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If we have to stop reading Heidegger because he was a Nazi, we should also have to stop reading Camus because he was a terrible philosopher.
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although “In the depths of winter I finally learned within me there lay an invincible summer” is the only philosophy I need
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@existentialcoms Susan Sontag says in this (excellent) essay Camus didn't acquit himself well on the Algeria issue http://www.nybooks.com/articles/1963/09/26/the-ideal-husband/ …pic.twitter.com/4DOHcn2mGU
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: I never agreed w/Sontag's 2nd guessing of Camus re: Algeria. I find her questioning of his character distasteful.
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I read Camus for his attitude not his "rigorous" philosophy...
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Aristotle said slavery was extremely good so cross him off too
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: Well, at least Camus didn't mistake Stalin for a great leader like some of his contemporaries.
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The Cure song based on the Camus book was pretty good, though.
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Meh, I rebel in the face of your absurdity.
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Camus was a great writer.
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