Albert Camus vs. Friedrich Nietzsche
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Albert Camus
1913 – 1960
Albert Camus was a French philosopher, novelist, author, dramatist, journalist, world federalist, and political activist. He was the recipient of the 1957 Nobel Prize in Literature at the age of 44, the second-youngest recipient in history, and the first laureate in literature born in Africa. His works include The Stranger, The Plague, The Myth of Sisyphus, The Fall and The Rebel.
"And he knew, also, what the old man was thinking as his tears flowed, and he, Rieux, thought it too: that a loveless world is a dead world, and always there com…"
Friedrich Nietzsche
1844 – 1900
German philosopher whose work challenged conventional morality and values.
"There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness."
Connections
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