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Thinker · 1913–1960

Albert Camus

Pied-noir who became the conscience of post-war France. Won the Nobel at 44; died in a car crash at 46. Asked: in a meaningless universe, why not suicide?

Contributions
  • Philosophy of the absurd
  • The rebellious affirmation of life
Words that traveled
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In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.
— Albert Camus
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One must imagine Sisyphus happy.
— Albert Camus
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There is but one truly serious philosophical problem, and that is suicide.
— Albert Camus