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[Anonymous No.7055744]

Is it bad that I find Camus to be one of the most important philosophers when it comes to my own personal mind set? There is just so much he touches on that connects with me. I guess even asking if it's bad is kind of lame though.

Really I just wanted to make a thread about Camus and the absurd.

[Anonymous No.7055760]

>>7055744
Camus is one of my teachers... along with Kierkegaard, Kafka, Proust, and Beckett. Read them and prosper, my son.

[Anonymous No.7055761]

I was 16 once, too.

[Anonymous No.7055767]

No, Camus is brilliant. He should be read once as a young man and then again at least ten years later.

[Anonymous No.7055769]

Not by default, but it may mean that you ought to read more in the vein to get a better sense of where you stand.

There are many existentialist and nihilist writers to choose from in that regard, from ebin MeMe tier to ones that will actually foster discussion with people outside of /lit/'s confines. Occasionally someone throws up a chart of some kind to help narrow it down, but I don't seem to have it on hand.

[Anonymous No.7055842]

>>7055769
>>7055767
I am fairly new to the world of philosophy, having only really read stuff from /lit/ a bit of Dostoyevsky, Nietzsche and Camus. I guess I'm really just trying to remain true to my self while trying to explore different avenue of thought.

Would Stirner be a good choice after getting deeper into Camus? I really am pretty new to this, with my interest in philosophy actually really forming about last year.

[Anonymous No.7055874]

>>7055842
This may sound a bit left-field, but consider Zhuangzi and Epictetus.

[Anonymous No.7055916]

>>7055760
Have you read the modern heir to Kafka and Beckett?