The myth of Sisyphus

Camus, Albert, 1913-1960, author.

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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 20th century philosophy with its impassioned argument for the value of life in a world without religous meaning.

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Absurd (Philosophy)

Existentialism

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ISBN:

9780525564454
0525564454

Edition:

Second Vintage international edition

Description:

138 pages ; 21 cm

Other Title:

Mythe de Sisyphe. English

Notes:

"Originally published in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, in 1955"--Title page verso

Contents:

An absurd reasoning
The absurd man
Absurd creation
The myth of Sisyphus

LCCN:

2020455404

Control Number:

3241885

Other Authors:

O'Brien, Justin, 1906-1968, translator

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