the hopelessness (and cruelty) of hope 3. Theatre of the Absurd- form and content merge to form a truer art.Existentialist Theatre (No Exit by Sartre) absurd content but rational form or presentation.A cosmic joke, consciousness was never intended for humans and brings us only suffering, pain, and the existence of evil. A divine gift, fire of the gods, part of the divine plan, consciousness brings us all our joy (love, art, etc.) b. The Paradox of Consciousness There are two possible interpretations of the existence of human consciousness: a. Humanity’s only chance at dignity lies in: the courage to face the truth, that we are alone in an uncaring universe the courage to face the fact / possibility that life is meaningless and yet to still go on -“I can’t go on I must go on I’m going on.” - the courage and dignity of Sisyphus when at the top of the hill he sees the rock roll back and realizes his meaninglessness and yet still goes down to set to work again.ģ. Humans, therefore, are free (free will is important)Ĭ. Life is (without human creation of it) meaningless (the myth of Sisyphus) 3. life has no preset or external meaning of its own 2. Existentialism states: “There is, therefore, no preexistent spiritual realm, no soul…,no cosmic compassion for or interest in human life, no afterlife, no transcendence of worldly existence, no cosmic meta-narrative, no angels and devils…, no divine will, no preset destiny, no inevitable fate.”Ĭ. Believes in only that which we can see, that which “exists” (e.g., Plato’s “essence” and Spinoza’s “substance” are out the philosophical window)Ĭ. Loss of the sense of external meaning b.Effects of World War II (62 million people killed 12 million in concentration camps atomic bomb and the promise of annihilation).Philosophical Background to Waiting for Godot
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