Am I Only Human?
Some days I question just how alien a human really is. Philosophically, something is [i]alien[i] when it feels separate from your identity or essence. Sometimes my thoughts feel alien to me. It doesn't feel like me. Or it doesn't feel like I'm having them on my own. I have, on many occasion, been to places where I don't feel I belong. I feel alien. At what point do your own actions feel alien to you? Sometimes, when my brain is on autopilot, when I "wake up" things tend to feel alien.
Philosophers like Jean-Paul Sartre and Albert Camus have taken this concept and ran: They have both argued that humans are thrown into a World without inherent meaning. This can create a feeling that life itself is alien. Camus describes the feeling that everyday life suddenly seems strange or absurd - like you're detached from reality.
Philosophers like Jean-Paul Sartre and Albert Camus have taken this concept and ran: They have both argued that humans are thrown into a World without inherent meaning. This can create a feeling that life itself is alien. Camus describes the feeling that everyday life suddenly seems strange or absurd - like you're detached from reality.
