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Westphal & Cherry: “Is Life Absurd?”

Sisyphus, the symbol of the absurdity of existence, painting by Franz Stuck (1920)

Jonathan Westphal is currently a visiting professor of philosophy at Hampshire College. He received his B.A. from Harvard College, M.A. from the University of Sussex, and PhD from the University of London. Christopher Cherry is Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University of Kent in Canterbury England. Their 1990 article, “Is Life Absurd?” offers Continue reading Westphal & Cherry: “Is Life Absurd?”