Albert Camus
Albert Camus (7 November 1913 – 4 January 1960) was a French Nobel Prize winning author, journalist, and philosopher. 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. Although often cited as a proponent of existentialism, the philosophy with which Camus was associated during his own lifetime, he rejected this particular label. In an interview in 1945, Camus rejected any ideological associations: "No, I am not an existentialist. Sartre and I are always surprised to see our names linked..."
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Camus was awarded the 1957 Nobel Prize for Literature "for his important literary production, which with clear-sighted earnestness illuminates the problems of the human conscience in our times."
The Albert Camus Society - Here you will find resources on Albert Camus, his life and work, as well as critical reaction to his philosophy. For articles and essays on Camus' philosophy click on Camus Thought. Information on Camus' published work is found with a click on Camus Work. For more information on the Albert Camus Society UK click on Camus Society.The Albert Camus Society UK, founded January 1st 2005, exists to promote the work of Albert Camus from a philosophical point of view; the ethics of Meursault, Sisyphus and Caligula, and political philosophy of The Rebel. The aim of the Camus Society is to increase awareness of Albert Camus as a relevent voice in contemporary philosophy.
“Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.”
― Albert Camus
The Albert Camus Society - Here you will find resources on Albert Camus, his life and work, as well as critical reaction to his philosophy. For articles and essays on Camus' philosophy click on Camus Thought. Information on Camus' published work is found with a click on Camus Work. For more information on the Albert Camus Society UK click on Camus Society.The Albert Camus Society UK, founded January 1st 2005, exists to promote the work of Albert Camus from a philosophical point of view; the ethics of Meursault, Sisyphus and Caligula, and political philosophy of The Rebel. The aim of the Camus Society is to increase awareness of Albert Camus as a relevent voice in contemporary philosophy.
“Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.”
― Albert Camus