Albert Camus

Albert Camus's philosophy of absurdism influenced me more so than any of the other existential philosophers.

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Education

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• existentialism
• phenomenology
• Albert
• Camus
• Humanities
• philosophy

[geoffhutch]

is this a high school report?

[castrewq]

i am reading L'etranger in the original French; thus far has Provence to be most insightful existentialist novel ever.

[Herosmurf]

I just have to say that existentialism and absurdism may be similar but are quite different

[mrdopeboymuzik]

this guy is hilarious!

[bobblobbychintapalli]

@krounds12 Yes, it is essentially the same message but sometimes certain impressions or ideas get lost in a translation. I was just wondering about the writing style itself. There, the language obviously makes a huge difference.

[runtubefantasy]

@geoffhutch does he look like he's in high school?

[natedaug1]

@BARCACROSSESTHEALPS Yeah, that is what is nice about Camus. He is much easier to read than Sartre and especially Heidegger.

[12theory]

@krounds12

ppl like u get trolled LOL

[krounds12]

@bobblobbychintapalli what's the difference? it's still the same message of isolation, indifference, revolt -- is it not?

[krounds12]

@kyledavidmorgan correct. but no true artist/philosopher fancies labels. nonetheless, we (as consumers of art and literature) use them to categorize such people. and since that's so, it's very difficult to say that camus' ideas don't fall under the same category as other existentialists.

[krounds12]

@LaGazzaLadra0 a) the myth of sisyphus is far easier to read than being and nothingness, and b) that music is common, as in the artist. to say that it's merely sound shows just how ignorant you are.

[krounds12]

@12theory people like you make the world a sad place. your attempt at humor failed. instead, you sound like an idiot.