Philosopher of the Absurd
Albert Camus
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A French-Algerian novelist and philosopher who described the absurd, the clash between our longing for meaning and a silent universe, and answered it with revolt.
Key work: The Myth of Sisyphus (1942)
“One must imagine Sisyphus happy.”
Key ideas, in brief (in our words)
The absurd is the clash between our need for meaning and a silent world.
Revolt is to keep living with open eyes.
Rebellion sets a limit no cause may cross.
Read more: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
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