Absurdism - Relationship With Existentialism and Nihilism

Relationship With Existentialism and Nihilism

Basic relationships between existentialism, absurdism and nihilism
Atheistic existentialism Monotheistic existentialism Absurdism Nihilism
1. There is such a thing as meaning or value: Yes. Yes. Maybe. No.
2. There is inherent meaning in the universe: No. Maybe, but the individual must have faith in God to believe that, yes, there is. Maybe, but humans can never know it. No.
3. The pursuit of meaning may have meaning in itself: No, meaning can only be individually constructed, not pursued. Yes. Yes (but not for certain). No.
4. The individual's construction of any type of meaning is possible: Yes, thus the goal of existentialism. Yes, thus the goal of existentialism, though this meaning must incorporate God. Yes, though it must be personal and face the Absurd; moreover, there is no way to verify whether one's constructed meaning conforms to any inherent meaning. No, because there is no meaning to create.
5. There is resolution to the individual's desire to seek meaning: Yes, the creation of one's own meaning. Yes, the creation of one's own meaning involving God. Maybe the creation of one's own meaning, but not with regard to the inherent meaning of the universe (if one exists). No.

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