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Author by: Albert Camus Language: en Publisher by: Penguin UK Format Available: PDF, ePub, Mobi Total Read: 21 Total Download: 741 File Size: 44,8 Mb Description: In this profound and moving philosophical statement, Camus poses the fundamental question: Is life worth living? If human existence holds no significance, what can keep us from suicide?

As Camus argues, if there is no God to give meaning to our lives, humans must take on that purpose themselves. This is our 'absurd' task, like Sisyphus forever rolling his rock up a hill, as the inevitability of death constantly overshadows us. Written during the bleakest days of the Second World War, The Myth of Sisyphus argues for an acceptance of reality that encompasses revolt, passion and, above all, liberty. This volume contains several other essays, including lyrical evocations of the sunlit cities of Algiers and Oran, the settings of his great novels The Outsider and The Plague. Albert Camus is the author of a number of best-selling and highly influential works, all of which are published by Penguin. They include The Fall, The Outsider and The First Man. He is remembered as one of the few writers to have shaped the intellectual climate of post-war France, but beyond that, his fame has been international.

Translated by Justin O'Brien With an Introduction by James Wood. Author by: Elliott M. Simon Language: en Publisher by: Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press Format Available: PDF, ePub, Mobi Total Read: 94 Total Download: 567 File Size: 51,5 Mb Description: 'The myth of Sisyphus symbolizes the archetypal process of becoming without the consolation of absolute achievement. It is both a poignant reflection of the human condition and a prominent framing text for classical, medieval, and renaissance theories of human perfectibility. In this unique reading of the myth through classical philosophies, pagan and Christian religious doctrines, and medieval and renaissance literature, we see Sisyphus, 'the most cunning of human beings,' attempting to transcend his imperfections empowered by his imagination to renew his faith in the infinite potentialities of human excellence.'

--BOOK JACKET. Author by: Language: en Publisher by: Rodopi Format Available: PDF, ePub, Mobi Total Read: 28 Total Download: 876 File Size: 48,8 Mb Description: This book is an attempt to read the totality of Camus's oeuvre as a voyage, in which Camus approaches the fundamental questions of human existence: What is the meaning of life?

Can ultimate values be grounded without metaphysical presuppositions? Can the pain of the other penetrate the thick shield of human narcissism and self-interest? Solipsism and solidarity are among the destinations Camus reaches in the course of this journey. This book is a new reading of one of the towering humanists of the twentieth century, and sheds new light on his spiritual world. Hauppauge 930c Alternative Software more. Author by: Raymond A.

Belliotti Language: en Publisher by: Rodopi Format Available: PDF, ePub, Mobi Total Read: 12 Total Download: 750 File Size: 40,8 Mb Description: This book examines core concerns of human life. What is the relationship between a meaningful life and theism?