WHO WAS CAMUS?
French-Algerian writer born 1913, died 1960 in car crash.
Nobel Prize winner 1957 for literature.
Philosopher of absurdism - life has no inherent meaning.
Journalist, playwright, novelist - fought against injustice.
MAJOR WORKS
The Stranger (1942) - Meursault kills man, feels nothing.
"Mother died today. Or maybe yesterday; I can't be sure."
The Myth of Sisyphus (1942) - Suicide vs. absurd life.
"The struggle itself toward the heights is enough to fill a man's heart."
Other Futile Works:
- The Plague (1947)
INTERACTIVE ABSURDITY
THE ABSURD
Life is meaningless - universe doesn't care about humans.
We still seek meaning - this contradiction = absurd.
"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion."