The Myth of Sisyphus | Albert Camus
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- The Myth of Sisyphus is a philosophical essay by Albert Camus and is considered as one of the most popular existentialist works of the 20th century. It gave rise to the philosophy of Absurdism, sharing some concepts with Existentialism and Nihilism.
The fundamental concern of the book is the notion of the Absurd, which is best described as “the conflict between the human tendency to seek inherent value and meaning in life, and the human inability to find any in a purposeless, meaningless, and irrational universe.”
Camus draws from the absurd three consequences: revolt (we must not accept any answer or reconciliation in our struggle), freedom (we are absolutely free to think and behave as we choose), and passion (we must pursue a life of rich and diverse experiences).
The Myth of Sisyphus explores the value of life in a world devoid of religious meaning. His work can be seen as a reply to Dostoevsky and Kierkegaard.
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0:00 The Absurd
2:43 The Problem of Suicide
5:30 Revolt
6:52 The Absurdity of Existence & The Myth of Sisyphus
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*“There is but one truly serious philosophical problem and that is suicide. Judging whether life is or is not worth living amounts to answering the fundamental question of philosophy.”* - Camus
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I like it, Eternalised!
De eternal bliss of nirvana lies in the mind at rest.
Be still and the whole universe will surrender.
Be still and know that I am God.
God is in us,
the author of our dream.
Our job is to dream big
and not worry how things will manifest.
Ever desiring we see the manifestation.
Ever desireless we see the mystery.
Darkness within darkness is the gateway to all mystery.
Man wants mystery and adventure,
and woman is the most dangerous toy.;
Skateboard is the second most dangerous toy.
I like it. But I'd like it way more and you'll probably have a wider audience if you use simpler English and shorter sentences. Keep up the good work!
May i know.whose.voice.is in the background?
As you say, Camus in The Myth of Sisyphus says that "There is but one truly serious philosophical problem and that is suicide". There is another problem, philosophical and practical, which in my opinion is of equal importance. That is "why should I not murder my neighbour?" Camus seems to answer this question in "The Stranger" by allowing his main character to murder a stranger - without remorse. If under existentialism murder is a just another choice which can be adopted or not, then Existentialism is not a philosophy that I want to adopt, nor want anyone else to adopt, as a philosophy to live by. It lacks a moral core to guide its adherents on how people should live together.
@Eternalised ,lot's of love from India.
Just finished this book. Absolutely profound. I read a lot of philosophy but something about this book is special. The sheer positivity seeping out of a seemingly morbid philosophy is unreal.
I would always appreciate the fact that “The Myth of Sisyphus” was my gateway to philosophy. Thank you for this amazing summary!
Awesome. You're welcome! Thanks for watching.
Same for me. It completely abated my suicidal thoughts. In addition, reading it I could relate to Camus as someone who probably suffered chronic depression and that eased my own suffering
@@samwahab8976 that is quite the contrary, Camus lived life to the fullest until it killed him.
That's a pretty heavy gateway into the subject
@@mheiseus Yup. He clearly defined revolt
“One must imagine Sisyphus happy.” always gets me. 🥲
This video is ridiculously underrated
Thanks a lot Anson! :)
It’s absurd how underrated it is
You can say It's 'aBsUrD
Thanks ponty
Camus is severely underrated
The plight of Sisyphus is a metaphor for circumstances we are powerless to control or change. Sisyphus is a metaphor for you and me. We tend to deem such situations as absurd because we cannot face our powerlessness. It is too terrifying. We may not be able to change the outer. That doesn't mean we can't change how we feel about it. Circumstances can crush anyone who looks to them for "meaning", or to feel okay. IMO This magnificent essay showed me the goal: we must obtain everything we need from within, and when we do, it cannot ever be taken away by any circumstance. Over fifty years after first reading this work, I am only ever more grateful to Mr Camus for having changed my life forever.
And here comes the absurdity of life.
You are killing it with these 10 min summaries bruh.
Thanks very much InfinitiSin, means a lot!!
life is NOT ABSURD is our mental vision our mental illness ( we are all mentally sick) that finds it absurd
millions of years of life animals no one kills himself but humans !!!
they get mad asking far too many WHYs that are absolutely superfluous as have no answer
Philosophy is such a fun experience for me that tears me up because i can always relate to it.I wish I was mature enough to have read about Absurdism and Stoicism when I was a kid.But its never too late to begin thinking and living.I want to read more of what those brilliant men of the past thought. Meditations of Aurelius is my next book
Just found out who Camu was. It was pretty cool that he thinks similarly to myself, and it was surprising on the correlation of what he believed and something I wrote a while back after going through some difficult stages of growth. I’ll put it below if anyone is interested.
