The Myth of Sisyphus: Camus on Finding Happiness in a Life That Never Adds Up

You push the stone up. It rolls back down. You wake up, and it is Monday. What if that feeling is not a personal failure, but the most honest philosophical problem there is? In 1942, Albert Camus asked whether life is worth living when the universe never answers. This video essay follows him from the poor streets of Algiers through the absurd, the two false exits, and his three answers: revolt, freedom, and passion, ending with the most misunderstood line in modern philosophy: one must imagine Sisyphus happy. This video discusses suicide in a philosophical context. If that question is personal for you, please talk to someone you trust or contact a local crisis line. RECOMMENDED READING: Albert Camus — The Myth of Sisyphus (1942) Albert Camus — The Plague (1947) Albert Camus — The Stranger (1942) Albert Camus — "Return to Tipasa" (1952) Robert Zaretsky — A Life Worth Living: Albert Camus and the Quest for Meaning (2013)