The Rebel: An Essay on Man in RevoltBy one of the most profoundly influential thinkers of our century, The Rebel is a classic essay on revolution that resonates as an ardent, eloquent, and supremely rational voice of conscience for our tumultuous times. For Albert Camus, the urge to revolt is one of the "essential dimensions" of human nature, manifested in man's timeless Promethean struggle against the conditions of his existence, as well as the popular uprisings against established orders throughout history. And yet, with an eye toward the French Revolution and its regicides and deicides, he shows how inevitably the course of revolution leads to tyranny. Translated from the French by Anthony Bower. |
Contents
Metaphysical Rebellion | 21 |
The Unique | 62 |
THE POETS REBELLION | 81 |
NIHILISM AND HISTORY | 100 |
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REBELLION AND REVOLUTION | 246 |
Rebellion and Art | 253 |
CREATION AND REVOLUTION | 272 |
Thought at the Meridian | 279 |
MODERATION AND EXCESS | 294 |
BEYOND NIHILISM | 302 |
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