Here, with some critical commentary.
UPDATE:
A reader comments:
That older post on Zapffe and his absurdism is fantastic. You present the problem with deep sympathy and clarity. We're kindred spirits. I've often felt that if people just considered _seriously_ their own commitments, or our shared predicament–just to realize that it really is a predicament–their lives would be different. It is _not_ just talk and "word games". But it's so hard to get anyone to that point. People take comfort in a facile unserious unreflective nihilism or absurdism. Real philosophical thinking, with serious moral intent, offers a way out–as you argue, a rational freedom, at least, to embrace Meaning and Purpose and Value. But it's so hard to get people to see this. Anyway, thanks again for excellent essays like this.