Oprøreren by Albert Camus
An Essay on Man in Revolt
A philosophical essay that analyzes rebellion as a human response to injustice and the absurd, distinguishing metaphysical revolt—which asserts a measure of dignity and shared values—from historical and political revolutions; it traces how legitimate revolt, rooted in affirmation of limits and solidarity, can mutate into violent absolutism or nihilism when it claims unlimited rights to remake humanity, and it critiques ideological movements and justifications for murder while arguing for a tempered, ethical rebellion that preserves human dignity and resists both oppressive systems and totalizing doctrines.
- Published
- 1951
- Nationality
- French
- Length
- Unknown
- Pages
- Unknown
- Original Language
- French
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- Alternate Titles
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- L'Homme révolté
- Oprøreren
- The Rebel
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