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Single Idea 6708
[filed under theme 23. Ethics / F. Existentialism / 2. Nihilism
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Full Idea
Happiness and the absurd are two sons of the same earth; they are inseparable; it would be a mistake to say that happiness necessarily springs from the absurd discovery; it happens as well that the feeling of the absurd springs from happiness.
Gist of Idea
Happiness and the absurd go together, each leading to the other
Source
Albert Camus (The Myth of Sisyphus [1942], p.110)
Book Ref
Camus,Albert: 'The Myth of Sisyphus', ed/tr. O'Brien,Justin [Penguin 1975], p.110
A Reaction
I'm not sure that I understand this, but I understand the experience of absurdity, and I can see that somehow one feels a bit more alive when one acknowledges the absurdity of it all. Meta-meta-thought is the highest form of human life, I say.
The
14 ideas
from 'The Myth of Sisyphus'
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9244
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Logic is easy, but what about logic to the point of death?
[Camus]
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9243
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If we believe existence is absurd, this should dictate our conduct
[Camus]
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9242
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Essential problems either risk death, or intensify the passion of life
[Camus]
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9248
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It is essential to die unreconciled and not of one's own free will
[Camus]
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9247
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Life will be lived better if it has no meaning
[Camus]
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9249
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Whether we are free is uninteresting; we can only experience our freedom
[Camus]
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9250
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Discussing ethics is pointless; moral people behave badly, and integrity doesn't need rules
[Camus]
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9251
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One can be virtuous through a whim
[Camus]
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9253
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The human heart has a tiresome tendency to label as fate only what crushes it
[Camus]
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9252
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The more one loves the stronger the absurd grows
[Camus]
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6707
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Suicide - whether life is worth living - is the one serious philosophical problem
[Camus]
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6708
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Happiness and the absurd go together, each leading to the other
[Camus]
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9245
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To an absurd mind reason is useless, and there is nothing beyond reason
[Camus]
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9246
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Danger and integrity are not in the leap of faith, but in remaining poised just before the leap
[Camus]
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