The Myth of Sisyphus

Communism, and the destruction of, and reconstruction after World War II. He contributed multiple works as part of the “Continental” philosophy tradition of mainland Europe. Major works include The Rebel, The Stranger and most recognized The Myth of Sisyphus. He died in France in 1960, in a car accident while writing his final masterpiece - an early example of the dangers of texting and driving. Camus’ views helped in contributing to the rise of Absurdism and was also recognised as a key contributor

meaningless life, Taylor aims to use those elements to determine what would constitute a life meaningful through their comparison (822: 44-52). In order to illustrate his points, Taylor provides three concrete examples of meaningless lives: the legend of Sisyphus, chanting nuns, and a hole-digging convict (822-823). Taylor argues that in each of these situations, life is meaningless because it is repetitive and lacks purpose. In this paper, I will present Taylor’s argument for a meaningful life as one directed

reasons, and the world never answers us back and never will do it. We are free and alone. We have the ability to choose whatever we want for us. According to Camus’ philosophy, we have only two choices: suicide or just be happy. For example, in the Myth of Sisyphus (1942), one of his philosophical essays, the eponymous hero received a simple and cruel punishment by the gods for stealing some of their secrets. This punishment was to roll a heavy rock uphill, but when he almost got to the mountaintop, the

published The Myth of Sisyphus. In the story, Sisyphus is damned for all eternity to roll a rock up a mountain only to have it roll back down when he reaches the top. In Camus’ analysis, he characterizes Sisyphus as the true absurdist hero because he refuses to resist the futile and pushes the rock along with no hope for success and no fear of failure. Thus, Sisyphus settles for the reality he is dealt by the gods. The story ends with the famous line “one must imagine Sisyphus happy” (The Myth of

calls Thrown-ness, and, if conscious with the exercise of the free will, only then life will be worthwhile. First of all, knowing that life occurs randomly that have no control of, leads to the happier life. In The Myth of Sisyphus written by Albert Camus, the protagonist Sisyphus had to push a giant rock up in the hill, push it down the hill, and repeats over and over again for his entire life as a punishment. However, according to the text, Camus writes that “Each atom of that stone, each mineral

Income inequality has been a common problem among people in the United States. A prime example of a group facing income inequality is the middle class. The middle class has served as the backbone to a working economy for decades. Though, lately, the middle class is facing a downward spiral: it is slowly shrinking in number. Because the Middle class will never truly be eliminated, solutions can be limited; however the best thing to do is to try to strengthen this weak link. As Richard Nixon said in

“But from the moment he knows, his tragedy begins.” Meursault is not unlike Sisyphus. In the novel, The Stranger, by Albert Camus, we watch this character change from a carefree man who loves being alive and free to a man who is imprisoned for a meaningless murder he commits but who eventually finds happiness in his fate. During the first half of the novel, we see many examples of Meursault’s freedom and how he exercises it. He does what he wants, when he wants to with no regard to how he affects

The futility of labor is not just seen in Greco- Roman myths, it is also found in Western Abrahamic religions, the book of Ecclesiastes takes a nihilistic turn on labor. It states that everything in life is meaningless because no one will remember those who came before them and no one cares about those who

Once in a while we start thinking about life and as a result it instigates us to reflect about life as we grow older. Our thinking becomes more complex and not being able to find answers leaves as in despair. We even ask questions such as “What is my purpose in life? Is it worth living with all the hardships we encounter?” Then we come along reading the works of other people who provides their own insights about life and some may make sense, some might make us angry and sometimes it makes life even

with a quick and easy death. They prefer to use a more prolonged and torturous style of punishment; where as female gods use a quick, more destructive punishment that affects more than just the offenders themselves. The pattern that emerged from myths that were comprised of male gods punishing