The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus

The Myth of Sisyphus is a 1942 philosophical essay by Albert Camus. The English translation by Justin O’Brien was first published in 1955. Influenced by philosophers such as Søren Kierkegaard, Arthur Schopenhauer, and Friedrich Nietzsche, Camus introduces his philosophy of the absurd. “There is but one truly serious philosophical problem, and that is suicide“. Albert Camus, a 20th Century French Existentialist, discusses the absurdity of life, and addresses the question of suicide (actual, and philosophical) as a possible solution to the lack of a definite meaning to life. In the end, Camus asserts that one must affirm life, and choose it, over the alternative. Originally published: 1942 Author: Albert Camus Original title: Le Mythe de Sisyphe Original language: French Subjects: Existentialism, Absurdism Genres: Essay, Absurdist fiction, Existential Fiction Please Subscribe for motivation :)