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| - | [[Image:Véritable portrait de Monsieur Ubu, par Alfred Jarry (1896).png|thumb|right|200px|'''''Ubu Roi''''' (King Ubu) is a [[play]] developed by [[Alfred Jarry]] premiered on [[December 10]] [[1896]], and is widely acknowledged as a theatrical [[precursor]] to the [[Theatre of the Absurd|Absurdist]], [[Dada]] and [[Surrealism|Surrealist]] art movements.]]{{Template}} | + | [[Image:Véritable portrait de Monsieur Ubu, par Alfred Jarry (1896).png|thumb|left|200px|'''''Ubu Roi''''' (King Ubu) is a [[play]] developed by [[Alfred Jarry]] premiered on [[December 10]] [[1896]], and is widely acknowledged as a theatrical [[precursor]] to the [[Theatre of the Absurd|Absurdist]], [[Dada]] and [[Surrealism|Surrealist]] art movements.]] |
| - | '''Absurd''' can refer to: | + | [[Image:The_House_of_Nonsense.jpg|thumb|right|200px|This page '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is part of the ''[[meaning of life]]'' series.<br>Illustration: [[House of Nonsense]] (1911)]] |
| - | * [[Absurdism]], a philosophy born of [[existentialism]] | + | [[Image:The Sleep of Reason.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''[[The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters]]'' is a print by [[Francisco Goya]] from the ''[[Caprichos]]'' series]] |
| - | * absurdity, with small "a", is a form of [[surreal humour]] | + | {{Template}} |
| - | * [[Theatre of the Absurd]], an artform utilizing the philosophy of absurdism | + | '''Absurd''' or '''The Absurd''' may refer to: |
| + | * [[Absurdity]], general and technical usage - associated with extremely poor reasoning, the ridiculous, or nonsense. | ||
| + | * [[Absurdism]], a philosophy born of existentialism, regarding the philosophical concept of "the Absurd," the clash between the human tendency to seek some inherent meaning in the universe and the human impossibility of finding meaning | ||
| + | * Absurd or [[surreal humour]] | ||
| + | **[[Absurdist fiction]] | ||
| + | * [[Theatre of the Absurd]], an art form utilizing the philosophy of Absurdism | ||
| + | * Absurd, a term used in [[logic]] to describe a [[contradiction]] | ||
| + | **''[[Reductio ad absurdum]]'', a type of logical argument | ||
| + | * [[Absurd (film)]], an Italian film | ||
| + | ==Etymology== | ||
| + | First attested in 1557. | ||
| + | From Middle French ''absurde'', from Latin ''absurdus'' (“[[incongruous]], [[dissonant]], [[out of tune]]”), from ''[[ab]]'' (“away from, out”) + ''surdus'' (“silent, deaf, dull-sounding”). | ||
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Absurd or The Absurd may refer to:
- Absurdity, general and technical usage - associated with extremely poor reasoning, the ridiculous, or nonsense.
- Absurdism, a philosophy born of existentialism, regarding the philosophical concept of "the Absurd," the clash between the human tendency to seek some inherent meaning in the universe and the human impossibility of finding meaning
- Absurd or surreal humour
- Theatre of the Absurd, an art form utilizing the philosophy of Absurdism
- Absurd, a term used in logic to describe a contradiction
- Reductio ad absurdum, a type of logical argument
- Absurd (film), an Italian film
Etymology
First attested in 1557.
From Middle French absurde, from Latin absurdus (“incongruous, dissonant, out of tune”), from ab (“away from, out”) + surdus (“silent, deaf, dull-sounding”).
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