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The Myth of Sisyphus

The Myth of Sisyphus

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Inspired by the myth of a man condemned to ceaselessly push a rock up a mountain and watch it roll back to the valley below， The Myth of Sisyphus transformed twentieth-century philosophy with its impassioned argument for the value of life in a world without religious meaning。

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Amy Bharucha ，

ayo this mf really b single handedly keeping me from ending it all。 camus u r amazing i love u <3

Vítor Leal ，

“Assim， persuadido da origem bem humana de tudo o que é humano， cego que deseja ver e que sabe que a noite não tem fim， está sempre em marcha。 O rochedo ainda rola”

Mike Futcher ，

In this extended philosophical essay （not a fictional retelling of the myth of Sisyphus， as I had believed for some reason）， Albert Camus addresses the "one truly serious philosophical problem": suicide （pg。 1）。 More specifically， why we don't all suicide in a world where we know （by any reasonable and logical metric） that there is no god and everything will turn to dust and suffering is plentiful in this short， thankless life we live。 The title comes from the ancient Greek myth in which a man i In this extended philosophical essay （not a fictional retelling of the myth of Sisyphus， as I had believed for some reason）， Albert Camus addresses the "one truly serious philosophical problem": suicide （pg。 1）。 More specifically， why we don't all suicide in a world where we know （by any reasonable and logical metric） that there is no god and everything will turn to dust and suffering is plentiful in this short， thankless life we live。 The title comes from the ancient Greek myth in which a man is condemned by the gods to thankless labour: rolling a boulder up a hill every day， only for it to tumble down before it reaches the top and he must begin again the next day。It's all profound stuff – essential stuff – and Camus' responses to the philosophical dilemmas he identifies are sound and， often， inspiring。 At first， I suspected the translation from the French was not particularly healthy because the prose is rather dense， but then philosophy does tend in that direction。 When Camus has something important to say， the poetry of it usually comes across in English and this short little book is surprisingly quotable。 Camus has good answers and ideas in response to the essential worry about life， even if his ideas are better served in his fiction （see The Plague）。 It must sound like heavy stuff， but The Myth of Sisyphus is uplifting at times and worth digging into。 。。。more

Mory ，

به نظرم نسبت به کتاب عصیانگر بیان فصیح‌تری داره。اما کماکان گمون می‌کنم ترجمه‌ی خانم مهستی بحرینی، فهم این دو کتاب رو دشوارتر کرده。کسی هست که تجربه‌ی مقایسه با ترجمه‌های دیگه رو داشته باشه؟

Achilleas ，

Πολύ δυσνόητο βιβλίο。 Σε άλλα σημεία αποκάλυψη， σε άλλα μαρτύριο。 Δε νομίζω ότι μπορώ να το αξιολογήσω πλήρως πριν το ξαναδιαβάσω。

Miriam ，

امتیازی نمیدم چون مدتهاست میخوام بخونم و چندبار شروع کردم و ترجمه رو تغییر دادم ولی مشکل از گیرنده است。 اوایل رو خوب فهمیدم و می دونم در نهایت چی میخواد بگه میفهمم ولی آنچه در میان آمد رو نمی فهمم。 هم میتونه برای ناآگاهی من از مباحث فلسفی عنوان شده باشه هم از ناتوانی من در درک مفاهیم بیان شده به هرحال نتیجه یکیست گرچه جایی که ازشیاطین داستایوفسکی میگه رو میفهمم چون خوندم و خب نتیجه کل مقاله و پوچی و درعین حال نیکبختی سیزیف رو 。。。 پس من هم مثل کامو که سیزیف رو پای کوه رها کرد، کتاب رو با اینکه خو امتیازی نمیدم چون مدتهاست میخوام بخونم و چندبار شروع کردم و ترجمه رو تغییر دادم ولی مشکل از گیرنده است。 اوایل رو خوب فهمیدم و می دونم در نهایت چی میخواد بگه میفهمم ولی آنچه در میان آمد رو نمی فهمم。 هم میتونه برای ناآگاهی من از مباحث فلسفی عنوان شده باشه هم از ناتوانی من در درک مفاهیم بیان شده به هرحال نتیجه یکیست گرچه جایی که ازشیاطین داستایوفسکی میگه رو میفهمم چون خوندم و خب نتیجه کل مقاله و پوچی و درعین حال نیکبختی سیزیف رو 。。。 پس من هم مثل کامو که سیزیف رو پای کوه رها کرد، کتاب رو با اینکه خوندم رها میکنم تا شاید بعدها بفهمم。 شاید هم نفهمم。 اصراری نیست。 مهم اینه آگاه باشم به پوچی و با این آگاهی نیکبخت。。。 。。。more

