Camus’s Absurd Thought-Sisyphus Myth Research

Sisyphus myth is an authorship in which Camus systematic expatiated his absurd ideas, itself is one part of Camus’three ridiculous’. In this paper, I focus Sisyphus myth as the center discusses the premise absurd concept,generated fantastic feeling, and the results of the absurd reasoning to define the concept of the absurd, and explore the absurd idea in Myth of Sisyphus as reflected in the Outsider and CaligulaA total of nine chapters of this thesis can be divided into three parts. The first part is one to six chapters,which is the main part of the paper, including:Camus discusses the writings and research significance absurd, absurd sense premise produced absurd germination and definition, the result of reasoning absurd, as absurd guidelines reflect the absurdity as well as a symbol of man’s absurd hero Sisyphus. The concept is the starting point of absurdity Camus philosophy, in the "myth of Sisyphus," he does not want to acknowledge the absurdity of existence, but to explore how people get happy at the absurdity of existence. He refused to religious revelation, refused to rationalism, reject nihilism, with great courage and wisdom at the same time adhere to absurd results:revolt, freedom, passion, three living standards, and to hold high the ancient Greek myth of Sisyphus as a symbol of the absurd hero, called on people to resist fate, against suffering. The second part is seven and eight chapters, the Outsider and Caligula as the object of their experiments to explore how Camus absurd reasoning in a specific scenario. Meursault,who is main character in the Outsider has all the characteristics of the hero fantastic people.He experiencd the absurdity of modern judicial and consciousness after the absurd truth, he started a new life. Caligula is the main character in the dramaturgy Caligula.He bought the absurd logic into reality and deduction to the extreme, eventually leading to the demise of others and themselves, in this dramaturgy Camus expatiated his humanity ideology. The fourth part is the ninth chapter, Camus insisted on the absurd reasoning is not complete, he got the human values and dignity from the negation of all values, but also keep him from becoming nihilistic position, to make his ideological radiance in human nature on the basis of certainty.