Albert Camus - Revision history

Aschlafly: thanks for the edit, and I reinforce it with this: He specifically rejected the label “existentialist.”

2026-10-01T02:46:53Z

thanks for the edit, and I reinforce it with this: He specifically rejected the label “existentialist.”

4547GodBLESS: Camus was an Absurdist. Existentialism has inherently stalinist undertones that Camus opposed.

2026-10-01T01:12:35Z

Camus was an Absurdist. Existentialism has inherently stalinist undertones that Camus opposed.

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Aschlafly: But Camus was strongly anti-communist.

2021-02-21T04:06:07Z

But Camus was strongly anti-communist.

Aschlafly at 03:55, February 21, 2021

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Aschlafly: /* Life */ nother conflict with Sartre was in how Camus opposed independence for Algeria (where Camus was born), while most French intellectuals support Algerian independence.

2021-02-21T03:51:29Z

Life: nother conflict with Sartre was in how Camus opposed independence for Algeria (where Camus was born), while most French intellectuals support Algerian independence.

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−	'''Albert Camus''' (November 7, 1913 - January 4, 1960) was an influential [[French]] [[philosopher]], author, and journalist who is chiefly known for his work on Absurdism. Some of his most famous works include ''The Stranger, The Plague, The Rebel,'' and ''The Myth of Sisyphus''. He won the [[Nobel Prize]] in Literature in 1957. In Camus' [[atheistic]] view, human beings lack any purpose, and merely exist in a cold and hostile universe. But Camus was strongly anti-communist.<ref>https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/camus/#AgaCom</ref>	+	'''Albert Camus''' (November 7, 1913 - January 4, 1960) was an influential [[French]] [[philosopher]], author, and journalist who is chiefly known for his work on Absurdism. He specifically rejected the label “[[existentialist]].” Some of his most famous works include ''The Stranger, The Plague, The Rebel,'' and ''The Myth of Sisyphus''. He won the [[Nobel Prize]] in Literature in 1957. In Camus' [[atheistic]] view, human beings lack any purpose, and merely exist in a cold and hostile universe. But Camus was strongly anti-communist.<ref>https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/camus/#AgaCom</ref>

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−	'''Albert Camus''' (November 7, 1913 - January 4, 1960) was an influential [[French]] [[philosopher]], author, and journalist who is chiefly known for his work on ~~[[existentialism]]~~. Some of his most famous works include ''The Stranger, The Plague, The Rebel,'' and ''The Myth of Sisyphus''. He won the [[Nobel Prize]] in Literature in 1957. In Camus' [[atheistic]] view, human beings lack any purpose, and merely exist in a cold and hostile universe. But Camus was strongly anti-communist.<ref>https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/camus/#AgaCom</ref>	+	'''Albert Camus''' (November 7, 1913 - January 4, 1960) was an influential [[French]] [[philosopher]], author, and journalist who is chiefly known for his work on Absurdism. Some of his most famous works include ''The Stranger, The Plague, The Rebel,'' and ''The Myth of Sisyphus''. He won the [[Nobel Prize]] in Literature in 1957. In Camus' [[atheistic]] view, human beings lack any purpose, and merely exist in a cold and hostile universe. But Camus was strongly anti-communist.<ref>https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/camus/#AgaCom</ref>

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 After receiving his degree in philosophy from the University of Algiers in 1936, Camus became involved in the French [[Communist]] party. However, he gradually grew disillusioned and eventually was expelled, accused of being a "Trotskyite". Later on he was associated with anarchist organizations.
-While a pacifist during the outbreak of World War II, once France was overrun by the Nazis, Camus joined the French Resistance, adopting the alias "Beauchard." He wrote for the underground newspaper ''Combat'', and reported on the liberation of Paris in 1945.
+While a pacifist during the outbreak of World War II, once France was overrun by the Nazis, Camus joined the [[French Resistance]], adopting the alias "Beauchard." He wrote for the underground newspaper ''Combat'', and reported on the liberation of Paris in 1945.
 After the war, Camus became associated with fellow French philosopher [[Jean-Paul Sartre]], and adopted some existentialist themes into his work. However, the two eventually had a falling out, mostly because of Camus' criticisms of [[Communism]], of which Sartre was a supporter. Another conflict with Sartre was in how Camus opposed independence for [[Algeria]] (where Camus was born), while most French intellectuals including Sartre support Algerian independence.<ref>https://beingandsubjectivity.wordpress.com/2020/07/06/camus-and-sartre-clashing-views-on-algeria/</ref><ref>https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2013/11/07/243536815/on-his-100th-birthday-camus-algerian-ties-still-controversial</ref>  Due to this split, Camus refused to identify himself as an "existentialist," instead referring to himself as a thinker, rather than a member of any particular school. Despite this claim, Camus' literary works have strong elements of existentialist thought.

