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There is but one truly serious philosophical problem, and that is suicide. Judging… — Albert Camus

Essay · Philosophical literature

There is but one truly serious philosophical problem, and that is suicide. Judging whether life is or is not worth living amounts to answering the fundamental question of philosophy.

In the original French

Il n'y a qu'un problème philosophique vraiment sérieux: c'est le suicide. Juger que la vie vaut ou ne vaut pas la peine d'être vécue, c'est répondre à la question fondamentale de la philosophie.

Albert Camus
The Myth of Sisyphus · 1942
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SuicidePurpose of lifePhilosophy
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Philosophical literature
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Essay
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1942
Person
Albert Camus
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Camus, Albert. Le Mythe de Sisyphe [The Myth of Sisyphus]. Éditions Gallimard, 1942.

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