murder for killing the Arab. His meaning of life including his indifferent attitude at his Mother’s funeral was used against him which led him to his own execution. The final event reveals that the individual is the one who makes meaning of their own life as can be seen through Meursault's interaction with authority, his attitude towards Marie, and his attitude towards
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L’Étranger the original name of the book “The Stranger” explores the French novelist, Albert Camus, own philosophy on the absurdity of life. In other words, an absurd word is devoid of rational meaning. The protagonist, Meursault, is created, as an existentialist character showing us how Camus see’s the world, even if he later swore he wasn’t an existentialist. The themes of the novel are mostly based on the everyday life such as religion, the natural world, isolation, mortality, and the absurd life
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Grendel, the Zodiac, and Western Philosophy Due: Thursday, November 5th! 1. Aries—the Ram: Part One: Zodiac: The sign of Aries marks the beginning of a new cycle of the zodiac; however, there is nothing unique or special about this new cycle, b/c it is just like the cycle that has just ended. According to Grendel, the ram (Aries) acts the same way he did “last year at this time, and the year before, and the year before that.” All has happened before, all will happen again. Part Two: Philosophy:
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The theme of Grendel by John Gardner is what does our life mean? Do we make our own meaning of life or is there a meaning made for us? I think that Grendel’s doubt of a life with meaning started when he was young. Grendel talks a lot about his mom being uncaring. For example in the story he says “the shocking separateness from me in my mama’s eyes” which shows that his mom wasn’t very nurturing to him. He also says “I would bawl and hurl myself at my mother and she would reach out her claws and seize
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Authenticity. Authenticity is a word that could be described in so many different ways. Some say it’s trueness while others say it’s legitimacy. Google even defines authenticity as ‘of undisputed origin’ and ‘genuine’. With reference towards people, authenticity to me is a person’s truth or self identity. There’s a quote that says “You were born to be real, not perfect”. I feel like being perfect is not cute anymore. I believe in authenticity because staying true is better than being fake. Growing
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Each individual has distinguishing characteristics that can either separate them from the majority or can place them in the majority. What may seem different may actually be very common with another. Being human in society one must adapt to social norms or be look at as an outcast. Although an induvial may try to adapt to social norms they will always be targeted for not being born normal. In the book The Stranger by Albert Camus and film The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser by Werner Herzog, the main characters
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