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“This heart within me I can feel, and I judge that it exists. This world I can touch, and I likewise judge that it exists. There ends all my knowledge, and the rest is construction. (...) Forever I shall be a stranger to myself.”

Quote by Albert Camus

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The Myth of Sisyphus

Albert Camus' seminal work delves into the existentialist philosophy, examining the absurdity of life and the human struggle against it through the allegory of Sisyphus, a figure from Greek mythology who is eternally condemned to roll a boulder up a hill only to have it roll back down again. more

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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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