Hansjaputra ，

Karena buku terjemahan， bahasanya sulit dimengerti bagi kita yang pemula dalam belajar filsafat。

Ana Samouco ，

Inquietante。

Keaton ，

saved my life

Sabrina ，

3。5 stars

Will F ，

I'd like to think I understood what Camus was arguing， but he seems equally a poet as he is a philosopher。 A book one will have to read twice。 I'd like to think I understood what Camus was arguing， but he seems equally a poet as he is a philosopher。 A book one will have to read twice。 。。。more

Joan ，

ojala entendrer tot lo que hi ha escrit en este llibre

Rafael Machado ，

A reler quando tiver cabeça para isso

Marissa ，

the chapter on absurd creation… a stunning delight。

Aaron Schuschu ，

Basically， if you can make your own meaning， why kill yourself？ Plus also some random essays about Algeria。 And Kafka。 And some Greek shit。

Conner Smith ，

As I progressed through the first three quarters of this book， I did not expect to finish the book with such positive feelings。 The essay is said to be a meditation on suicide， however I could never see it as that while I was reading it。 Instead， Camus uses “The Myth of Sysiphus” to lay the groundwork for Absurdism and build the absurd heroes off of that groundwork。 Still， Camus does make a couple of profound points regarding suicide in both the beginning and the end of the book。 Camus has left As I progressed through the first three quarters of this book， I did not expect to finish the book with such positive feelings。 The essay is said to be a meditation on suicide， however I could never see it as that while I was reading it。 Instead， Camus uses “The Myth of Sysiphus” to lay the groundwork for Absurdism and build the absurd heroes off of that groundwork。 Still， Camus does make a couple of profound points regarding suicide in both the beginning and the end of the book。 Camus has left me with a lot untended thoughts， and i am going to have to spend some time thinking about what I have read。 Still， I can say that what is of most value in this book is Camus’ direction to abandon hope and focus on the present。 While I was opposed to this idea for nearly the entire time I spent reading “The Myth of Sysiphus” I realized in the end that Camus is more right than he is wrong。 。。。more

Austėja ，

"The struggle itself towards the heights is enough to fill a man's heart。 One must imagine Sisyphus happy"。 "The struggle itself towards the heights is enough to fill a man's heart。 One must imagine Sisyphus happy"。 。。。more

Fabi ，

It has some cool passages and I see why its considered a classic。 However， I think that the ordinary postmodern reader of the present just won't be as shocked by what Camus has to tell us anymore。 In '42 people might been upset by a guy explaining them that there lives has no meaning but I feel that such message nowadays would just be answered with an "so what？"。Nevertheless it is still fun to read his way of explaining the absurd and how to live with it。 It has some cool passages and I see why its considered a classic。 However， I think that the ordinary postmodern reader of the present just won't be as shocked by what Camus has to tell us anymore。 In '42 people might been upset by a guy explaining them that there lives has no meaning but I feel that such message nowadays would just be answered with an "so what？"。Nevertheless it is still fun to read his way of explaining the absurd and how to live with it。 。。。more

Sabrina ，

While I enjoy existentialism and absurdism and can appreciate the arguments being made， I could not get behind Camus' writing style。 It was borderline illegible at certain points。 While I enjoy existentialism and absurdism and can appreciate the arguments being made， I could not get behind Camus' writing style。 It was borderline illegible at certain points。 。。。more

Roberto ，

«This heart within me I can feel， and I judge that exists。 This world I can touch， and I likewise judge that exists。 There ends all my knowledge， and the rest is construction。 For if I try to seize this self of which I feel sure， if I try to define and to summarize it， it is nothing but water slipping through my fingers [。。。] Between this certainty I have of my existence and the content I try to give to that assurance， the gap will never be filled。 For ever I shall be a stranger to myself»。

