the appropriation of -isms

philosophies through the ages. think up something vague and deeply intellectual, write it all down in large hard back volumes and put an -ism at the end of it. and voila! you have your very own philosophy. you can think up a jackpot of jackshit if you like. no one will know the difference, because it is your interpretation, the child of your wisdom. you may question the meaning of life, reprimand religion or investigate the human condition.

existentialism
absurdism
postmodernism
cynicism
confucianism