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• 1942 (, in French) • 1955 (, in English) Media type Print The Myth of Sisyphus (: Le Mythe de Sisyphe) is a 1942 philosophical essay. The English translation by Justin O'Brien was first published in 1955. In the essay, Camus introduces his philosophy of the, man's futile search for meaning, unity, and clarity in the face of an unintelligible world devoid of God and eternal truths or values. Does the realization of the absurd require suicide?

Serial Communicator Mecanique Lebanon. Camus answers, 'No. It requires revolt.' He then outlines several approaches to the absurd life. The final chapter compares the absurdity of man's life with the situation of, a figure of who was condemned to repeat forever the same meaningless task of pushing a boulder up a mountain, only to see it roll down again.

The essay concludes, 'The struggle itself [.] is enough to fill a man's heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy'. The work can be seen in relation to other absurdist works by Camus: the novel (1942), the plays (1942) and (1944), and especially the essay (1951). Contents • • • • • • • • • Summary [ ] The essay is dedicated to and is organized in four chapters and one appendix. Chapter 1: An Absurd Reasoning [ ] Camus undertakes the task of answering what he considers to be the only question of that matters: Does the realization of the meaninglessness and absurdity of life necessarily require suicide? He begins by describing the absurd condition: life is meaningless and nonsensical, but humans strive constantly for meaning and sense in it. Religious explanations have been disproved by science, but science in turn can only describe existence, it cannot explain why there is existence or what its meaning or purpose is, as among others believed it would one day be able to.