Camus, Freud, Absurdity, and Humor
https://doi.org/10.25205/2658-4506-2024-17-1-125-131
Abstract
Absurdism as a worldview is examined in connection with Camus’ ideas about revolt and Freud’s concepts of humor. The question of how an individual can endure an absurdistic worldview, which implies renouncing the idea of life having inherent meaning, is discussed. In this context, the solution proposed by Albert Camus is skeptically analyzed, and an alternative approach utilizing Freud’s thoughts on humor is suggested.
About the Author
M. V. Bliznyuk
Novosibirsk State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Mikhail V. Blizniuk, Senior Lecturer of the Section of Clinical Psychology at the V. Zelman Department of Medicine and Psychology, Institute of Medicine and Medical Technologies
RSCI Author ID 542711
Novosibirsk
References
1. Camus A. (1990). Mif o Sizife. Esse ob absurde [The Myth of Sisyphus]. In A. A. Yakovlev (Eds.), Sumerki bogov (pp. 222–318). Moscow, Izdatel’stvo politicheskoi literatury. (In Russ.)
2. Freud S. (1995). Yumor [Humor]. In Khudozhnik i fantazirovanie (pp. 282– 284). Moscow, Respublika. (In Russ.)
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Bliznyuk M.V. Camus, Freud, Absurdity, and Humor. Reflexio. 2024;17(1):125-131. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.25205/2658-4506-2024-17-1-125-131
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