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The Myth of Sisyphus

A work by Albert Camus, first published in 1942

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  • What korrents draws from it

    It is legitimate and necessary to ask whether life has meaning, and so to face suicide squarely, Judging whether life is worth living is answering the fundamental question of philosophy, Hope is the typical act of evasion, and a fatal one …

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    Albert Camus

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Key facts

First published
19422
Edition korrents quotes
Penguin, 2013 edition; tr. Justin O'Brien3
Claims on korrents
191

What korrents draws from it

korrents’ reading of claims quoted word for word from the book; each opens the quote and where it sits.

  1. It is legitimate and necessary to ask whether life has meaning, and so to face suicide squarely (opens korrents.com)1

  2. Judging whether life is worth living is answering the fundamental question of philosophy (opens korrents.com)1

  3. Hope is the typical act of evasion, and a fatal one (opens korrents.com)1

  4. Being logical is easy; being logical all the way to the bitter end is almost impossible (opens korrents.com)1

  5. The absurd arises from the clash between human need and the unreasonable silence of the world (opens korrents.com)1

  6. Revolt gives life its value and, sustained across a whole life, restores that life's majesty (opens korrents.com)1

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Sources

  1. The Myth of Sisyphus (Penguin, 2013 edition; tr. Justin O'Brien) (korrents) (opens korrents.com)
  2. The Myth of Sisyphus, Q1125903 (Wikidata) (opens wikidata.org)
  3. The Myth of Sisyphus (Penguin, 2013 edition; tr. Justin O'Brien) (books.google.com) (opens books.google.com)

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