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- | [[Image:The Sleep of Reason.jpg|thumb|''[[The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters]]''is a [[1799]] print by [[Goya]] from the ''[[Caprichos]]'' series. It is the image the sleeping artist surrounded by the winged [[ghoulies]] and [[beast]]ies [[unleashed]] by [[unreason]].]] | + | [[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.]] |
- | [[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.]] | + | [[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)]] |
+ | [[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]] | ||
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- | '''Absurd''' can refer to: | + | '''Absurd''' or '''The Absurd''' may refer to: |
- | * [[Absurdism]], a philosophy born of [[existentialism]] | + | * [[Absurdity]], general and technical usage - associated with extremely poor reasoning, the ridiculous, or nonsense. |
- | * [[Absurdist fiction]], absurdist literature | + | * [[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 |
- | * absurdity, with small "a", is a form of [[surreal humour]] | + | * Absurd or [[surreal humour]] |
- | * [[Theatre of the Absurd]], an artform utilizing the philosophy of absurdism | + | **[[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”). | ||
- | ==Definition== | ||
- | # [[Contrary]] to reason or [[propriety]]; [[obviously]] and [[flatly]] [[opposed]] to [[manifest]] truth; [[inconsistent]] with the plain [[dictate]]s of common sense; [[logically]] [[contradictory]]; [[nonsensical]]; [[ridiculous]]. | ||
- | #:* This proffer is '''absurd''' and reasonless. - Shakespeare, ''Henry VI, Part I'', V-iv | ||
- | #:* This phrase '''absurd''' to call a villain great. - [[Alexander Pope]] | ||
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- | ==Usage notes== | ||
- | * Said of people, opinions, dreams, etc. | ||
- | Among the synonyms: | ||
- | * '''[[Irrational]]''' is the [[weakest]], denoting that which is [[plainly]] inconsistent with the dictates of sound reason; as, an ''irrational'' course of life. | ||
- | * '''[[Foolish]]''' rises higher, and implies either a [[perversion]] of that faculty, or an absolute [[weakness]] or [[fatuity]] of mind; as, ''foolish'' enterprises. | ||
- | * '''[[Absurd]]''' rises still higher, denoting that which is plainly opposed to received [[notions]] of propriety and truth; as, an ''absurd'' man, [[project]], opinion, story, argument, etc. | ||
- | * '''[[Preposterous]]''' rises still higher, and [[supposes]] an absolute ''[[inversion]]'' in the [[order of things]]; or, in plain terms, a "putting of the cart before the horse;" as, a ''preposterous'' [[suggestion]], ''preposterous'' conduct, a ''preposterous'' [[regulation]] or law. | ||
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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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