Can the absurd synthesize?

This was the third, and last, unit of my humanities class, A Nation's Argument. This unit was all about the 1960's and the rich history that shaped our nation, both the good and the horrible. We learned about the civil rights movements, the leaders, politicians, and organizations that led the fight for a more just and equal america. This unit was also about synthesis, the bringing together of a thesis and an anti-thesis in order to create a balanced compromise of sorts. The Hegelian dialect also taught us that only by coming to a compromise that satisfies two sides can we truly progress into the future and although often messy it is possible. By the end of this unit we were asked to create our own synthesis. One that brought opposing sides together in order to progress and satisfy. 

I chose to synthesize two very well known philosophical ideas, nihilism and existentialism. Since we only had about two days to work on this project I decided it was better to synthesize the general ideas of these philosophies and not go too much into detail about the variations of each. In the end I came to conclude that absurdism can serve as a synthesis in bringing these two philosophies together. I put together a slideshow showing how it could be done. Without further ado here it is:

 

In conclusion while we could go much more into detail on both of these philosophies and even argue that other philosophies can serve as a synthesis between nihilism and existentialism it is nice to accept absurdism as one of them. This unit was rich in history and further strengthened our argumentative skills, with this action project our spring term comes to a wrap. Thank you for reading!

Sources Cited:

Camus, Albert. Myth of Sisyphus: And Other Essays. Random House US, 2012.

Nietzsche, Friedrich, and Thomas Common. Twilight of the Idols. Dover Publications, Inc, 2019.

Youtube video links: 

Nihilism vs Existentialism