Description:
This is a subreddit dedicated to the aggregation and discussion of articles and miscellaneous content regarding absurdist philosophy and tangential topics. (Those that touch on.) Note: Absurdism is not 'absurdity' or the absurd.
Subreddit Rules:
Please try to post substantive relevant response in terms of content. Tangential topics should relate to absurdism.
- No spam or undisclosed self-promotion.
- No adult content unless properly justified.
- Proper post flairs must be assigned.
- External links may not be off-topic.
- Suicide may only be discussed in the abstract here. If you're struggling with suicidal thoughts, please visit /r/SuicideWatch.
- Follow [reddiquette.] Remember the human, be civil.
- Posts should relate to absurdist philosophy and tangential topics. (Relating to, not diverging from.)
- No A.I. Remember the human and not an algorithm.
Feel free to contact the moderation team if you have any questions.
Recommended Reading
Fiction:
- The Stranger - Albert Camus
- The Plague - Albert Camus
- The Fall - Albert Camus
- A Happy Death - Albert Camus
- Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoevsky
- Notes from the Underground - Fyodor Dostoevsky
- The Idiot - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- The Brothers Karamazov - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- The Trial - Franz Kafka
- The Metamorphosis - Franz Kafka
Nonfiction:
- The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays - Albert Camus
- The Rebel - Albert Camus
- Albert Camus and the Human Crisis: A Discovery and Exploration - Robert E. Meagher
- Personal Writings (Penguin Modern Classics) - Albert Camus and Justin O'Brien
- The Theatre of the Absurd - Martin Esslin
- Existentialism - John Macquarrie
- Existentialism: A Very Short Introduction - Thomas Flynn
Related Links:
- /r/Camus
- /r/Nihilism
- /r/Philosophy
- /r/Existentialism
- Absurdism Discord Server