The Black Cat’s Blasphemous Spirituality In Edgar Allan Poe’s Short Story
Since the beginning of human existence, people have always sought a meaning, a reason for what they do. It was about that in the essay I’ve read. The essay I’ve read is The Myth Of Sisyphus from Albert Camus. He shows how ignorance protects people from thinking that their lives need to be meaningful. The only way to truly enjoy life is when we stop thinking about ourselves and our purpose.
Camus was right to assume that the world has no meaning. The absurdity of life is demonstrated by Nietzsche and Nagel. Camus’ absurdity is his realization that life is not rational. “I feel a deep desire for meaning and clarity in a universe that provides neither”. Camus says absurdity comes from the need of humans and the mystery or silence that surrounds the world. Nagel disagrees in part with Camus’ explanation of the absurd. He argues that, even if we don’t do anything in the future, it doesn’t matter now. Nagel says that we can’t be certain that our actions will have any impact in the future if we don’t know what it is. Camus also made a similar claim, that life is destined to end, and there’s no point in doing anything. Nagel focuses on the absurdity of the disparity between our subjective view of life and the objective appearance of it. This means we put a lot of pressure on our appearances, our relationships and so forth in our subjective life. Objectively, however, we consider whether or not life is worthwhile. After a while of reflecting, we usually stop and move on with our lives. In order to avoid absurdity, we give our lives a purpose by assuming a “larger-than-us” role. For example, joining the military or serving the society in order to protect the country. It is still possible to question the meaning of this higher purpose or the time when you will be able to justify your search.
Nagel’s main argument against absurdism is that a reflection on your life does not mean you are less important than what matters, but rather that it only means that you are more significant in relation to yourself. We can then compare our claim about the meaning we attribute to actions with a larger perspective where there are no standards for meaning. The fact that you will always feel that your life will not live up to the standard of “the purpose for living” when comparing yourself to it is shown in this example. Nietzsche’s existentialism was well-known. He claimed that life has no meaning and that our only reason to think of a greater purpose in life is that we are taught this by religions. He considered religion and religious faith to be lies, and believed that they would limit your life experience. Camus believed in the same thing. He thought that finding meaning for your life is important, even if you disagree with others. The only and best way to find meaning is by creating your own. To achieve your own personal meaning, you need to have goals and aspirations that are based on reason. Nietzsche was of the opinion that a person is defined by what they do. He believed that we could move beyond lies and deceptions in order to reach a deeper level of humanity.
It is through my actions that I create myself. My actions are free but I am not. I must act. It is better to live in a world where people are encouraged to use their own reason and courage to determine their own path, instead of relying on higher purposes to direct them. This would empower people to make their own decisions instead of relying on a predetermined path. Even though everything may seem pointless, it can have great meaning to an individual.
Camus was right to assume that the world has no meaning because people are supposed to live without concern about a higher purpose. There is no rationality in the world and we are responsible for creating all meaning. Nagel argues that we can’t be certain that our actions will have any impact in the future if we don’t know what they are. Camus also makes the same argument, that life is a cycle of death and there is therefore no real purpose to what we do. He said that life had no purpose and that we only imagine it because of the different religions that have taught us. He considered religion and belief to be lies and believed that they would limit your life experience. What is most important is to learn to live your life for what you find meaningful, not for some higher purpose.
