Albert camus the myth of sisyphus existentialism

  • Albert camus the myth of sisyphus existentialism

    • Sisyphus!

    The Myth of Sisyphus

    For mythology regarding the Greek character Sisyphus, see Sisyphus.

    1942 essay by Albert Camus

    The Myth of Sisyphus (French: Le mythe de Sisyphe) is a 1942 philosophical essay by Albert Camus.

    Albert camus the myth of sisyphus existentialism

  • The myth of sisyphus summary
  • Sisyphus
  • One must imagine sisyphus happy
  • The myth of sisyphus full story

    • Influenced by philosophers such as Søren Kierkegaard, Arthur Schopenhauer, and Friedrich Nietzsche, Camus introduces his philosophy of the absurd. The absurd lies in the juxtaposition between the fundamental human need to attribute meaning to life and the "unreasonable silence" of the universe in response.[1] Camus claims that the realization of the absurd does not justify suicide, and instead requires "revolt".

    He then outlines several approaches to the absurd life. In the final chapter, Camus compares the absurdity of man's life with the situation of Sisyphus, a figure of Greek mythology who was condemned to repeat forever the same meaningless task of pushing a boulder up a mountain, only to see it roll down again just as it nears the top.

    The essay