Ideas of Albert Camus, by Theme

[French, 1913 - 1960, Born in Algiers. Killed in a car accident.]

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1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 3. Wisdom Deflated

9247	Life will be lived better if it has no meaning

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 3. Philosophy Defined

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

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 7. Despair over Philosophy

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

5. Theory of Logic / A. Overview of Logic / 3. Value of Logic

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

16. Persons / F. Free Will / 1. Nature of Free Will

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

16. Persons / F. Free Will / 6. Determinism / b. Fate

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

22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 1. Nature of Ethics / d. Ethical theory

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

22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / g. Love

9252	The more one loves the stronger the absurd grows

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / c. Motivation for virtue

9251	One can be virtuous through a whim

23. Ethics / F. Existentialism / 2. Nihilism

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

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

23. Ethics / F. Existentialism / 7. Existential Action

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

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

25. Social Practice / F. Life Issues / 4. Suicide

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