Absurdity Quote by Mathew Mather

“When all is said and done, this Existentialist precept resonates with me more than any other philosophy of life I know. The idea that…

— Daniel Klein

“Existentialism is no mournful delectation but a humanist philosophy of action, effort, combat, and solidarity. Man must create his own essence: it is in…

— Jean-Paul Sartre

“we don’t seek the meaning of life, but the experience of being alive.”

— Sean Patrick

It is here that we encounter the central theme of existentialism: to live is to suffer, to survive is to find meaning in the…

— Viktor E. Frankl

“It's as absurd to expect a life to have meaning, in contrast to the vastness of the Universe, as it is absurd to take…

— Michael Ventura

“It seemed a ruse that fear of death should be the sole motivation for living and, yet, to quell this fear made the prospect…

— Ashim Shanker

“There are no arguments. Can anyone who has reached the limit bother with arguments, causes, effects, moral considerations, and so forth? Of course not.…

— Emil Cioran

“If we feel that our life has no meaning, that means we are already dead.”

— Mihail Militaru

“Deep down inside, we don't seek the meaning of life, but the experience of being alive.”

— Joseph Campbell

Existentialist philosophy recognizes the existence of the individual as the real purpose of human life. The recognition is basically atheistic and it encourages the…

— Goparaju Ramachandra Rao

“Existentialism is a 'movement' which like all such movements has a flabby periphery and a hard center. That center is the thought of Heidegger.”

— Leo Strauss

“creatures smart enough and unlucky enough to have figured out we’re alive, and we’re going to die without ever knowing any purpose. We can…

— James Redfield