Why Camus matters /
Camus was a man of the Left, without believing in inevitable progress; he wrestled with nihilism but only in order to seek paths beyond it; he repudiated belief in God yet wrestled profoundly with religious questions; he defended "Western civilization" and adored the ancient Greeks, whilst...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Bloomsbury Academic,
2026.
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| Series: | Why philosophy matters.
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| Summary: | Camus was a man of the Left, without believing in inevitable progress; he wrestled with nihilism but only in order to seek paths beyond it; he repudiated belief in God yet wrestled profoundly with religious questions; he defended "Western civilization" and adored the ancient Greeks, whilst denouncing reactionary politics; he explored the darkest human experiences, yet defended moderation, love and dialogue. He matters today, firstly, because the problems he addressed remain ours: widespread cynicism and despair, democratic collapse, the rise of authoritarianisms, alienation from nature and a fascination with extremes. Secondly, because the solutions he explored to these problems were so highly original and balanced, relative to more widely-credited schools of thought: whether liberalism, Marxism, or fascism, or existentialism, postmodernism, or postcolonialism.--Cf. Cover. |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 221 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9781350512498 1350512494 9781350512481 1350512486 |