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Albert Camus

The Myth of Sisyphus

Nonfiction | Essay / Speech | Adult | Published in 1942

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Essay Topics

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Why does Camus consider life absurd? What are the two poles of absurdity, and how does the absurd arise between them?

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In Camus’s philosophy, suicide is an acceptable response to life’s absurdity, but he believes there’s a better way. What is this alternative, and why is it better?

3.

What is “philosophical suicide,” and what does Camus recommend instead?

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