Influential philosopher, brilliant thinker, and towering figure of postwar French intellectual culture, Albert Camus continues to exert a profound influence on the popular consciousness. Reflecting his well-deserved stature, this book examines the life and complete oeuvre of this innovative philosopher. Camus'most important works, including The Stranger, The Fall, and The Plague are given comprehensive analysis, and are explored in the context of his basic ethical orientation, which hearkens back to a virtue ethics of sort. The volume also considers the early works that set the philosophical stage for his later depictions of the absurd nature of human existence. INDICE: 1. Camus's Life. 2. The Absurd. 3. Life. 4. Scorn. 5. Solidarity. 6. Rebellion. 7. RealPolitik. 8. Exile and Rebirth.
- ISBN: 978-1-4051-5931-9
- Editorial: Blackwell
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 256
- Fecha Publicación: 05/09/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés