absurdism

English

absurd +‎ -ism (“doctrine, theory”)

absurdism (usually uncountable, plural absurdisms)

(uncountable, philosophy) A philosophy which holds that the universe is chaotic and irrational and that any attempt to impose order will ultimately fail. [First attested in the mid 20^th century.][1]
(countable) Absurdity, something that is absurd
- 2004, Gerard Jones, Men of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters and the Birth of the Comic Book, →ISBN, page 113:
  Henri Duval is a swashbuckling adventure with an absurdism straight out of Douglas Fairbanks: Siegel makes his hero a dandy who draws swords on men who insult his clothes.

philosophy which holds that the universe is chaotic and irrational

absurdity — see absurdity

Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “absurdism”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 10.

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