![]() Camus says that each one of us can come to the shearing realization of the meaninglessness of existence. He begins the essay with his trademark term of ‘The Absurd.’ He states that this is to describe the fundamental contradiction between people’s innate desire to find meaning, clarity and purpose in everything, while living in a world of indifference. Judging whether life is or is not worth living, that is the fundamental question of philosophy.” This can be clearly seen in the first sentences of the essay: “There is but one truly serious philosophical problem, and that is suicide. It is an interesting essay, not because it discusses the purpose of our existence, but because it follows a unique perspective and set of arguments that haven’t been encountered before. ![]() ![]() ![]() Albert Camus, an Algerian philosopher from the 1940s, was only twenty-nine when he published his first philosophical essay, ‘The Myth of Sisyphus,’ about absurdism. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |