There are many legends and myths that explain the reason for his punishment. The gods punished him like that believing that a whole eternity of hard labor is a right punishment.Įveryone knows the end result, but not many people know the reason for the gods’ anger. Most probably you have heard of him, as the man who is punished to roll a rock up to the top of a mountain, but once he reaches the top, the rock rolls back down. He had devoted his whole work to opposing nihilism and searching for individual freedom. He won the Nobel Prize Winner in Literature, as the second youngest winner in the world’s history, and is a huge contributor to the rise of absurdism as a philosophy. Albert Camus BiographyĪlbert Camus was a French author, philosopher, and journalist. We recommend this text to all lovers of philosophical texts, readers who like absurdism, and those who have read and liked the other books of Albert Camus.Ĭamus may not make you adopt his reasoning, but he will surely make you think about life and look at your existence from a different angle. He also tries to answer if the moment people realize the meaninglessness of life, leads to suicide. “The Myth of Sisyphus” is a philosophical essay, that tries to elaborate on the question of happiness and how it is achieved. What happens when you realize that life is meaningless?ĭo you wish to end it, or do you finally find genuine happiness? Who Should Read “The Myth of Sisyphus”? And Why?

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