Albert Camus
French-Algerian philosopher and author who articulated the philosophy of the absurd. Camus explored the tension between humanity's desire for meaning and the universe's silence through works like The Myth of Sisyphus and The Stranger. His concept of philosophical suicide versus physical suicide and the imagined happiness of Sisyphus provided an alternative to nihilism. Camus received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1957.
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The Myth of Sisyphus
Camus's philosophical essay begins with the declaration that the only serious philosophical problem is suicide. …
Absurdism
Philosophy acknowledging the conflict between human need for meaning and the universe's indifference. Camus's The …
The Stranger
Camus' existentialist novel follows Meursault who kills man and faces execution with indifference. The protagonist's …
The Stranger
Camus's debut novel follows Meursault, an emotionally detached Algerian who commits murder and is condemned …
The Absurd Hero
Camus's concept of living fully while accepting life's meaninglessness. The absurd hero, like Sisyphus, revolts …
Camus on meaning in absurdity
Camus on meaning in absurdity
Meursault
Clerk who kills Arab on beach and faces execution with total indifference. Meursault represents absurd …
The Denial of Death
Becker's Pulitzer Prize-winning work synthesizes psychology, philosophy, and anthropology to argue that the fear of …