The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus (Close Reading)

Warning: the book for this event and the discussion to take place will involve themes relating to self-harm.

The Absurd, in Camus' terms, is the product of a collision or confrontation between our human desire for order, meaning, and purpose in life and the blank, indifferent “silence of the universe.” - Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Join us for a close reading and discussion of Albert Camus's philosophical work The Myth of Sisyphus.

In this book-length essay Camus formally introduces and fully articulates his most famous idea, the concept of the Absurd, and his equally famous image of life as a Sisyphean struggle. “There is but one truly serious philosophical problem, and that is suicide” says Camus. In the end, Camus rejects suicide: the Absurd must not be evaded either by religion (“philosophical suicide”) or by annihilation (“physical suicide”); the task of living should not merely be accepted, it must be embraced.

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You can read more about Albert Camus from the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: https://iep.utm.edu/albert-camus/#SH4c