Why is this one of your favorites, /lit/?
I don't understand the point of it. Why did he shoot that arab multiple times? Blaming it on the sun isn't a valid reason. Was he a psychopath?
>>8037429
it isn't
>>8037926
Try reading Camus' essay The Myth of Sisyphus and then you will understand maybe.
He wasn't a psychopath, he just understood the meaninglessness of everything.
>>8037926
The point is that everything is meaningless
>>8037934
Pic related
>>8037961
>The point is that everything is meaningless
/lit/'s definition of "deep"
Probably the worst Camus book. Certainly the most accessible, and thus the one everyone praise because
>muh absurd
The easiest way to convince yourself you are reading a "philosophical" book and feel better about yourself.
Plebs.
>>8037980
>most accessible = least value
So hip.
>>8037429
It was the first book I read by Camus so yeah, it'll always hold a special place in my heart.
Btw, what are some good lesser known works about absurdism? I
It's a short and relatively straightforward summary of babby's first existential school of thought. No wonder if captivates the loud and boisterous nu-readers this board is full of.
>>8037980
>implying /lit/ is the reason Camus is considered among the great modern philosophers
>>8038419
>underestimating 4chan's incredible influence on mainstream discourse
Newfag redditor detected.
