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Camus discusses suicide as a response to the Absurd, ultimately rejecting it in favor of embracing the Absurd and living despite it.

Angst is the dread or anxiety one feels in the face of life's Absurdity. It arises from the realization of one's true freedom and the lack of objective meaning.

This idea reflects on the encounter between the desire for order and understanding in humanity and the chaotic, indifferent nature of the universe—a central theme in Absurdist philosophy.

This concept implies that individuals create their own values and meaning in a world that inherently has none, underscoring the Absurdity of human life.

Camus asserts that rebellion against the Absurdity of existence is a human's way of affirming their own life and creating personal meaning.

The Absurd arises from the conflict between the human yearning for significance and the cold, indifferent universe.

Camus' philosophy advocates the acceptance of the Absurd and to live fully in spite of it, finding meaning through personal experiences and actions.

An Absurd hero is someone who continues to search for meaning in life despite knowing the impossibility of finding any in a purposeless universe.

In Camus' philosophy, revolt is a perpetual confrontation with and resistance to the Absurdity of existence, an act that gives life its value.

Existentialists argue that realizing the Absurd places the responsibility of creating meaning squarely on the individual, thereby highlighting human freedom and responsibility.

In existentialist philosophy, the story of Sisyphus symbolizes the human condition of perpetual labor without ultimate purpose, which Camus compares to the notion of the Absurd.