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The Myth of Sisyphus

The Myth of Sisyphus

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One of the most influential works of this century， The Myth of Sisyphus—featured here in a stand-alone edition—is a crucial exposition of existentialist thought。 Influenced by works such as Don Juan and the novels of Kafka， these essays begin with a meditation on suicide--the question of living or not living in a universe devoid of order or meaning。 With lyric eloquence， Albert Camus brilliantly posits a way out of despair， reaffirming the value of personal existence， and the possibility of life lived with dignity and authenticity。

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Jam Concepcion ，

Terrifying but worth a second read。

Phil ，

Loved the essay but not sure about the lengthy afterword that seems to make much more of God and religion than Camus does despite his examination of some Christian philosophers。 I disagreed with most of the 6 or 7 pages it and then stopped reading。The essay itself improves as it goes on。 I would only say that I'm not sure if the translation is overly literal in places and therefore the language can be a little tortured。 But excellent stuff。 Loved the essay but not sure about the lengthy afterword that seems to make much more of God and religion than Camus does despite his examination of some Christian philosophers。 I disagreed with most of the 6 or 7 pages it and then stopped reading。The essay itself improves as it goes on。 I would only say that I'm not sure if the translation is overly literal in places and therefore the language can be a little tortured。 But excellent stuff。 。。。more

Pedro Henrique Cario Meerbaum ，

3。5⭐️

Gabriel Castelo Branco ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Très profond et important 。 Ce livre m'a fait beaucoup réfléchir。 Très profond et important 。 Ce livre m'a fait beaucoup réfléchir。 。。。more

Lionel ，

Dieses Werk ist eine versinnbildlichte Konversation mit sich selbst und Gott （Gott nicht als der religiöse Gott， sondern die Vorstellung von einem Gott） über die Welt und das Leben。 Das Schöne an der Erfahrung， dieses Buch zu lesen， war es， dass es sich zu keinem Zeitpunkt angefühlt hat， als würde man von Camus belehrt werden， sondern zu jedem Zeitpunkt， dass Camus einen an die Hand nimmt und einem dabei hilft， das was bereits vor einem liegt， zu erkennen。Es ist für mich schwierig zu beschreiben Dieses Werk ist eine versinnbildlichte Konversation mit sich selbst und Gott （Gott nicht als der religiöse Gott， sondern die Vorstellung von einem Gott） über die Welt und das Leben。 Das Schöne an der Erfahrung， dieses Buch zu lesen， war es， dass es sich zu keinem Zeitpunkt angefühlt hat， als würde man von Camus belehrt werden， sondern zu jedem Zeitpunkt， dass Camus einen an die Hand nimmt und einem dabei hilft， das was bereits vor einem liegt， zu erkennen。Es ist für mich schwierig zu beschreiben， wie sehr dieses Werk mein Bewusstsein verändert und meine Sicht auf die Welt und mich selbst beeinflusst hat。 Es hat mich enorm bewegt， im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes - ich bin nicht mehr der Selbe。 。。。more

Anna McDermott ，

Great book。 Short chapters， very easy to understand as a philosophy student。 I loved the style in which Camus wrote it， moreover I enjoyed his involvement of other pieces of literature to back up and develop his claims。

Michael Vidrine ，

Camus’ writing is obviously very good; almost as good as his ideas are fascinating。 In the Myth of Sisyphus， he interestingly refutes rationalism as an atheist and argues for the absurdity of existence。 And where most thinkers have drawn from there the corollary conclusion that there must be something transcendent of existence to preserve meaning， Camus is apparently able to justify the opposite conclusion to himself: there is no transcendence and existence is meaningless。 3。5 stars。

Agnes Nimas ，

Raw， dark， and truly beautiful。 It is a great introduction to absurdism; the meaning of life is impossible to be known or understood by man and therefore irrelevant （in the best way possible）。 This particular philosophy has helped me to cope with my own issues in life。 I highly recommend this book to those who deal with contemplating suicide。

