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Existentialism

Existentialism. Albert Camus. Camus: Myth of Sisyphus. Questions to answer for yourself: What are the key elements of Existentialism? What would an "existential ethic" look like? How is Camus like and/or unlike Nietzsche?. Camus: Myth of Sisyphus .

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Existentialism

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  1. Existentialism Albert Camus

  2. Camus: Myth of Sisyphus Questions to answer for yourself: • What are the key elements of Existentialism? • What would an "existential ethic" look like? • How is Camus like and/or unlike Nietzsche?

  3. Camus: Myth of Sisyphus The question of suicide is the fundamental question of philosophy – why? • A good reason for living is also a good reason for dying How does Camus define “absurdity”? • “Absurdity” is a divorce between man and his life. What is the relation between the absurd and suicide?

  4. Camus/text “the void becomes eloquent” – an indifference to the future “Belief in the meaning of life always implies a scale of values” a belief in the absurd substitutes quantity of experiences for quality • Connect with our society?

  5. SISYPHUS: An absurd hero • his attitude – the penalty? his whole being is exerted in doing nothing. • during the return – this myth is tragic because the hero is conscious • relationship between happiness and the absurd – “his fate belongs to him” • “one must imagine Sisyphus happy” Why? Connect with ?

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