Albert Camus (19131960) and Absurdism . “There is but one truly serious philosophical problem‚ and that is suicide. Judging whether life is or is not worth living amounts to answering the fundamental question of philosophy.”1[1] The statement reveals one of the dilemmas of the philosophy of Absurd [also called as Absurdism] which Camus sought to answer. The Algerianborn French thinker Albert Camus was one of the leading thinkers of Absurdism. He was actually a writer and novelist with a strong philosophical
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In Albert Camus’ Nobel Prize winning piece of work‚ The Stranger‚ he presents to his readers one of the most confusing and “strangest” character in the history of literature‚ Meursault. Meursault lives in a town called Algiers‚ and there‚ he gets himself into an unavoidable series of events that will lead up to his unfortunate end. Albert Camus does a wonderful job of weaving hints and traces of significant symbols and references to other famous works of literature to build the atmosphere and the
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In the sculpture Cross Currents‚ by Albert Paley‚ the size‚ environment‚ and design of the sculpture help it to create a unique meaning describing the university. It is located in the courtyard on the Florida Gulf Coast University campus. It’s a rather large sculpture which stands almost as tall as the two story buildings on either side of it. The size seems to represent that of college‚ and the open composition of the way the pieces reach up on the top show how it’s spreading out and growing
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Albert Bierstadt’s “Seals” - Bierstadt organizes the painting in such a way that the two seals are the center and focus. The background of ice‚ water‚ sky‚ and rock are important and help create the feel of the painting‚ but the landscape is of secondary importance compared to the animals. When I compare this landscape to the vast majority of his other paintings‚ it seems almost barren and dead. Despite this‚ in the focus of the painting we see that there is life‚ young life at that. He gives the
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Albert Parsons letter allows historian the opportunity examine the struggle between laborers and big business owners during the Gilded Age specifically in Chicago. During this this time Chicago had the largest and most vibrant labor movement that brought together native-born and immigrant workers. Parsons was head of the Chicago Knights of Labor a group that fought to unify the common laborer and skilled craftsmen. They would hold demonstrations for various reasons one being regulated 8-hour work
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emotionless‚ removed man in a world filled of people who value the very things he deems unimportant. The culture of people around him‚ are ones who need explanations for why things happen or why things don’t happen. However‚ the main character of Albert Camus’s The Stranger‚ Monsieur Meursault sees no purpose in the
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1.The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. 我們所能擁有的最美的經驗，是神秘的事物。它是所有真正的藝術與科學的泉源。 2.Everything that is really great and inspiring is created by the individual who can labor in freedom. 真正偉大與激勵人的每一件事，都是由那些能為自由努力的個人所創造的。 1.At any rate‚ I am convinced that He [God] does not play dice. 無論如何，我確信神不會玩擲骰子。 2. If A is success in life‚ then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut. 如果A代表人生中的成功，那麼A等於X加Y加Z。工作是X，Y是玩樂，而Z是保持緘默。
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Christina Sanchez Christina Sanchez is a famous bullfighter. When Christina was little‚ she was influenced by her father when she saw him bullfight and from then on she always wanted to try. Cristina Sanchez became interested in bullfighting because she was a female and it was considered a male sport. Some people are entranced by the very idea of a Woman performing in a risky job. She debuted as a bullfighter in Madrid on February 13‚ 1993‚ exactly one week before her twenty-first birthday
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Existentialism and the Absurd The novel‚ The Stranger‚ by Albert Camus‚consists of a first person narrator‚ Meursault. Meursault‚ the main character‚ acquires an absurd philosophy on the essence of life.His mindset is that life is not only insignificant‚ it is unavoidable. Meursault ’s’ life consists of futile bonds‚ nonchalant behavior‚ and living an existence of mere tangible exercises throughout the story. In this novel‚ human life appears to have no meaning in the grand spectrum of the universe
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In The Stranger by Albert Camus‚ there was the theme of absurdism‚ a belief that life was meaningless. Throughout the novel‚ Camus used this as the basis to argue the inevitability of death. He wanted to showcase this idea because in the end‚ all humans would meet death therefore life was meaningless. He implemented this idea through Meursault who was the protagonist of the story. The idea is not conveyed through Meursault right away‚ but rather throughout the course of the novel. The events and
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