Jacopo S ，

15 good pages out of 150

Twiddlefist Bumblesnot ，

dostoevsky time

Anshuman Domah ，

Dans la mythologie grecque， Sisyphe aurait insulté les dieux et défié la mort qu'ils avaient prévue pour lui。 Donc， il a été condamné à jamais à pousser une pierre au sommet d'une montagne d'où elle finit toujours par retomber。 Pour Camus， la punition dont Sisyphe a fait l'objet illustre notre condition d'être humain。 Chaque jour， nous devons agir dans le monde tout en sachant que la pierre finira par nous retomber dessus。 Notre condition humaine n'est qu'une chaîne d'impulsions sur une ligne de Dans la mythologie grecque， Sisyphe aurait insulté les dieux et défié la mort qu'ils avaient prévue pour lui。 Donc， il a été condamné à jamais à pousser une pierre au sommet d'une montagne d'où elle finit toujours par retomber。 Pour Camus， la punition dont Sisyphe a fait l'objet illustre notre condition d'être humain。 Chaque jour， nous devons agir dans le monde tout en sachant que la pierre finira par nous retomber dessus。 Notre condition humaine n'est qu'une chaîne d'impulsions sur une ligne de temps。 Face à l'absurdité de cette vie， Camus nous dit que le seul problème philosophique sérieux c'est celui du suicide。« Ce， qu'on appelle une raison de vivre， est en même temps une excellente raison de mourir。 »Quoique toujours didactique， je trouve intéressant que Camus ait choisi d'utiliser un langage vernaculaire philosophique et technique au lieu d'en faire un récit métaphorique （comme La Peste ou L'Etranger）。 Il a choisi de nous noyer dans les références de Galilée， Kierkegaard， Schopenhauer， Heidegger， Socrate， Aristote， Nietzsche， Jasper， Kant， Proust， Spinoza， Chestov， Dostoïevski， Sophocle， Kafka et même de Cervantès et Shakespeare， dans leurs quêtes ontologiques respectives。 Camus ainsi nous ramène à la question: sachant que l'individu va éventuellement mourir， à quoi bon cette vie？« La lassitude est à la fin des actes d'une vie machinale， mais elle inaugure en même temps le mouvement de la conscience。 Elle l'éveille et elle provoque la suite。 La suite， c'est le retour inconscient dans la chaîne。。。 ou c'est l'éveil définitif。 »En nous guidant par la main， Camus nous dit d'une manière incidente que non， le nihilisme n'est pas une réponse appropriée à notre condition。 Cela aurait signifié d'ajouter de la souffrance à la souffrance et de rendre encore plus absurde l'absurdité de la vie。 C'est là où la toile philosophique qu'à tisser Camus prend éventuellement forme en deux phrases : les deux dernières phrases du livre。Je vous laisse les découvrir。 。。。more

