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Albert Camus

The Myth of Sisyphus

Nonfiction | Essay / Speech | Adult | Published in 1942

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Essay Topics

1.

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

2.

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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