Absurdism

The Philosophy Archive Dialogues · Aug 25, 2026 · 34m

The twentieth century broke more than bodies—it shattered the old promises of reason and purpose. In a world of war, occupation, and betrayal, could meaning still be found, or was the search itself the most dangerous illusion? This is the world that forged absurdism.Picture a continent where the rules had changed overnight. Europe’s faith in progress was left bleeding in the trenches, and the machinery of modern life became the machinery of destruction. Philosophy, once a guide through chaos, now faced a world that refused to play by its rules. Old guarantees disintegrated. The world was no…