Why Camus Matters

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Häftad, Engelska, 2026

AvMatthew Sharpe,Australia) Sharpe, Matthew (Deakin University,Constantine Sandis,Evgenia Mylonaki

359 kr

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Albert Camus is a thinker who matters deeply for the 21st century.Camus was a man of the Left, without believing in inevitable progress; he wrestled with nihilism but only in order to seek paths beyond it; he repudiated belief in God yet wrestled profoundly with religious questions; he defended “Western civilization” and adored the ancient Greeks, whilst denouncing reactionary politics; he explored the darkest human experiences, yet defended moderation, love and dialogue.He matters today, firstly, because the problems he addressed remain ours: widespread cynicism and despair, democratic collapse, the rise of authoritarianisms, alienation from nature and a fascination with extremes. Secondly, because the solutions he explored to these problems were so highly original and balanced, relative to more widely-credited schools of thought: whether liberalism, Marxism, or fascism, or existentialism, postmodernism, or postcolonialism.This book, written by an established expert on Camus’ work, can serve for new readers as an introduction to Camus’ philosophical ideas. More than another critical commentary. Why Camus Matters engages Camus in our contemporary debates, seeking in his thinking a thread out of the labyrinth of the global culture wars, and sources of democratic renewal.

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Utgivningsdatum2026-04-30
Mått156 x 232 x 20 mm
Vikt297 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieWhy Philosophy Matters
Antal sidor232
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9781350512481

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Introduction: why Camus matters nowa. Then and now: contrasts and comparisons of Camus’ times and oursb. Camus as engaged thinker1. Against nihilism: Camus’ taska. Alienation and anomie todayb. “Nihilisms” before Camusc. Camus’ rebellion: “no, I am not an existentialist”d. If nihilism is murder, what then?2. Against polarisation: Camus and democracya. Polarisation, “post-truth”, and incivilityb. Camus on the preconditions of democracyc. Dialogue and languaged. Solitaire/solidaire: the limits of “the political”3. Against political romanticism: Camus and the avant gardesa. Commodified dissent: how revolt became the normb. Post-structuralism as aestheticized revoltc. Sympathy for the devil: Camus against the romanticsd. Camus’ Nietzscheanism and the fascism question4. Against vanguardism: Camus and the divisions of the Lefta. Inequality: the economic elephant in the culture-wars roomb. The postmodern, professional-managerial Left and the triumph of identityc. Camus’ two-sided critique of Marxism-Leninism and the Stalinist disasterd. Balancing liberty with equalitye. Camus, colonialism, and the Algerian war5. Against fascism: Camus and the Far Righta. The rise and rise of illiberal ethnonationalismb. Competing theories of fascismc. Camus’ critique of Nazismd. Cynicism, guilt, and the psychological bases of active nihilism6. Restoring Balance: Camus, Mesure, and Naturea. The ecological crises and its politicsb. Camus, technology and the defence of the sciencesc. Camus’ Greeks and natural limitsConclusion: the last Camusa. From exile towards the kingdom: Camus’ last worksb. Sources of renewal

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