In the midst of a windy day, there danced a cloud of dust. It was so spontaneous, as if the wind summoned a dancing spirit, and as if it were to give the wind some meaning. Twirling infinitely in circles, it danced with the wind, and then the gathering of dust began to think. It wondered why it spun so furiously, and why no one ever told it why it began to do so in the first place. Nevertheless, there must have been a reason why it had awaken in the first place in this spinning state, so it continued to let its particles flow rapidly with the wind. The cloud of dust then noticed that from its friction with the surrounding dirt, it began to sing. “What lovely sounds,” the cloud of dust thought, “I must have been made to sing like this.” And so it sang, becoming bigger as each melody invited more earth particles to join its choir.
It wasn’t long until it wondered even further, and it questioned the meaning to it all. “Who may I be singing to?” it asked, but no one would ever answer its continuous questioning. The cloud of dust, who dance furiously, demanded answers. It would rebel against its own nature and quit the forceful spinning if no one answered. As much as the cloud of dust tried, it couldn’t stop. None of it was its decision, not even if it were to will it. The dust cloud cursed the surrounding forces that pushed its particles. “Stop!” It said, “I did not choose to move!” But no consolation would fall into the cloud’s understanding. As time went by, the dust cloud began to give up hope. No happiness ran through its sandy veins, and the once singing tune became monotonous. “I have no meaning,” it declared, “life is but the spontaneous awakening of the spirit without answers to be found.” The wind finally gave out, and the cloud that once danced and sang gave out with it. No further than a mile from where it began, no longer than an hour from its birth, it stood there in pieces indistinguishable from the other clumps of dirt on which it died. Soon enough the wind began to blow again, and it picked up a clump of dust that rested loosely on the surface. It was so spontaneous, as if the wind summoned a dancing spirit, and as if it were to give the wind some meaning.
Wow. This is one of the most profound comments I've come across. Amazing writing, very reminiscent of absurdism in a sense. Thanks for sharing, loved it!
@@Eternalised I had no clue what absurdism was until I saw your vids, but it sounds really interesting. I’ll have to keep reading to learn more. Awesome vids and good work! My eyes were glued to the screen haha
@@lordawesometony2764 It's an interesting philosophy, I consider myself partly absurdist. Thanks for the uplifting words! Glad you liked it :D
fantastic writing dude, keep it up
@@lordawesometony2764 you have written it very well. Do you have your thoughts somewhere on internet where we can read?
You make philosophy fun, I think that's needed today.
Thanks a lot, I'm glad you enjoy them as much as I do making them!
I discovered your channel few days ago. I love this kind of philosophy talk and the pictures you use are beautiful.
One must imagine sisyphus happy
This channel deserves way more viewers. Keep up the great videos.
I love your videos mate! The myth of sysiphus and the philosophy of camus was one of the things that got me through my own suicidal battle. And your videos was a part of the learning process!
Great narration, loved the video. I was a little anxious to watch the video as I'm stuck with myth of Sisyphus for quite some time and thought a video about it could put me off the book but after watching this, I'm even more motivated to continue it.
Thank you very much! So glad I could motivate you to read the book, that's the main purpose of my videos. :)
I love listening to your videos.
Very good information on the go. I have not commented on your videos in a while but I’m still here listening to you and loving it.
Thanks a lot for the support! I appreciate it :)
One of the most profound summary i have ever seen..it is just so narcotic!!
This is such a well-made video. Super good!
Beautifully explained. Thank you so much. Helped me a lot.
Drunk on a friday night and found this channel. I have content for days now thank you for all of all your effort
The myth of sysiphus is definently very interesting. Man these videos are making me feel like I'm missing out! I need to read these awsome books! Great video by the way!! :)
Thanks so much friend!
Wow, great video, one of the favorites videos I've seen. Very good explained.
This was amazing ,my man
What an amazing video , I can tell how much thought you put in which is insanely jaww dropping , I'm in awww . Thank-you
Good job. We need more of these. A new sub for your channel ;)
Video: _This video presents the main ideas of the book in 10-minute limited format. It is not a substitute for the actual reading_
Me: Literally taking the video as a substitute for actual reading
You'd really enjoy and get a lot out of reading it ! Maybe over the summer instead of the school year so you have time to enjoy it, cause it sure took me a while!
