This work considers the "irreducible" paradoxes of Aristotle as examples of the contradiction inherent in the mind contemplating itself. It also examines the philosophy of Lev Shestov. One section of it is written as the perspective of a conqueror. This work considers the statement "if God does not exist, I am God" in a section that examines Kirilov from The Possessed. Its author criticizes Husserl's belief in eternal reason and Kierkegaard's leap of faith as examples of "philosophical suicide." It discusses how the repetition of a mechanical life leads to the birth of the absurd, and its main argument is against committing suicide. It concludes that "one must imagin
This work considers the "irreducible" paradoxes of Aristotle as examples of the contradiction inherent in the mind contemplating itself. It also examines the philosophy of Lev Shestov. One section of it is written as the perspective of a conqueror. This work considers the statement "if God does not exist, I am God" in a section that examines Kirilov from The Possessed. Its author criticizes Husserl's belief in eternal reason and Kierkegaard's leap of faith as examples of "philosophical suicide." It discusses how the repetition of a mechanical life leads to the birth of the absurd, and its main argument is against committing suicide. It concludes that "one must imagine [the title figure] happy." For 10 points, name this Albert Camus essay that considers a figure condemned to roll a rock up a hill.
This work considers the "irreducible" paradoxes of Aristotle as examples of the contradiction inherent in the mind contemplating itself.
The Myth of Sisyphus [or Le Mythe de Sisyphe]