Living in constant defiance of the meaningless world.
by Albert Camus is a landmark of 20th-century existentialist thought. Published in 1942, it explores the "absurd"—the conflict between the human drive to find meaning and the "unreasonable silence" of a universe that offers none. Core Philosophy: The Absurd The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays
The liberation found when one is no longer bound by religious or moral absolutes. Living in constant defiance of the meaningless world
In the title essay, Camus uses the Greek myth of Sisyphus—condemned to roll a boulder up a hill for eternity, only for it to roll back down every time—as a metaphor for the human condition. Core Philosophy: The Absurd The liberation found when
Camus argues that life is inherently meaningless, but this realization should not lead to despair or suicide. Instead, he proposes three responses to the absurd:
Living life to the fullest "quantity" by embracing every present moment. The Myth of Sisyphus