Albert Camus · Philosophy

The Invincible Summer: Living Well Without Appeal

Camus&rsquo;s mature answer to nihilism. Beyond the absurd and rebellion lies a positive ethic: Mediterranean &lsquo;measure,&rsquo; the solidarity of common decency embodied in <em>The Plague</em>, and the discovery - &lsquo;in the midst of winter&rsquo; - of an inner summer that no darkness can defeat. How to live fully in a world that offers no guarantee.

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You learned that Camus answers nihilism not with a proof but with a way of living: the &lsquo;invincible summer&rsquo; of an inner strength that survives despair, the &lsquo;measure&rsquo; that resists all-consuming ideologies, and the &lsquo;common decency&rsquo; of The Plague &rsquo;s Dr. Rieux, who fights suffering…

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