Samantha ，

Eloquent points failed by an unbearable writing style。

Cristian1185 ，

El mundo y el universo no tienen consciencia， no tienen un fin。 No existe teleología alguna。 Son indiferentes a lo humano。 Es este quien imprime su huella， su sello。。。 y en esto consiste el absurdo。 Entrever el lazo que origina el absurdo， entre el ser humano y su deseo de sentido y claridad， y esta indiferencia que lo rodea es la claridad de la vida absurda。Sin embargo， Camus no queda simplemente encallado en el diagnóstico nihilista de este momento amargo de la existencia del absurdo en el hum El mundo y el universo no tienen consciencia， no tienen un fin。 No existe teleología alguna。 Son indiferentes a lo humano。 Es este quien imprime su huella， su sello。。。 y en esto consiste el absurdo。 Entrever el lazo que origina el absurdo， entre el ser humano y su deseo de sentido y claridad， y esta indiferencia que lo rodea es la claridad de la vida absurda。Sin embargo， Camus no queda simplemente encallado en el diagnóstico nihilista de este momento amargo de la existencia del absurdo en el humano， sino que comprende y defiende que la situación absurda significa por sí misma una oportunidad para que el humano absurdo se vuelque al vitalismo， al desprecio por lo eterno， lo esperanzador， lo inmortal， y asuma una vida rebelde que signifique que esta es la vida que hay que vivir， que hay que gastar， que hay que continuamente transfigurar。 El ser absurdo se sabe “seguro de su libertad a plazo， de su rebelión sin porvenir y de su conciencia perecedera。。。en él está su campo， en él está su acción， que sustrae a todo juicio excepto el suyo。 Una vida más grande no puede significar otra vida"Ensayo filosófico que recorre las principales sensibilidades y razonamientos absurdistas， con el fin de describir y analizar el proceso de extrañeza que conlleva concientizar la indiferencia del universo ante nuestros encarecidos esfuerzos de dar sentido a nuestras vidas mediante sistemas de creencias que se derrumban ante la nada， y encontrar al menos no un consuelo， sino una rebeldía ante la muerte como opción。 Sísifo levanta la piedra a una cumbre， más al llegar a su fin， esta carga cae， y nuevamente debe reanudarse la labor。 Sísifo es conciente de esto， y es en esta conciencia de la tarea sin sentido que realiza， que se genera la pérdida de esperanza en un sentido material y/o material donde se hace espacio la conciencia de una nueva verdad: Que es esta la vida que importa， no la trascendencia o cierta memoria del futuro。 "El esfuerzo mismo para llegar a las cimas basta para llenar un corazón de un hombre" 。。。more

Karin Malm ，

Ma lugesin kunagi tsitaati， mis ütles， et filosoofia on viis， kuidas filosoofid oma masendusega tegelevad。 Kui see on tõsi， läheb Camus'l hästi。 Ma lugesin kunagi tsitaati， mis ütles， et filosoofia on viis， kuidas filosoofid oma masendusega tegelevad。 Kui see on tõsi， läheb Camus'l hästi。 。。。more

Nasim ，

کتابی که باید بارها خوند تا مفهوم درست رو درک کرد。

Juan Nalerio ，

El presente ensayo de Camus sobre el mito de Sísifo， el héroe absurdo， se compone de un estudio relacionado con el razonamiento， el hombre y la creación。Me quedo con que la búsqueda constante del sentido de la vida encuentra en el absurdo， la rebelión más eficaz。 Y que según Nietszche， lo que importa no es la vida eterna， sino la eterna vivacidad。En su tormento， Sísifo tiene un goce silencioso， su destino le pertenece， su roca es su casa。 Proletario de los dioses， rebelde， conoce su condición y El presente ensayo de Camus sobre el mito de Sísifo， el héroe absurdo， se compone de un estudio relacionado con el razonamiento， el hombre y la creación。Me quedo con que la búsqueda constante del sentido de la vida encuentra en el absurdo， la rebelión más eficaz。 Y que según Nietszche， lo que importa no es la vida eterna， sino la eterna vivacidad。En su tormento， Sísifo tiene un goce silencioso， su destino le pertenece， su roca es su casa。 Proletario de los dioses， rebelde， conoce su condición y piensa en ésta cada vez que baja a buscar nuevamente la piedra。Leer un ensayo es salir de mi zona de confort。 En muchos momentos me vi superado por los conceptos。 Era para quedarse pensando por horas， pero no hay tiempo。 。。。more

