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Self-Quiz 8.6
Thomas Nagel: The Absurd
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According to Nagel, the sense of the absurd comes from the contrast between the seriousness with which we take our lives and
the meaning inherent in the universe.
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the meaning inherent in some larger enterprise.
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our sense that our seriousness is arbitrary.
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our despair.
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Nagel writes that the standard arguments for absurdity appear to
show that life is serious.
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show that life has meaning.
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succeed.
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fail.
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When we recognize that what we do is arbitrary, Nagel argues, we tend to
disengage from life.
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lose our ability to see life.
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continue being engaged in life.
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live as animals do.
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According to Nagel, a role in some larger enterprise or plan
can in itself give our lives significance.
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cannot in itself give our lives significance.
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is not possible.
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proves the significance of the enterprise or plan.
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