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 ==Life==
-Camus was born in Mondovi, French Algeria on November 7, 1913, to Luciene Auguste and Catherine Marie Camus. Luciene Camus was killed in action at The Battle of the Marne in 1914, after which Albert's mother and older brother moved to Algiers to move in with relatives. There, Camus' mother worked in an ammunition plant and cleaned houses. While living in poverty, Camus was an excellent student and won a scholarship to the Grand Lycee, a prestigious high school.
+Camus was born in Mondovi, French [[Algeria]] on November 7, 1913, to Luciene Auguste and Catherine Marie Camus. Luciene Camus was killed in action at The Battle of the Marne in 1914, after which Albert's mother and older brother moved to Algiers to move in with relatives. There, Camus' mother worked in an ammunition plant and cleaned houses. While living in poverty, Camus was an excellent student and won a scholarship to the Grand Lycee, a prestigious high school.
 After receiving his degree in philosophy from the University of Algiers in 1936, Camus became involved in the French [[Communist]] party. However, he gradually grew disillusioned and eventually was expelled, accused of being a "Trotskyite". Later on he was associated with anarchist organizations.

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−	'''Albert Camus''' (November 7, 1913 - January 4, 1960) was an influential [[French]] [[philosopher]], author, and journalist who is chiefly known for his work on [[existentialism]]. Some of his most famous works include ''The Stranger, The Plague, The Rebel,'' and ''The Myth of Sisyphus''. He won the [[Nobel Prize]] in Literature in 1957. In Camus' [[atheistic]] view, human beings lack any purpose, and merely exist in a cold and hostile universe.	+	'''Albert Camus''' (November 7, 1913 - January 4, 1960) was an influential [[French]] [[philosopher]], author, and journalist who is chiefly known for his work on [[existentialism]]. Some of his most famous works include ''The Stranger, The Plague, The Rebel,'' and ''The Myth of Sisyphus''. He won the [[Nobel Prize]] in Literature in 1957. In Camus' [[atheistic]] view, human beings lack any purpose, and merely exist in a cold and hostile universe. But Camus was strongly anti-communist.<ref>https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/camus/#AgaCom</ref>

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 While a pacifist during the outbreak of World War II, once France was overrun by the Nazis, Camus joined the French Resistance, adopting the alias "Beauchard." He wrote for the underground newspaper ''Combat'', and reported on the liberation of Paris in 1945.
-After the war, Camus became associated with fellow French philosopher [[Jean-Paul Sartre]], and adopted some existentialist themes into his work. However, the two eventually had a falling out, mostly because of Camus' criticisms of [[Communism]], of which Sartre was a supporter. Another conflict with Sartre was in how Camus opposed independence for [[Algeria]] (where Camus was born), while most French intellectuals support Algerian independence.<ref>https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2013/11/07/243536815/on-his-100th-birthday-camus-algerian-ties-still-controversial</ref>  Due to this split, Camus refused to identify himself as an "existentialist," instead referring to himself as a thinker, rather than a member of any particular school. Despite this claim, Camus' literary works have strong elements of existentialist thought.
+After the war, Camus became associated with fellow French philosopher [[Jean-Paul Sartre]], and adopted some existentialist themes into his work. However, the two eventually had a falling out, mostly because of Camus' criticisms of [[Communism]], of which Sartre was a supporter. Another conflict with Sartre was in how Camus opposed independence for [[Algeria]] (where Camus was born), while most French intellectuals including Sartre support Algerian independence.<ref>https://beingandsubjectivity.wordpress.com/2020/07/06/camus-and-sartre-clashing-views-on-algeria/</ref><ref>https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2013/11/07/243536815/on-his-100th-birthday-camus-algerian-ties-still-controversial</ref>  Due to this split, Camus refused to identify himself as an "existentialist," instead referring to himself as a thinker, rather than a member of any particular school. Despite this claim, Camus' literary works have strong elements of existentialist thought.
 Camus died in a car accident on January 4, 1960.

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