Albert Camus
Albert Camus
Albert Camus; 7 November 1913 – 4 January 1960) was a French philosopher, author, and journalist. His views contributed to the rise of the philosophy known as absurdism. He wrote in his essay The Rebel that his whole life was devoted to opposing the philosophy of nihilism while still delving deeply into individual freedom. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1957...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth7 November 1913
CountryFrance
atheist doe saint
Can one be a saint if God does not exist? That is the only concrete problem I know of today.
men order rebel
In order to exist, man must rebel.
greek free-will boundaries
Whereas the Greeks gave to will the boundaries of reason, we have come to put the will's impulse in the very center of reason, which has, as a result, become deadly.
freedom justice liberty
Absolute freedom mocks at justice. Absolute justice denies freedom.
guilt may shame
There may be responsible persons, but there are no guilty ones.
ideas liberty degradation
Freedom of the press is perhaps the freedom that has suffered the most from the gradual degradation of the idea of liberty.
distance race long
Freedom is not a reward or a decoration that is celebrated with champagne...Oh no! It's a...long distance race, quite solitary and very exhausting.
leader effort liberty
Freedom is not a gift received from the State or leader, but a possession to be won every day by the effort of each and the union of all.
honesty mistress lovers
Truth and freedom, having few lovers, are demanding mistresses.
mean ideas wonderful
That must be wonderful; I have no idea of what it means.
selfish love-is vanity
The act of love . . . is a confession. Selfishness screams aloud, vanity shows off, or else true generosity reveals itself.
selfish passion comfort
A liking for truth at any cost is a passion that spares nothing and that nothing resists. It's a vice, at times a comfort, or a selfishness.
hurt earth exile
To live is to hurt others, and through others, to hurt oneself. Cruel earth! How can we manage not to touch anything? To find what ultimate exile?
mean historical revolution
Does the end justify the means? That is possible. But what will justify the end? To that question, which historical thought leaves pending, rebellion replies: the means.