@@magicknight13what additional information does it provide? Does it say what happens when Sisyphus conquers the boulder? Or when the rock smashes after tumbling down so many times?
thanks for this inspiring talk!
Amazing work! Really fun to watch as well.
Thank you very much! Glad it's fun.
these are some of the most comprehensive brief videos of philosophy I´ve seen. thanks!
Wow, thank you. Means a lot!
Everyone gangsta till the day Camus somehow managed to find Sisyphus only to realise that Sisyphus is completely different to what he thinks/portrays of.
Albert Camus helped me from ending it all . :)
Fantastic video! The origins of absurdum and its connection to existentialism and nihilism creates an astounding philosophy mixed with acceptance and Nietzscheism embracement of art and creation. The view of religion intrigues me the most and it connects with me on a personal level due to my hatred of organized religion. Of course religion is often the easy path as everything that has ever happened, can happen, or will happen is the cause of a brilliant creator who happens to be working in our favor (lucky us). Absurdism personally keeps me wanting to learn more and be an intellectual. I also hope to improve my physique and take in all the absurdness I can within this life.
"Man is his own end; and he is his only end."
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it. I share the same view of organised religion, Absurdism is a refreshing view on life without religion :)
Great quote at the end.
Beautiful summary. Thank you!
I’m subscribing to you~ This channel is a gem!
the day will come for this channel to has million of subscribers. it will.
You've inspired me to finally read philosophy! :)
Awesome! One of my objectives is to inspire people to read, I'm glad you found it interesting
Thanks for this video, it was a great explanation!!
You're very welcome Keysang!
This myth woke up in me the energy of cleverness against authority that abuses it’s authority
excellent! Great explanation and concise.
Thanks a lot for the support!
I love your videos mate!
A few months ago, I first experienced the profound, and sudden realization of the mathematical fact that I will die relatively soon. Not just like, "Yeah, I'm mortal." But like a visceral understanding that that the sand is rapidly falling and I can not stop it and that at absolute best I have but a short 70 years left. I will soon have to face the unknowable. I have been wrestling with the absurd ever since.
Only 69 now !! 😂
Bought the book! Excited to read it ^^
awsome narrative n brief of Camus' effort of teaching us to get attached to life one way or the other ....?
great video and a great effort of forming a subjective perspective !
Connecting with the joy of looking at absurd things. This will make you fall in love with life. The absurdity of when I walk out of my house, I look at trees, cars, the sun, the clouds, the desert, where I live. Even my own body. When I look at my own body I just get joy out of looking at the absurdity of my own body. My body is a work of art. I can connect with that um. Just that alone is enough to create an amazingly fulfilling life.
Great video!!!
It's weird how I came about reading this when I was alone.. so glad I was loved. This man knows not that it exists.
My Lord gave me a light burden. I am satisfied. I will follow the path home. Shalom.
An amazing video! I'm trying to read the myth of Sisyphus but can't understand it clearly. This video helps me a lot! Thank you so much!
I started to read that book yesterday and its not easy indeed . The plague and the stranger were easier to read.
I agree with the premise but good lord this book is difficult which leads to a sort of boredom
@@DeeBoy779 Wikipedia has a nice summary which is relatively quite easy to digest and assimilate!!
@@chirantans2162 ugh i want to understand him in his own writing. I feel like an ignoramus haha
Love ur channel
¡Otro vídeo fantástico!
¡¡Muchas gracias!!
1:15 if you want to know the meaning read words of enlightened saints, see how they leave their body when they want and how they are not afraid of pain. Read about - Ramana Maharshi, Paramahansa Yogananda, Swami Vivekananda, Many more!
Excellent video
Thanks
Your channel is my biggest discovery this year. Thank you for amazing explanations.
The Best 10 mins of my day
Thank you Ahmed. So glad you enjoyed it.
😮Syphilis is NO myth!
I enjoyed your edutaining video, sir😊but i just couldn't resist.
useful video about Camus philosophy !
Thanks Venkatesh! Appreciate it.
Keep up the good work.
Thanks Thomas! Appreciate your support.
Excellent 👍
5:49
Become the creators of our reality.
By being strong on life.
