Voltaire and Camus: The Limits of Reason and the Awareness of AbsurdityThe Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment series, previously known as SVEC (Studies on Voltaire and the Eighteenth Century), has published over 500 peer-reviewed scholarly volumes since 1955 as part of the Voltaire Foundation at the University of Oxford. International in focus, Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment volumes cover wide-ranging aspects of the eighteenth century and the Enlightenment, from gender studies to political theory, and from economics to visual arts and music, and are published in English or French. |
Contents
PREFACE | 13 |
ANTIRATIONALISM AND THE LIMITS OF REASON | 21 |
antirationalism Bergson | 57 |
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18th century Albert Camus anti-rationalism anti-rationalist atheism autre avait aware bien Bottiglia c'est C'était Cacambo Camus's Candide Candide's chapter create criticism Cunégonde d'une death definite depicted Descartes despite deux Dictionnaire philosophique Dieu Eldorado Enlightenment être evil existence existentialists fact fait faith feeling final hero homme human destiny human reason intellectual j'ai j'avais j'étais jamais justice Kierkegaard L'Etranger l'homme le monde Leibniz Lettres philosophiques limits of reason Malebranche man's Memnon metaphysical métaphysique Meur Meursault Micromégas monde moral Mythe de Sisyphe n'est narrative nature notes notion of absurdity novel Paneloux Pangloss Paris Pascal pensée peut phil philo philosophical play Pomeau protagonist qu'il qu'on question raison rational rationalist reader reality reference refusal rejected rien Roger Quilliot Rousseau Sartre scene seul Siècle social society stranger stylistic suicide tale temps terre theme thought tout ultimately universe vérité Vieille vis-à-vis Voltaire Voltaire and Camus Voltaire's Wade Zadig