Manuel ，

Inicialmente repetitivo， mas que suga。 Com o seu cariz romântico， individualista e extremamente pessoal， Camus trata do problema do suicídio， assim como do propósito da vida， mencionando diversos existencialistas e as suas visões esperançosas， cujas ele rejeita apaixonadamente。 Ainda que muito espiritual e ingénuo sobre o seu conceito da capacidade do Homem， pondo um pouco de parte questões de classe， considero que seja precisamente este o motivo de ser um livro tão interessante。 Pela sua eloquê Inicialmente repetitivo， mas que suga。 Com o seu cariz romântico， individualista e extremamente pessoal， Camus trata do problema do suicídio， assim como do propósito da vida， mencionando diversos existencialistas e as suas visões esperançosas， cujas ele rejeita apaixonadamente。 Ainda que muito espiritual e ingénuo sobre o seu conceito da capacidade do Homem， pondo um pouco de parte questões de classe， considero que seja precisamente este o motivo de ser um livro tão interessante。 Pela sua eloquência， paixão pela vida e sentido de humor presentes neste livro， perdoo ao autor os momentos de aborrecimento iniciais。 Considero este livro uma leitura essencial a qualquer um。 。。。more

Stanley Biggs ，

One of the very best and thought-provoking books I’ve ever read。 I have no category of rating higher than the one in which I rate this book。

Josef Cyril Chlachula ，

What is the book about as a whole？tThe Myth of Sisyphus is a description of the absurd life， primarily concerned with the justification for living at all， rather than suicide。What is being said in detail， and how？tCamus begins by outlining the nature and severity of the problem of suicide， followed by a description of the absurd。 He then examines the failings of various existentialists in properly addressing the problem， who variously take “the leap。” In response to these other philosopher’s， Ca What is the book about as a whole？tThe Myth of Sisyphus is a description of the absurd life， primarily concerned with the justification for living at all， rather than suicide。What is being said in detail， and how？tCamus begins by outlining the nature and severity of the problem of suicide， followed by a description of the absurd。 He then examines the failings of various existentialists in properly addressing the problem， who variously take “the leap。” In response to these other philosopher’s， Camus describes how the absurd man finds his freedom in living in revolt， followed by three examples of an absurd life: Don Juanism， drama， and conquest。 As a conclusion of the previously developed ideas， Camus argues that creation is one of the best methods for living the absurd ethic， and uses Dostoevsky as an example of a deficient absurd creator to illustrate by comparison what an absurd creator should look like。 The final section on the myth of Sisyphus uses the story as a paradigm for the ideas that constitute the entirety of the essay。Is the book true， in whole or part？At this time， I do not think I have sufficiently understood to say with confidence whether the book is true or not。 The premise of the absurd appears to be true， but what I am struggling with most right now is the idea that the absurd must necessarily be preserved and experienced。 I suppose this follows from the idea that once the absurd has been recognized， it can no longer be ignored。 And since the absurd is necessarily a state of dissatisfaction that we seek to rectify， and the only rectification to be had is through the struggle of perpetually pushing up the absurd boulder， than it does seem to follow that the absurd demands a life of ascetic revolt。 Upon typing these thoughts， it now seems to me that I can say， at least tentatively， that the book appears to be true。What of it？The book， while primarily descriptive and theoretical in nature， if taken seriously implies an new attitude on life。 It requires the constant recognition of the absurd and demands revolt。 Therefore， if this book is agreed with， a new practice of consciousness must follow if one is to be honest。 。。。more

Ma。 Chrizelle Joyce ，

I'm not used to reading classics but this one was digestible and quite compelling。 I'm not used to reading classics but this one was digestible and quite compelling。 。。。more

