Albert Camus and the Philosophy of the Absurd (Value Inquiry, 125)

By Avi Sagi

This book is an attempt to read the totality of Camus's oeuvre as a voyage, in which Camus approaches the fundamental questions of human existence: What is the meaning of life? Can ultimate values be grounded without metaphysical presuppositions? Can the pain of the other penetrate the thick shield of human narcissism and self-interest? Solipsism and solidarity are among the destinations Camus reaches in the course of this journey. This book is a new reading of one of the towering humanists of the twentieth century, and sheds new light on his spiritual world.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9042012307
• ISBN13: 9789042012301
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: Brill Rodopi
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.5" x 6.0"