The Stranger by Camus


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Titania on Thursday, April 16, 1998 - 11:28 pm:

i just finished this book! talk about true existentialism...if i spelled it correctly...
any one have any thoughts or philosophy related to this book? i would love some input!


By Ligeia on Sunday, June 7, 1998 - 03:17 pm:

The Plague is another by Camus. BE careful with existentialism. Taken to its full extent, the philosophy is one of THE most depressing.

Ligeia


By Gilmoure on Sunday, August 23, 1998 - 09:30 pm:

A bit of existentialist humor is the play/film Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. All about the meaningless of life. One thing that Camus and Stoppard (R & G R Dead) don't do in these pieces is show how existentialism can provide the imperitive for action on behalf of the world. If there is no meaning to life, then, as conciouss beings, it's up to us to provide it. It ain't easy doing this. In effect, we have to make a clear, hard choice as to what is right and wrong. And you can't really back it up with religeon or morality or such. You have to use reason and logic. And then try to live by it. Not easy at all.

G


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