Philosophy of Albert Camus
Title: Philosophy of Albert Camus
Category: /Social Sciences/Philosophy
Details: Words: 292 | Pages: 1 (approximately 235 words/page)
Philosophy of Albert Camus
Category: /Social Sciences/Philosophy
Details: Words: 292 | Pages: 1 (approximately 235 words/page)
Albert Camus earned a worldwide reputation as a novelist and essayist and won the Noble Prize for literature in 1957. Through his writings, and in some measure against his will, he became the leading moral voice of his generation during the 1950's. Camus died at the height of his fame, in an automobile accident near Sens, France on January 4, 1960.
<Tab/>Camus's deepest philosophical interests were in Western philosophy, among them Socrates, Pascal,
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of incapacity, and such an admission is inconsistent with that human pride to which Camus openly appeals. Camus states, "There is nothing equal to the spectacle of human pride".
<Tab/>Although, often considered an existentialist, Camus had his own way of thinking and often disagreed with many existentialist thinkers. Camus was a brilliant writer as well as a philosopher and although complicated his views will always be inspiration for further thought.