Albert Camus and the philosophy of the absurd / Avi Sagi ; translated from Hebrew by Batya Stein.

Author/creator Sagi, Abraham
Format Book
Publication InfoAmsterdam : Rodopi, 2002.
Descriptionvi, 193 pages ; 22 cm.
Subjects

Uniform titleAlber Ḳami ṿeha-filosofyah shel ha-absurd. English
SeriesValue inquiry book series, 0929-8436 ; v. 125
Value inquiry book series ; v. 125. ^A518485
Contents From safety to alienation: The soures of absurd philosophy -- Camus as a personal thinker -- A philosophy of sea and sun -- The absurd: Method or conclusion -- The Absurd: Datum and concept -- The absurd: Between rationalism and rationality -- Contending with the absurd: Between rejection and endorsement -- From alienation to absurd: The Ourtsider and The Myth of Sisyphus --The absurd and the problem of values: Caligula and Letters to a German Friend -- The transition for The myth of Sisyphus to The Rebel -- Rebellion, solidarity, and self-consciousness -- The Fall: consciousness, freedom, and responsibility -- Religiosity and religious criticism in Camus's thought -- Between an ethics of compassion and an ethics of justice -- Summary: "My life is what I have made it."
Review "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."--Jacket
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 179-187) and index.
Other formsAlso issued online.
Terms of useIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Sagi, Abraham. Alber Ḳami ṿeha-filosofyah shel ha-absurd. English. Albert Camus and the philosophy of the absurd. Amsterdam : Rodopi, 2002
Genre/formLiterary criticism.
Genre/formHistory.
Genre/formLiterary criticism.
ISBN9042012307 (pbk.)
ISBN9789042012301 (pbk.)

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Joyner General Stacks PQ2605.A373 A613 2002 ✔ Available Place Hold