Théodore ，

A book reread， and which I'II read endlessly。 What is the meaning of a human life， when the world itself proves meaningless ？ Starting from a meditation on suicide， in answer to the question of whether life is worth living or not， Camus takes his reader in an exploration of modern ideas about the human condition， from Nietzsche and Kirkegaard to Dostoievski and Kafka， at the end of which the modern man， overwhelmed by anguish and mirrored in the figure of the damned Sisyphus， he will discover A book reread， and which I'II read endlessly。 What is the meaning of a human life， when the world itself proves meaningless ？ Starting from a meditation on suicide， in answer to the question of whether life is worth living or not， Camus takes his reader in an exploration of modern ideas about the human condition， from Nietzsche and Kirkegaard to Dostoievski and Kafka， at the end of which the modern man， overwhelmed by anguish and mirrored in the figure of the damned Sisyphus， he will discover the way and the only sense to live in this meaningless world， - the revolt， the freedom and the passion of life - through the awareness and embrace of the absurd that governs the whole existence。 The Mythe is a philosophical search for an answer to the question of the century， and a masterful exposition of the theory of the absurd， separated from the nihilistic ideas， which it has been associated countless times。 The moment of Sisyphus descent， each time， is one of awareness， every moment he leaves the peaks and descends， getting closer and closer to the lair of the gods， he is superior to his destiny。 It is stronger than its rock。 " I see many people die because they judge that life is not worth living。 I see others paradoxically getting killed for the ideas or illusions that give them a reason for living。 （ what is called a reason for living is also an excellent reason for dying ）。 I therefore conclude that the meaning of life is the most urgent of questions 。 " One must imagine Sisyphus happy。 。。。more

Giulia Taddeo ，

Is there anything more rebellious than to actually find joy in what is supposed to be our punishment？

Joshua ，

“One must imagine Sisyphus happy。”To what lengths must someone go to arrive at this conclusion？ To look upon the eternal plight of Sisyphus in the underworld and decide that Sisyphus， in his “futile and hopeless labor，” finds fulfillment in it？ The answer， in truth， is actually: not very far。Camus takes a sort of spiral approach to setting up his argument regarding the value of living a life “without appeal，” first by carefully defining the point upon which thought folds in on itself—the discove “One must imagine Sisyphus happy。”To what lengths must someone go to arrive at this conclusion？ To look upon the eternal plight of Sisyphus in the underworld and decide that Sisyphus， in his “futile and hopeless labor，” finds fulfillment in it？ The answer， in truth， is actually: not very far。Camus takes a sort of spiral approach to setting up his argument regarding the value of living a life “without appeal，” first by carefully defining the point upon which thought folds in on itself—the discovery of which living seems futile—and then unwinding it， revealing the path to choosing to live by means of recognizing and turning away from all it is not。 And in the end， it’s easy to understand what he means by suggesting that “one must imagine Sisyphus happy。”And make no mistake， the statement is absurd。 But then again， that’s the point。 And a rather powerful one。I thoroughly enjoyed reading this。 It is deeply intellectual while simultaneously irreverent and poetic。 Camus makes no claims to be the arbiter of truth in any of what he argues; only that what he argues is a matter of his own experience。 I’ve read intellectually pedantic works。 They are boring。 This is not one of them。 And while this book is （almost） entirely devoid of humor—there is that ONE spot; you’ll know it when you read it—it’s still incredibly beautiful。If you have the mind for revolutions in thought， and the patience to unravel them， you will find this work deeply rewarding。 10/10， I highly recommend。 。。。more

Nic Ryan ，

Interesting read。 Absurdism is fascinating。 It is truely a book of essays。 It is also a slow read， the translation is in fancy English。 For 135 odd pages， I ended up allocating enough for 400。 Half my experience was me reading a sentence or paragraph and then sitting there looking at a wall lost in my own grief。 A prospective reader will benefit from some familiarity with the likes of Dostoevsky， Kafka， Nietzsche and Kierkegaard to really engage with the Camus’ essays。 I loved the essays: Absurd Interesting read。 Absurdism is fascinating。 It is truely a book of essays。 It is also a slow read， the translation is in fancy English。 For 135 odd pages， I ended up allocating enough for 400。 Half my experience was me reading a sentence or paragraph and then sitting there looking at a wall lost in my own grief。 A prospective reader will benefit from some familiarity with the likes of Dostoevsky， Kafka， Nietzsche and Kierkegaard to really engage with the Camus’ essays。 I loved the essays: Absurd Reasoning， Absurd Creation and Myth of Sisyphus。 I struggled with The Absurd Man。 Will re-read this after I complete the primary works of Dostoevsky and Kafka， and figure out who Don Juan is。 。。。more

