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Camus Philosophy

Introduction

In his essay, ‘ The Myth of Sisyphus’, Camus is proposing the confrontation of the human need

and the unreasonable silence of the entire world. What is absurd about Camus is the expectations

that the universe offers and the fate lying upon the various choices of which humans do make.

He also argues on lucidity and how it enables people to live their lives as they please without

believing on the existence of another life. On suicide issues, Camus believes that what his absurd

situation means as it shows how unworthy life can be. He also notes how someone may become

a stranger when his exile is without any remedy and refutes the idea of suicide being a rational

idea. Most people have been able to view suicide as the solution of life which is being questioned

by Camus as absurdity. The paper looks into Camus’ questions on absurdity and suicide.

Questions on Camus’ philosophical Introduction

Absurdity and Suicide

In his essay, Camus is suggesting that ‘the absurd is born’ out of the confrontation

between the two entities, the unreasonable silence of the world and the human need’. He notes

that absurdity originates from the contradiction between man's desires and expectations about life

and what the universe offers to explain the fate of choices humans make. Therefore, human need

in this context is the motivation for the choices made, which affects and modify the behaviour.

The notable meaning and hence humans must strive to cope with irretrievable fullness. Camus
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identifies ‘the human need’ as the necessary agent of this process as it forces one to be able to

understand the main purpose of their existence. It is only the irrational philosophy that ends in

what Camus termed as “the silences of the world”. According to the philosopher, the fact that

existence is meaningless relates to the “feeling of absurd”. The silence of the confrontation as he

claims is unreasonable because what humans desire the world ought to be like is not what it is. I

however do not agree with his thoughts because existence or presence should not be conditioned.

Camus gives an example of the painful death of a child in the plague; it therefore arises at the

realization that ‘human need’ cannot be fulfilled by the silent world as it provides us with no

reasoning.

Camus’ state of lucidity rejects comforting illusions as it permits people to live their lives

to the fullest without believing in another life. I agree with this notion because Camus suggests

that facing the consequences and fate of choices is justifiable in absurd situations, because just

accepting the whole idea of life has no meaning. One can know lucidity by leading a life with

purpose and a sense of meaning and doing things in good faith and with legitimate reasons, as

Camus notes. On this note therefore, meaning in life resolves the absurd situations humans face,

which Camus question in his philosophy.

The philosopher questioned suicide as one of the major philosophical problem which he

says brings about absurdity and the meaning of life. Camus believes that the victims of suicide

confess their unworthy life through suicide in what he explains as the absurd situation. The

suicide philosophy is the importance of meaning of life with purpose.

Camus's idea on La Palisse and Don Quixote revolves around thoughts of absurdity of an

individual contemplating suicide. La Palisse depicts the meaninglessness of life and runs the risk
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of leading to death, whereas Quixote method is delusional and idealistic and justifies the need for

living.

In the “Stranger”, “A man becomes a stranger when his exile is without remedy since he

is deprived of the memory of a lost home or the hope of a promised land” (Camus). It concerns

thought because Camus completely refuses the idea of suicide as a rational idea and attempts to

understand what might cause a healthy human to consider such unfortunate action. Similarly,

according to Camus is an act of eluding because it gives one the habit of living before thinking.

Therefore, hope helps man avoid absurd thinking about the irrational world and escape the

actions that hasten death like suicide.

It is at this point that he claims the relationship between absurd and suicide. The

relationship between the aspect according to Camus is that people view suicide as the solution to

life's absurdity. According to Camus, absurdity provokes suicidal thoughts and actions.

According to Camus, when the void becomes eloquent, one cannot express himself clearly,

silence becomes his communication, signifying the beginning of absurdity in men where the

average daily contact is broken. One will start to question activities routinely, and everything

will begin to look strange (Camus).

Absurdity is the separation from facing a situation that is uncomfortable in the world to

man. Absurdity connects man and the world. There is no hope where absurdity exits, together

with the conscious feelings of not contentedness and unending denials. The main points are the

definition of absurd, and the argument that existence is meaningless in void and silence of the

world, which forms the Camus’ philosophy.

The absurd is solitary because one chooses to live even without meaning that suicide

could have settled that absurdity according to Camus. Thus, the only option available is to live
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regardless. Defiance is the only proof because one has refused suicide as a way of solving the

absurdity and wants to live anyway.

Camus opposes the idea of suicide as the solution to life's absurdity. If life has no

meaning, it does not necessitate suicide while the fate of freedom is the ability to choose a

meaningless life. My passion consequence is Camus' desire to live life and achieve his desires

by refusing suicide (Camus). He refers to respect for the law from his arguments on the

obedience of the flame. He argues that obedience and adherence to the law concerns our freedom

where one can live life with the hope of future prosperity and not being bothered by the absurd

around the world.

Conclusion

From his text, Camus questions absurdity arising from confrontation of the human desires

of life and their expectations. He notes how the silence of the world turns out to be big issue with

the human needs. Camus provides for the questions the universe offers and the fate which lies on

the various choices which humans make in their lives. It is therefore important to come into how

people should engage in the daily life activities without engaging in absurdity.
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Works Cited

Camus, Albert. The  Myth of Sisyphus. WF Howes Limited, 2019.