Chapter 2. The Absurd
Published Online: 24 FEB 2009
DOI: 10.1002/9781444303278.ch2
Copyright © 2009 David Sherman
Book Title
Camus
Additional Information
How to Cite
Sherman, D. (2009) The Absurd, in Camus, Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444303278.ch2
Publication History
- Published Online: 24 FEB 2009
- Published Print: 10 OCT 2008
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9781405159302
Online ISBN: 9781444303278
- Summary
- Chapter
Keywords:
- the Absurd - phenomenon universal instead of particular in scope;
- Camus - not the first to articulate the concept of the Absurd;
- Camus articulated the Absurd - experience of the Great Depression and World War II;
- The Myth of Sisyphuss - Camus's Sisyphean ethics;
- Camus's earliest published works - lyrical essays comprising The Wrong Side and the Right Side and Nuptials;
- life before the fall;
- short pre-history of the absurd;
- Camus's absurd problematic;
- one giant leap back, one small step forward - the problem of meaning;
- Camus's existential phenomenology
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
Life Before the Fall
A Short Pre-History of the Absurd
Camus's Absurd Problematic
One Giant Leap Back, One Small Step Forward: the Problem of Meaning
Camus's Existential Phenomenology
Camus's Sisyphean Ethics
The Myth of Sisyphus
notes
further reading