Metaphysical Resistance -- Camus's Spiritual World

Author: Zhang Rongzhu
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Publish Date: 1998-11-01
Features: The 20th-century literature of France is about to complete its entire journey and will present its own image and style to the world as a whole. The Chinese people, who only truly opened their eyes to the outside world after the reform and opening-up, will be amazed to see its uniqueness, richness, and brilliance, which seems no less than the 19th-century literature, once regarded as an unattainable peak. Its worldwide influence as the cradle of multiple new trends and schools of thought is a well-known fact. This book analyzes and evaluates Camus's philosophical, political, religious, ethical, and aesthetic thoughts in a detailed and thorough manner, attempting to clarify the twists and turns in the development of his thought, accurately grasp the key aspects of his philosophy, and both elucidate his clear philosophical views, political stance, the essence of his anti-religious stance, and his moral outlook, as well as reveal the contradictions and dualities in his thought. This will help to understand this thinker—this eternal seeker of answers who was never certain of himself—more profoundly. Isn't his humility and caution a stark contrast to those self-proclaimed, bombastic "great masters"?