The Myth of Sisyphus

The Myth of Sisyphus

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A philosophical essay by Albert Camus, in which he introduces his philosophy of the absurd. Camus explores the human condition, the search for meaning in a meaningless world, and concludes that one must embrace the absurdity of existence and find happiness in rebellion against it, famously stating, 'One must imagine Sisyphus happy.'

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Kimu who is an existentialist even though he doesn't call himself an existentialist. Um he founds this school known as absurdism. Um which is a word I used earlier too. And he he tries to describe the absurdest condition of one in which you have all of these desires about the world but the world literally just can't fulfill them. You're looking for meaning. it's not there. It literally that your your desire and the real world are in conflict. And he calls this the realization of this absurdity. And he writes this this short treaty called the myth of Seisphus

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Albert Camus
Myth of Sisyphus
absurdism
existentialism

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"Albert Camus (referred to as 'Kimu') was directly mentioned as the author who 'founds this school known as absurdism' and wrote 'this short treaty called the myth of Seisphus' (corrected to Sisyphus). The speaker extensively discussed Camus's interpretation of Sisyphus's happiness."

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