Ah, existentialism. The word conjures images of French cafes, cigarettes and black and white photos, but what is it really?
Tag: absurdism
I first discovered Albert Camus’s philosophy when I was 17, pretty depressed and desperate for something to replace the “hope” that hitherto had been provided by religious faith.
We’ve all had an existential crisis at least once in our lives.
Does anyone remember that time when the government put us on semi house arrest for like a year because of a disease? And it sucked?
Albert Camus’s The Stranger may be a short novel, but it definitely packs a punch. An existential-dread-inducing punch but nevertheless a comforting one. It’ll make more sense when I explain that.
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