Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays, The Hardcover – January 1, by Justin (translator) Camus, Albert; O'Brien (Author), B/w Decorative title Page (Illustrator) out of 5 stars ratings/5() Verified Purchase. My favorite chapter of The Myth of Sisyphus is the first, in which Camus diagnoses the existential position of man in the cosmos as absurd. On the one hand we grasp for meaning, we grasp for knowledge, completeness, control. On the other hand, the universe defies our attempts at knowledge, meaning, completion and control/5(K) One of the most influential works of this century, The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays is a crucial exposition of existentialist thought. Influenced by works such as Don Juan and the novels of Kafka, these essays begin with a meditation on suicide; the question of living or not living in a universe devoid of order or meaning. With lyric eloquence, Albert Camus brilliantly posits a way out of despair, reaffirming the Cited by:
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With lyric eloquence, myth of sisyphus and other essays, Albert Camus brilliantly posits a way out of despair, reaffirming the value of personal existence, myth of sisyphus and other essays, and the possibility of life lived with dignity and authenticity.
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What other items do customers buy after viewing this item? About the Author Born in Algeria inAlbert Camus published The Stranger —now one of the most widely read novels of this century—in Celebrated in intellectual circles, Camus was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in On January 4,myth of sisyphus and other essays, he was killed in a car accident. Tell the Publisher! I'd like to read this book on Kindle Don't have a Kindle? Get your Kindle hereor download a FREE Kindle Reading App.
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This book is pretty challenging. Since I started it, I have read more than a few lines, scratched my head, reread and still wasn't sure if I understood the intended meaning. I'm not sure if the difficulty is due to a poor translation, or maybe Camus just had an unconventional writing style.
I've never read Camus before so I cannot say which is the case. Camus does seem to emphasize making long logical deductive arguments in a fairly verbose style. The book does cause me to contemplate the serious issue of suicide and the meaning of life. and I have has some "aha" moments while reading this. I could imagine that the book could grow on me, it's not the type of book you read straight though, I think you have to take your time with it. Maybe this book would be good in a class or book club, where people could help each other interpret the meaning.
You may want to start off with a different translation first, then try this one. Love this book. I know that it isnt technically a philosophical work and Camus always had a desire to avoid the minutae and nitpicking that runs rampant among philosophers, but it is applicable to life, and close to philosophy.
When I turned the last page of this book I felt a great sense of freedom at life and a newfound vigor and joy in it as well.
Here is a short breakdown of the philosophy. The only true question in philosophy is suicide Since if one should kill oneself the myth of sisyphus and other essays is meaningless 2. If there is no way to know anything absolutely as Camus will prove if man myth of sisyphus and other essays not reconcile his desire to find a meaning in life with his complete inability to find one is life still worth living?
The answer is yes. Absurd man has 3 things that enrich life. My revolt My freedom, my passion, myth of sisyphus and other essays. My revolt is that I am aware of my own desire for meaning and inability to find it absurdity and rather than solve this by taking on belief systems or commiting suicide, i stay with it and live in full awareness of it, not running from the concomitant pain.
My freedom, since all beliefs are ultimately untenable, everything is permitted, I am free to do whatever I want but at the same time no action can have an ultimate meaning My passion, I live life full of passion even though life is meaningless. The writings of Camus are always insightful and interesting.
This collection of essays is no exception. I thought I’d provide some pertinent information that one might consider when purchasing a used copy of a book such as this. Many books by Camus are required myth of sisyphus and other essays in Philosophy college courses. †I have purchased four books of collections of essays listed as being in “Good condition “ written by Camus in the last month and all but one of them has had underlining throughout the book.
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People have a right to make informed decisions before they purchase an item on the Amazon Marketplace. Can we be free in the alienation and tedium that defines modern life? Is modern existence so soul crushing that, like Kierkegaard and Walker Percy, everyone walking around is "dead dead dead"? Is there hope for the individual tasked with the absurd. Camus imagines that Sisyphus is happy - concludes that we MUST imagine Sisyphus happy. Camus is wrong of course.
Sisyphus is the paradigm of the utterly alienated individual, devoid of community, of life, of meaning. But Camus' Sisyphus is the answer to the post WWII view of the absurdity of life. Life having decayed into loathsome total war, elitism, and genocide - became absurd. Can absurd life retain meaning; can the individual retain freedom? Camus's answer is Sisyphus. One must imagine one understands that answer to move past it. Albert Camus' take on suicide in this book is probably the most important existential text to date.
He demonstrates that a man who is doomed to roll a boulder up hill, only for it to fall and start over for the myth of sisyphus and other essays of time is not much different from an unsatisfied laborer in a dead end job.
In the moments we have that we are conscious are what is most precious to us, we must imagine that we can be happy in those times. Continue to ask life's most important questions, never stop. sarcazm Top Contributor: Pets. Camus is good for fiction. Or probably during the war when he was writing underground articles for the resistance. But I Don't recommend Camus for actual philosophical treatises or arguments as he negates his own points quite often.
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Sisyphus is the paradigm of the utterly alienated individual, devoid of community, of life, of meaning. But Camus' Sisyphus is the answer to the post WWII view of the absurdity of life. Life having decayed into loathsome total war, elitism, and genocide - became absurd/5() The Myth Of Sisyphus An Absurd Reasoning Absurdity and Suicide There is but one truly serious philosophical problem, and that is suicide. Judging whether life is or is not worth living amounts to answering the fundamental question of philosophy. All the rest— whether or not the world has three dimensions, whether the mindFile Size: KB Verified Purchase. My favorite chapter of The Myth of Sisyphus is the first, in which Camus diagnoses the existential position of man in the cosmos as absurd. On the one hand we grasp for meaning, we grasp for knowledge, completeness, control. On the other hand, the universe defies our attempts at knowledge, meaning, completion and control/5(K)
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