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Single Idea 9247
[filed under theme 1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 3. Wisdom Deflated
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Full Idea
Life will be lived all the better if it has no meaning.
Gist of Idea
Life will be lived better if it has no meaning
Source
Albert Camus (The Myth of Sisyphus [1942], 'Abs free')
Book Ref
Camus,Albert: 'The Myth of Sisyphus', ed/tr. O'Brien,Justin [Penguin 1975], p.53
A Reaction
One image of the good life is that of a successful wild animal, for which existence is not a problem, merely a constant activity and pursuit. Maybe life begins to acquire meaning once we realise that meaning should not be sought directly.
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?
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9243
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If we believe existence is absurd, this should dictate our conduct
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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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