A Filosofia do Absurdo de Albert Camus: a redenção do absurdo

Abstract

This dissertation presents a short introduction to Albert Camus’s work based on the problem of redemption of absurdity. Our purpose is to determine, through concepts of absurdity and revolt, the proposals for resolving the absurdity presented in the philosophical essays The Myth of Sisyphus and The Rebel: An Essay on Man in Revolt. For this purpose, camusian absurdity and the redemptive revolt are studied. In this context, the starting point is an analysis of the construction of camusian absurdity, the three types of absurd man and the myth of Sisyphus from Camus' perspective, as they are presented in The Myth of Sisyphus. Next, we analyze the thesis novel The Stranger, in which the philosopher illustrates the issue of nihilism and the absurdity. Finally, we think about the redemptive revolt, differentiating it from the revolution. This way, we intend to demonstrate the proposals for the redemption of absurdity on the individual and collective level.