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4.06 AVERAGE
4.06 AVERAGE
reflective
medium-paced
reading this book made me appreciate Camus’s other novel “the stranger” more.
reflective
medium-paced
Me hubiera gustado que abordara la relación entre el existencialismo y la transformación de la sociedad. Lamentablemente es una cuestión con la que no está de acuerdo
challenging
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
informative
fast-paced
challenging
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Life is too short to read this man not make a single good point without getting lost in the plot.
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Really lovely collection of essays. Compliments Camus' other work "The Stranger", providing a layout of the philosophy that informs the fiction.
reflective
medium-paced
Life is ultimately meaningless and absurd. This being true, should we just commit suicide? Camus takes this quandary seriously and, in a admirable fashion, details his very rational thought process on why suicide is not required.
I really enjoyed the way he analyzes various thought on the problem of the absurd, particularly the rejection of Kierkegaard (and others) as "philosophical suicide."
While I ultimately agree that life is meaningless and absurd, I have a hard time agreeing with Camus that ethical rules do not apply. I believe an ethical system is reasonable for the absurd man to follow (though I can't explain why in this short review). As such, I have reasons to reject parts of Camus' examples of an absurd life.
I love his breakdown of Sisyphus as an example of our absurd condition. Alas, we must carry our burden, but thankfully we can find happiness with it. I take this as a challenge to live by. I must find joy in the everyday.
As a final note on the text: I found the book difficult to understand at times, having to slow down and reread things to comprehend what Camus was getting at. I'm not sure if this is because of the translation of this edition (from 1955) or because the philosophical ideas are hard to communicate. I'll probably reread this in the future with a different edition to see if I can get a more complete comprehension.
I really enjoyed the way he analyzes various thought on the problem of the absurd, particularly the rejection of Kierkegaard (and others) as "philosophical suicide."
While I ultimately agree that life is meaningless and absurd, I have a hard time agreeing with Camus that ethical rules do not apply. I believe an ethical system is reasonable for the absurd man to follow (though I can't explain why in this short review). As such, I have reasons to reject parts of Camus' examples of an absurd life.
I love his breakdown of Sisyphus as an example of our absurd condition. Alas, we must carry our burden, but thankfully we can find happiness with it. I take this as a challenge to live by. I must find joy in the everyday.
As a final note on the text: I found the book difficult to understand at times, having to slow down and reread things to comprehend what Camus was getting at. I'm not sure if this is because of the translation of this edition (from 1955) or because the philosophical ideas are hard to communicate. I'll probably reread this in the future with a different edition to see if I can get a more complete comprehension.