Greatest Philosophers In History | Albert Camus

Albert Camus was a prolific French-Algerian philosopher and author who contributed to the rise of the philosophy known as Absurdism. He is also considered to be an existentialist.
This video explores his main ideas: The Absurd, Revolt and Rebellion, as well as his most notable works: The Stranger (or The Outsider), The Myth of Sisyphus, The Rebel, The Plague, and The Fall.
In the Greatest Philosophers In History series we do an in-depth exploration of the most fundamental ideas and views on life of the greatest philosophers in human history.
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⌛ Timestamps

(0:00) Introduction
(4:58) Concept: The Absurd
(5:51) The Stranger (1942)
(8:06) The Myth of Sisyphus (1942)
(13:21) Concept: Revolt
(14:10) Camus’ similarities to Nietzsche & Stoicism
(15:09) The Rebel (1951) and the concept of Rebellion.
(17:39) The Plague (1947)
(19:07) Camus and Sartre
(19:54) Camus and Dostoevsky
(20:36) The Fall (1957)
(22:47) Why You Should Read Camus