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sosiq's review against another edition
challenging
dark
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
bhawargi's review against another edition
4.25
All Sisyphus’ silent joy is contained therein. His fate belongs to him. His rock is his thing. Likewise, the absurd man, when he contemplates his torment, silences all the idols. In the universe suddenly restored to its silence, the myriad wondering little voices of the earth rise up. Unconscious, secret calls, invitations from all the faces, they are the necessary reverse and price of victory. There is no sun without shadow, and it is essential to know the night. The absurd man says yes and his effort will henceforth be unceasing. If there is a personal fate, there is no higher destiny, or at least there is but one which he concludes is inevitable and despicable. For the rest, he knows himself to be the master of his days. At that subtle moment when man glances backward over his life, Sisyphus returning toward his rock, in that slight pivoting he contemplates that series of unrelated actions which becomes his fate, created by him, combined under his memory’s eye and soon sealed by his death. Thus, convinced of the wholly human origin of all that is human, a blind man eager to see who knows that the night has no end, he is still on the go. The rock is still rolling.
tyndareos's review against another edition
5.0
In Albert Camus book The Myth of Sisyphus, Camus explores the concepts of absurdism and the human condition. Drawing from the Greek myth of Sisyphus, who was condemned to eternally roll a boulder up a hill only for it to roll all the way back down, Camus argues that life is fundamentally meaningless and repetitive.
The Absurd arises from the tension between our innate desire for meaning and the universe's indifference. Camus confronts the Absurd and suggests embracing the struggle, therefore finding meaning in our own actions, like Sisyphus, we must accept the futility of our task and learn how to love it in order to find happiness and rebel against the Absurd.
He argues that recognizing the Absurd, the disconnect between our desire for meaning and the universe's indifference, should not lead one to commit suicide.
Camus believes that by acknowledging the Absurd, individuals can embrace the struggle, thus finding personal meaning and purpose. Suicide, in his view, represents a surrender to the Absurd, while continuing to live and create meaning is a form of rebellion.
The Absurd arises from the tension between our innate desire for meaning and the universe's indifference. Camus confronts the Absurd and suggests embracing the struggle, therefore finding meaning in our own actions, like Sisyphus, we must accept the futility of our task and learn how to love it in order to find happiness and rebel against the Absurd.
He argues that recognizing the Absurd, the disconnect between our desire for meaning and the universe's indifference, should not lead one to commit suicide.
Camus believes that by acknowledging the Absurd, individuals can embrace the struggle, thus finding personal meaning and purpose. Suicide, in his view, represents a surrender to the Absurd, while continuing to live and create meaning is a form of rebellion.
emailadresse's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0