Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Pojman's examples of our "absurd" life
As Pojman explained the components of existentialism, he offered a very good paragraph for discussion. He was adding to the example Camus cited in explaining our "absurd" life. Camus compared the human existence to that of Sisyphus in Greek mythology; as "tedious, boring, meaningless, and full of never-ending toil." Pojman offers his own example which he believed to be consistent with the ideology outlined by existentialism. He believed that the lifestyle of a person who works a mundane job 5x a week exemplified the absurd life. He called them "mindless" and condemned to perpetuate the cycle due to the "grim need to earn a livelihood". I wondered, does this description only apply to those who are financially dependent on the absurd life? What if one is economically stable and chooses to operate in this fashion- strictly for structure in their daily practices? Are the questions (or variables) of this scenario contradictory to the concise example Camus gave? Is the difference too distinct to say that Pojman's example contributes to a greater understanding of the absurd life?
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