Tag Archives: Albert Camus

Absurdity and the Meaning of Life

Posted on November 3, 2022 by rsree

French author and 1957 Nobel laureate Albert Camus once wrote:  Accepting the absurdity of everything around us is one step, a necessary experience: it should not become a dead end. When I read this the first time  I wasn’t quite … Continue reading →

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Is There a Point to the Universe?

Posted on June 7, 2020 by rsree

“The more the universe seems comprehensible, the more it also seems pointless. … “So says   renowned physicist and Nobel Laureate Steven Weinberg  in his 1977 book “The First Three Minutes: A Modern View of the Origin of the Universe)” In … Continue reading →

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The Myth of Sisyphus

Posted on August 15, 2016 by rsree

Sisyphus, as we know, is the figure in Greek mythology who was punished by the local Gods for his deceitfulness by being forced to roll an immense boulder up a hill, only for it to roll down again at the … Continue reading →

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Existentialism Revisited

Posted on July 9, 2006 by rsree

In Macbeth William Shakespeare reveals himself to be somewhat of an early Existentialist, when Lady Macbeth kills herself, and Macbeth reacts as follows: Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage … Continue reading →

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