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Single Idea 9244

[filed under theme 5. Theory of Logic / A. Overview of Logic / 3. Value of Logic ]

Full Idea

It is always easy to be logical. It is almost impossible to be logical to the bitter end. The only problem that interests me is: is there a logic to the point of death?

Gist of Idea

Logic is easy, but what about logic to the point of death?

Source

Albert Camus (The Myth of Sisyphus [1942], 'Abs and Suic')

Book Ref

Camus,Albert: 'The Myth of Sisyphus', ed/tr. O'Brien,Justin [Penguin 1975], p.16

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A Reaction

This is a lovely hand grenade to lob into an analytical logic class! It is very hard to get logicians to actually ascribe a clear value to their activity. They tend to present it as a marginal private game, and yet it has high status.

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The 14 ideas from 'The Myth of Sisyphus'

9244	Logic is easy, but what about logic to the point of death? [Camus]

9243	If we believe existence is absurd, this should dictate our conduct [Camus]

9242	Essential problems either risk death, or intensify the passion of life [Camus]

9248	It is essential to die unreconciled and not of one's own free will [Camus]

9249	Whether we are free is uninteresting; we can only experience our freedom [Camus]

9247	Life will be lived better if it has no meaning [Camus]

9250	Discussing ethics is pointless; moral people behave badly, and integrity doesn't need rules [Camus]

9251	One can be virtuous through a whim [Camus]

9253	The human heart has a tiresome tendency to label as fate only what crushes it [Camus]

9252	The more one loves the stronger the absurd grows [Camus]

6707	Suicide - whether life is worth living - is the one serious philosophical problem [Camus]

6708	Happiness and the absurd go together, each leading to the other [Camus]

9245	To an absurd mind reason is useless, and there is nothing beyond reason [Camus]

9246	Danger and integrity are not in the leap of faith, but in remaining poised just before the leap [Camus]