this definition, while technically correct, doesn't begin to cover how this philosophy has changed my life. in an irrational universe devoid of inherent meaning, we are left to our own devices in answering the question:
after a hoard of unnecessarily traumatizing life events and a few books annotated and digested, i believe i've come to my own answer, but i won't bore you with my own thoughts. instead, take a look at some of these texts and interpret for yourselves!
one of the seminal works of absurdist literature. camus uses sisyphus and others to demonstrate his philosophy. a great introductory text.
Cioran's aphorisms convince us as to why we should bother getting out of bed at all. tackles the concept of anti-natalism. a great next step.
based on one of his own lectures, here we argue here that 'existence precedes essence' and the consqeuences of that conclusion. a great summary of his beliefs