Schonink ，

One must imagine Sisyphus happy。

Plopez Astudillo ，

el ensayo sobre Kafka， chévere

RJ Deeds ，

In fairness， I knew that I was about to read a book way out of my comfort zone。 The book is a series of essays， the main （and first） about why man should choose to live at all if an individual has no belief in God。 Life and living is absurd in such circumstances， Camus reasons。 In fact， in his view， there may even be a case for taking one's own life if one has no belief in the hereafter。 He argues for and against such a course of action。 I found it hard to follow his logic （admittedly， reading - In fairness， I knew that I was about to read a book way out of my comfort zone。 The book is a series of essays， the main （and first） about why man should choose to live at all if an individual has no belief in God。 Life and living is absurd in such circumstances， Camus reasons。 In fact， in his view， there may even be a case for taking one's own life if one has no belief in the hereafter。 He argues for and against such a course of action。 I found it hard to follow his logic （admittedly， reading - as I do - before going to sleep doesn't help。。） It is existential angst - pages and pages of it - where Camus builds arguments meticulously， the next line always depending on previous suppositions and theses。 I completely lost the thread of it （。。。 and the will to live， if I'm honest） as I tried to stay focused and concentrate。 The difficulty I have with a book like this is that it allows the author lay down a whole thesis on life without challenge。 In my eyes， the subject of a book - such as this - would be far better served if the arguments were set out by the author in a hall where the audience gets the opportunity to argue for and against his theses。 （Unfortunately， Mr Camus died in 1960 - so that's not possible！）。 I honestly don't know if he made a good case or not。 I got bored and confused from the off。 Perhaps if I was able to sit down in a room with Camus and argue the toss， I'd be better able to assess his existential point of view， its merits and flaws。 However， I didn't find it's the type of stuff for a book - more a topic for debate in a large hall where assumptions by the author could be challenged and better understood。 The book contains other essays about his visits to some African cities， which I enjoyed to a degree。 I truly don't know if these essays were meant to be linked to the main essay - on the absurdity of life - or not。 If they were， I missed the connections。As I said at the off， I knew Camus would be a test。 It was。 He failed to engage me; I failed to engage with the book。 I found the writing turgid， dense and impenetrable。 With no detailed concrete examples of what he meant by the concepts he was expounding （it's written totally in abstract terms， describing rarified concepts）， it failed utterly to get my attention。 As I say， the subject would perhaps be more engaging were it a presentation to an audience who could question the author， better understand his concepts and for him to elaborate on the concepts in terms of examples， to allow his audience ascertain the merits of his thinking。 To me， this is not for the casual reader - but I could see it as a great text for a university philosophy course where it might encourage debate among students。 Sadly， not for me。 。。。more

Parker ，

A work of excellent prose， deep reflection， but ultimately bad philosophy。 This was entirely worth my time reading -- and I may revisit it in the future because I know that I didn't follow everything。 Still， I reject Camus' Absurdist conclusions for reasons inversely corresponding to his rejection of Kierkegaard's "existentialism。" Perhaps it is only my own misunderstanding， but I found that all his talk of "revolt" sounded much more like resignation to my ears。 A work of excellent prose， deep reflection， but ultimately bad philosophy。 This was entirely worth my time reading -- and I may revisit it in the future because I know that I didn't follow everything。 Still， I reject Camus' Absurdist conclusions for reasons inversely corresponding to his rejection of Kierkegaard's "existentialism。" Perhaps it is only my own misunderstanding， but I found that all his talk of "revolt" sounded much more like resignation to my ears。 。。。more

