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“«Não aceitamos a filosofia existencialista só porque afirmamos que o mundo é absurdo. Se assim fosse, 80% dos passageiros do metro, a acreditar nas conversas que ouço, seriam existencialistas. O existencialismo é uma visão completa, uma visão do mundo que pressupõe uma metafísica e uma moral. Se bem que me aperceba da importância histórica do movimento, não tenho suficiente confiança na razão para aderir a um sistema. Isto é tão verdade que o manifesto de Sartre, publicado no primeiro número dos Temps Modernes, me parece inaceitável.» (Carta à revista "Le Nef", 1/1946)”

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Albert Camus
Albert Camus

Albert Camus was a French author and philosopher, born on November 7, 1913, and died on January 4, 1960. Known for his unique existentialist philosophy and profound insights into human suffering, Camus' works include 'The Stranger', 'The Plague', and 'The Myth of Sisyphus', which have had a profound impact on 20th-century literature. more

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