Tämähän on ihanaa 😄
love it, thumbs up, and all that
The act of suicide...no matter your theory...is NOT that life isn't worth living. No. The TRUE reason is easily and often explained, but somehow rarely understood as rational , and difficult for people to deem acceptable(because they've never experienced it). The reason is that they were truly UNABLE to attend life due to agony above their threshold that simply never ceased, and crippled with that pain, they were hopeless and felt the only way to stop it was to end the ability to feel it. There is something or SOMEONE that all of us can not and would not be able to live either with or without. There's no cure for its presence or absence.
The real reason there are theories about the meaning of life, and it isn't a known fact is the human ego and the human fear of loss and rejection of things we have never seen, felt, heard or even knew existed in the first place.
I'm a guy who experienced a profound NDE this year. The meaning of life is the first knowledge I received(besides the fact my body and my life were no longer desirable and I was "HOME".
Wonderful comments, thank you for sharing. What is the meaning of life that you were given in your NDE? 🙏🏻 many thanks 🙏🏻
What's the difference between (a) thinking that Life is not worth living and (b ) being unable to bear the pain of Existence...??
You seem to differentiate between the two as a reason for suicide ?
Your " problem " is actually the
inexact use of language .
You voice is really amazing 🤩
Much appriciated! Could you possibly list out the paintings that you used in the video. I would love to check them out. Thanks mate!
Hi, I have posted some of the paintings I use in my videos on my website eternalisedofficial.com/art (more to come!)
@@Eternalised Thank you! I will definitely check them out. Peace.
your videos are amazing
Thanks Zach! :)
very well made video!
Thanks a lot calvin!
Amazing
This is making me think we are all killing ourselves through anything. We can stagnate or grind till death. But living and just normal os tough but its our communities core
fantastic
In a nutshell he’s saying develop resiliency so you can stand the pressure of your own will against the will of the world … in saying what you mean and mean what you say you generate chaos this chaos requires a will that can strife against it otherwise it will be crushed into conformity
Another view of the message in the Myth...
Survival is an instinctive trait of humans. For survival, one needs food and life sustaining. necessities.. Sisyphus pushing of stone uphill can be better understood on the premise that he's getting paid for his labour to get his daily bread, to sustain his life. To make the whole thing more bearable he can keep the size of the stone smaller and thus lighter, signifying that he keeps his life necessities as less as he can, so as to reduce his burden thus making life more bearable....
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I love thisss
This book is amazing
It's essentially a flawed man who strives to move a Boulder forward despite it seemingly always coming down. The utopia ideal vs the struggle to make life worth every moment. Living a 1000 years is not really a life if you don't appreciate the moments you have, while it's life can be short it's a good thing to know something is keeping you moving around, searching for what you want in that life is completely worth it once you experience it.
This is one of those books i keep picking up, putting it down, and picking it up again. I believe the definition he has for the absurd is spot on. I like the comparison to the greek myth and the argument against suicide. But this can be one paragraph and done. I think this book is extremely long winded and difficult and somewhat repetitive in round about ways. I respect and appreciate camus but am i the only one who felt this?
Interesting ideas, I did enjoyed them also it felt, that Camus had a lot of time on his hand to go all trough that meaningless trouble of going trough these type of thoughts, but than again people had a lot more free time back in the day when things where moving a lot slower and they had far less distractions, even tho they had much more physical tasks to carry out each day.
Thanks! That's true. Glad you enjoyed it my friend :)
@@Eternalised It certainly is very well thought out video and excellent insights about Camus.
what's the name of the painting at 6:21 it really is magnificent !
The ad placement makes this a comedy.
HE SAID THE THING❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️
One is not lost but continues to think that we left or were kicked out of this place most of us call heaven. Ask a child who has not been touched in any other way than with love if they believe in hell and they won't even have a concept about such a place. It is not until we start judging It's creation that we then feel our acts can buy us redemption so we create a devil to keep straight but in doing so we then judge It for what It has created. We dig an eternal hole when we assume "we" know what right is instead of It. Just because one doesn't understand it doesn't mean it's bad, wrong or negative. Shoot even electricity needs negative polarity to exist .
Just popped in to say hi to you all Sisyphuses!
Camus was a great existential philosopher.
Thank you for this I’ve taken every little bit from this after reading the book and still continue to do so on about my 8th viewing
The imagery of the reinterpreted "the scream" painting @3:07 made me pause the video for one hot second. Can anyone provide a link or the artist for that?
Great summary! Do you have any favorite camus novels?
Thanks! Haven't read any yet, but planning to read The Plague, The Stranger and The Fall (in that order).
I recommend one of his short
stories : The Guest .