Nemanja ，

Камијев филозофски есеј у којем разлаже своју главну идеју - идеју апсурда， коју ће касније практично примењивати у својим делима。 Ками даје своје виђење апсурдног живота， осврт на апсурдну уметност и конкретне примере апсурдних људи。 Пре свега сматра да апсурд настаје у судару наших жеља за сазнањем и немогућности спознаје овог нашег света， разматра како треба живети （побуна， слобода и пасија） и да ли је самоубиство одговор （с обзиром да апсурд не може постојати без човека и његовог схватања да Камијев филозофски есеј у којем разлаже своју главну идеју - идеју апсурда， коју ће касније практично примењивати у својим делима。 Ками даје своје виђење апсурдног живота， осврт на апсурдну уметност и конкретне примере апсурдних људи。 Пре свега сматра да апсурд настаје у судару наших жеља за сазнањем и немогућности спознаје овог нашег света， разматра како треба живети （побуна， слобода и пасија） и да ли је самоубиство одговор （с обзиром да апсурд не може постојати без човека и његовог схватања да је живот узалудан）， и истиче главне разлике у односу на егзистенцијализам （у егзистенцијализму се види излаз， нада， креирамо себи смисао）。 Сматра да уколико бисмо могли да објаснимо овај свет， уметност не би могла постојати， и да апсурдни писци треба да теже томе да овај свет описују， мимикрирају， да дају своје виђење， али не и да га објашњавају （или попут Камија， да испитују крајње границе понашања апсурдних ликова）。 Апсурдним људима сматра Дон Жуана， који схвата да свака његова романса мора бити бурна， тренутна и коначна; глумце， који живе више живота и који разумеју тренутност њиховог делања; освајаче， који свесно желе да оставе свој траг у повести и делају с тим у складу。 На крају конкретно разлаже и пример митолошког Сизифа， који својом казном подсећа на модерног човека који свакога дана котрља свој тешки терет， али за разлику од обичног човека који трага за смислом и бољитком， Сизиф на путу низ брдо， схвата свој туморни положај， увиђа узалудност свог живота и тиме има једну срећнију судбину。 。。。more

Miguel Hencker ，

Life was pretty shitty the days， or moments just after I finished the book。 Everything was， indeed， absurd。 But I couldn't hold anything but a smile。 Nothing made sense， but yet， it did。 One just had to imagine Sysiphus happy。 And life would be an easier game to play。 Camus is a genius， and this is probably his best work。 Life was pretty shitty the days， or moments just after I finished the book。 Everything was， indeed， absurd。 But I couldn't hold anything but a smile。 Nothing made sense， but yet， it did。 One just had to imagine Sysiphus happy。 And life would be an easier game to play。 Camus is a genius， and this is probably his best work。 。。。more

Wim van Turnhout ，

Eigenlijk zeven sterren waard， dit werk biedt kracht en moed waar de hoop ophoudt。

Lukas Slavik ，

For me philosophical essays are difficult to read and this book is not exception。。 the best part was the few pages with the story of Sisyphus

Rorack ，

Skjønte den ikke

Steph Mostav ，

SENTI O IMPACTO！ O mito de Sísifo é um ensaio de filosofia a respeito do sentimento do absurdo diante da falta de sentido da vida e abre com um questionamento a respeito do suicídio， da questão de se a vida vale a pena ser vivida mesmo desprovida de sentido。 Ao longo do livro， ele apresenta então esse homem absurdo através de exemplos em Don Juan， atores， personagens de Kafka e Dostoievski e de heróis trágicos que tomam consciência desse absurdo que é a existência。 Seu exemplo mais eficiente é d SENTI O IMPACTO！ O mito de Sísifo é um ensaio de filosofia a respeito do sentimento do absurdo diante da falta de sentido da vida e abre com um questionamento a respeito do suicídio， da questão de se a vida vale a pena ser vivida mesmo desprovida de sentido。 Ao longo do livro， ele apresenta então esse homem absurdo através de exemplos em Don Juan， atores， personagens de Kafka e Dostoievski e de heróis trágicos que tomam consciência desse absurdo que é a existência。 Seu exemplo mais eficiente é desse homem que dá nome ao título， que foi punido por amar demais a própria vida， mais do que a devoção aos deuses。 Com isso， ele é condenado ao trabalho inútil， repetitivo e sem esperança de levar uma pedra ao alto de uma montanha e， quando lá chega， ela rola de volta até o início e ele deve descer a montanha e refazer isso infinitamente。 É esse momento em que ele toma consciência do castigo que interessa a Camus e é dessa tomada de consciência que nasce o homem absurdo。 Nesse momento do trajeto de Sísifo que ele não só percebe a rotina exaustiva e opressora em que está inserido， mas também pode aproveitar o trajeto sem a pedra， fazer esse trajeto valer a pena para compensar o esforço de subir a pedra da próxima vez。 "É preciso imaginar Sísifo feliz" 。。。more

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