Daisies and Books ，

first philosophical essay。 Read after The Outsider （ L'Etranger ）。Definitely a must read if you want to know more about the interesting existenliasm of Albert Camus and his vision of the Absurd within the world， Man and Art。 This humble but quite complex essay felt so enlightning and eye-opening。 Through passionating analysis of past as well as contemporary philosophers， auhors like Kafka and Dostoievsky; and a deductive method， Camus tries to answer to this question : If the world is absurd and first philosophical essay。 Read after The Outsider （ L'Etranger ）。Definitely a must read if you want to know more about the interesting existenliasm of Albert Camus and his vision of the Absurd within the world， Man and Art。 This humble but quite complex essay felt so enlightning and eye-opening。 Through passionating analysis of past as well as contemporary philosophers， auhors like Kafka and Dostoievsky; and a deductive method， Camus tries to answer to this question : If the world is absurd and life has no meaning， is sucide a solution ？ The human condition， like Sysiphus， is doomed to push its rock up a summit to see it fall down back to the starting line。 And what if the punished Sysiphus was afterall， a happy man ？ ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT 。。。more

Hana ，

recenziu nepíšem， dám sem len tieto myšlienky。"Zjistit， zda je člověk svobodný， vyžaduje abychom zjistili， zda může mít pána。""Pokud si představoval nejaký smysl života， podřizoval se požadavkům cíle， jehož měl dosáhnout， a tak se stával otrokem vlastní svobody。" recenziu nepíšem， dám sem len tieto myšlienky。"Zjistit， zda je člověk svobodný， vyžaduje abychom zjistili， zda může mít pána。""Pokud si představoval nejaký smysl života， podřizoval se požadavkům cíle， jehož měl dosáhnout， a tak se stával otrokem vlastní svobody。" 。。。more

aeidyn ，

Esistono due categorie di persone: quelle che， leggendo Il Mito di Sisifo， ritrovano in ogni pagina una porzione della propria esistenza e quelle che， per loro fortuna， non capiscono una parola di ciò che sta raccontando Camus。

Curtis Strong ，

The title essay and the essay on suicide are really great

Jean ，

“No hay mas que un problema filosófico verdaderamente serio: el suicidio。 Juzgar que la vida vale o no vale la pena de que se la viva es responder a la pregunta fundamental de la filosofía。”Con esta sentencia Camus， ahonda un tema como el suicidio desde el razonamiento de un ensayo en las consideraciones que el toma。。。saber que lo absurdo nace entre el choque de la realidad y el razonamiento， saber que tenemos un destino limitado y rebelarse a el en diferentes propuestas。。。，como tener la liberta “No hay mas que un problema filosófico verdaderamente serio: el suicidio。 Juzgar que la vida vale o no vale la pena de que se la viva es responder a la pregunta fundamental de la filosofía。”Con esta sentencia Camus， ahonda un tema como el suicidio desde el razonamiento de un ensayo en las consideraciones que el toma。。。saber que lo absurdo nace entre el choque de la realidad y el razonamiento， saber que tenemos un destino limitado y rebelarse a el en diferentes propuestas。。。，como tener la libertad de escoger el destino siendo consciente de el destino limitado。。。hallando un de determinadas formas de hombres absurdos， por ejemplo Sísifo tiene una condena y aun a si su destino le pertenece que es la de subir la piedra。。。 su revelación la de el logro（pequeña alegría） de conseguir a subir la piedra a la cima。 Un ensayo profundo que toca el orgullo del hombre， la absurdidad de la vida y así pone en papel como una búsqueda de sentido en una vida absurda con diferentes afirmaciones que pueden ser soluciones。 。。。more

Javier Torres ，

Ensayo filosófico que mejor plasma la visión del absurdo de Albert Camus， es decir que la vida carece de sentido， abriendo la puerta a encontrarle sentido mediante otras manifestaciones。

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