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The Myth of Sisyphus (French: Le mythe de Sisyphe) is a 1942 philosophical essay by Albert Camus. Influenced by philosophers such as Søren Kierkegaard, Arthur Schopenhauer, and Friedrich Nietzsche, Camus introduces his philosophy of the absurd.
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The fundamental subject of “The Myth of Sisyphus” is this: it is legitimate and necessary to wonder whether life has a meaning; therefore it is legitimate to meet the problem of suicide
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Apr 11, 2024 · The Myth of Sisyphus, philosophical essay by Albert Camus, published in French in 1942 as Le Mythe de Sisyphe. Published in the same year as Camus’s novel L’Étranger (The Stranger), The Myth of Sisyphus contains a sympathetic analysis of contemporary nihilism and touches on the nature of the absurd. Together the two works established his ...
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Learn about Camus's philosophy of the absurd, which rejects any meaning or order in the universe and embraces the struggle of life. Explore his examples of absurd characters, art, and the myth of Sisyphus, and his critique of Kafka's existentialism.
Myth of Sisyphus. Albert Camus (1913-1960) gives a quite different account of philosophy and politics of existentialism from that of Sartre. Perhaps the most striking difference from Sartre is his conception of the absurd. For Sartre absurdity belongs to the world prior to activity of consciousness, while Camus’s idea of the absurd is closer ...
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Learn about the story of Sisyphus, the mythical founder of Corinth and the hero of absurdity, who was punished by rolling a boulder up a hill for eternity. Discover how Albert Camus used Sisyphus as a metaphor for the meaningless of modern life in his famous essay.
A comprehensive summary of Camus's essay on absurdism, meaninglessness and suicide. Learn about his definition of the absurd, his examples of absurd lives, his critique of Dostoevsky and his myth of Sisyphus.
