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I just finished my second read of The Stranger. I have to say, reading The Myth of Sisyphus first made it much more enjoyable - I could appreciate the absurdity
by potatoman22 3y ago
I just finished my second read of The Stranger. I have to say, reading The Myth of Sisyphus first made it much more enjoyable - I could appreciate the absurdity of it all more. Things clicked after Meursault said he had lost the habit of analyzing his own thoughts, and instead resorted to feelings and emotion.
- FollowingTheDao 3y ago> Things clicked after Meursault said he had lost the habit of analyzing his own thoughts, and instead resorted to feelings and emotion. So we can assume if Camus posted on HN he would be downvoted into oblivion.
- uoaei 3y agoHa! You should look closer at the comments around here. They may be presented in a certain tone but they nonetheless often engage in emotions-based thinking and demonstrate clouded judgment.
- FollowingTheDao 3y agoI’m sorry, but if you’re like me and tend to exhibit purely emotional dialect, you get down voted into oblivion. In my opinion, the fundamental expression of rationality is emotion.
- potatoman22 3y agoWhat do you mean by "emotional dialect?" I haven't heard that phrase before.
- vixen99 3y agoClearly a case of 'You know who you are ...'. Correct or not, without a specific example who's to defend themselves? I'm not keen on slippery generalizations.
- uoaei 3y agoYou want me to just start linking you bad examples of reasoning? I think it' s much more appropriate for you to start engaging with the material more critically.