Sheer thought provoking brilliance. Many novelists try to
philosophise in their novels and many philosophers attempt to
write philosophical novels.
Camus ( and Dostoevsky ? ) are
the only two who succeed in
combining both. ( just my opinion ).
This video literally has the answer to life and it only has 45k views
Hey eternalized, I have a question about your audio. When you speak into the mic do you speak all in one run or do you cut out on every sentence you say? Or something in the middle?
I usually speak by paragraph, not all at once, since I want the audio to be clear and without errors.
@@Eternalised also how many tries do you take on average to record one of your paragraphs?
Umm it varies. Sometimes none, other times a few - there's less errors as I keep practicing it, that's for sure.
@@Eternalised ok thanks for the tips, cuz honestly I dont know why, but that's the hardest and most annoying part for me.
@@Dacademeca No worries! It takes practice. Keep it up :)
I know it's a ridiculous request but I wish someone would make a list of every painting used in this video!
7c
I was hoping for the same thing . I find those painting very captivating .
Excellent ! And well read . Slight Danish accent ?
Slightly yes ! I was born in Denmark
Jeg boede I Kobenhavn i 80s .
( 80 - 82 ) . Saxogade .
Forsvundende tider men mange gode minder .!
At the cost of sounding dramatic, I would like to thank you for this video for it has inteveened in my own suicidal intentions.
I've never lived down being a young student and asking my learned tutor if he had read any Al-burt Kamm-us...
"You mean Al-bear Cam-oo?"
Oh....ummmm, yes :(
Don't worry or be embarrassed about that because many many many people have done that, including me :)
Face life and forget myths, every day is a new story.
I saw some wise philosophy between the ads. Skipped the video after the 5th annoying interruption of unskippable 20 second ads.
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"For if there is a sin against life, it consists perhaps not so much in despairing of life, as in hoping for another life and in eluding the implacable grandeur of this life." what does this final sentiment mean? Should I not daydream about a life that brings me comfort, but instead be present for the experience of reality, and love it because it is real? (as painful or uncomfortable as it may be). The absurd man can see past the everyday struggle, see that there is nothing else, but choose to continue to engage in the struggle because the alternative is non-existence. Is this what is being said here?
It's sort of like amor fati, loving your fate. Camus believes (like Nietzsche), that we should not devalue this life by believing in an afterlife, but rather affirm this one no matter the obstacles, as it is the only life we can live, until death comes. Camus calls our attention to the absurdity between wanting to live life fully and the inevitability of death, specifically a sudden death. Camus himself died in a car crash at the highest point in his career.
@@Eternalised Thank you for your response, and for the video. I would like to continue this as a conversation, as I am trying to adopt new ways of thinking to better my own life. Videos like yours are very helpful to understand what these philosophers are getting at. I will come back here when I can better articulate my questions.
@@ThomasARichardson I think what Albert is trying to say is that be happy with what you have as you do not have control over your life. As in it is a sin to expect something that is not in your control for there is no one great truth and happiness is innate. One can choose how he feels to an extent , I believe that. I hope I am clear enough since English is not my first language.
When I saw the title of the video I thought it said the myths Syphilis so imagine my surprise when I watched the video. I really like the end of the video though it was the equation to the problem basically. And the problem being does god exist? and so I propose the question do we exist? And how do we know that we are all just playing some Absurd game of who are we? And the game we are stupid and we can't figure it out. It is It is scientifically proven that we are all just a bunch of atoms floating in space bouncing off of each other in some maze Does that exist? So if we are all just a bunch of atoms bouncing around off of each other What exists But consciousness. Who's consciousness? Are we all just separated From the one consciousness? Religions are fun They lead the mind down in mystical path But its just a veiled reflection of what is. All gurus lamas Saints and teachers can only do so much to make a person realize of who he is in this world and we can't be so lazy as to believe that god needs praise and Sacrifice. So the most you can do for yourself is to listen and observe like a scientist. Play the game see what works and realize There ain't nobody here but us chickens. Praise be unto Thaddeus Goalus And Milton Berle
Mt Analog awaits. We must organize an expedition.
Imagine Mike Tyson trying to say the myth of Sisyphus lol
hey does anyone know the name of the second to last painting in the video. the one of the two boys looking at a tree.
I'm a little late but it's called 'two men contemplating the moon at po' by Caspar David Friedrich
@@lisagiesbrecht7088 lol never too late! thanks :)
Silence of the irrational cosmos is a challenge before theism.