Finding Meaning in an Absurd Universe

Albert Camus named the central philosophical problem: the confrontation between humanity's need for meaning and the universe's silent indifference. This is the Absurd—not a property of the world or of us, but of their relationship.

The Sisyphean Condition

Sisyphus, condemned to roll a boulder up a mountain only to watch it roll back down, forever, is Camus's hero. His task is objectively meaningless. Yet Camus insists: "One must imagine Sisyphus happy."

Creating Rather Than Finding

Perhaps meaning is not something to be discovered but something to be created. The universe offers no purpose, but we can create our own. This is not self-deception—it is an act of defiance, of freedom.

"In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer." — Camus

The Art of Living

If life has no given meaning, then living itself becomes an art. We are the authors of our existence, painters on a blank canvas. This is both terrifying and liberating—the full weight and glory of human freedom.