Albert Camus By Coleman, Mackenzie, Bailey, and Brenna

●Born on November 7, 1913 in Dréan, Algeria ●Died on January 4, 1960 ●He attended the University of Algiers, where he studied philosophy and played goalie for the soccer team. ●In 1936, he was granted an undergraduate and graduate degrees in philosophy. ●He grew up in a French education system ●From , Camus attended primary school. Biological Information

Spiritual History and Point of View Baptized, raised, and educated as a Catholic Was respectful towards the church Natural-born pagan (no instinct for belief in the supernatural) As a young high school student he studied the Bible and other things related to Christianity Kierkegaard and St. Augustine were his greatest Christian influences Schopenhauer and Nietzsche set him on his path of defiant pessimism and atheism

How he lived his life Throughout his career Camus repeatedly denied that he was an existentialist He lived by a core set of liberal democratic values—including tolerance, justice, liberty, open-mindedness, respect for personhood, condemnation of violence, and resistance to tyranny However, he was apart of the communist party but came to oppose French colonization and argued for the empowerment of Algerians in politics and labor.He later became an outspoken critic of communist theory He disapproved the institution of marriage

Ethical Point of VIew Stylist of great purity Search for moral order He is considered a moralist (a person who teaches or promotes principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behavior)

Influences from other Philosophers... Kierkegaard: Danish Philosopher and religious author, organized religion, morality, and ethics. Schopenhauer: German philosopher Developed an Aesthetic look and ethical system Writing on Aesthetics, morality, and psychology Nietzsche: German Philosopher writer about Aesthetics, cultural theory, and meaning of existence *Nietzsche and Schopenhauer were the two philosophers that lead Albert Camus on the path of atheism and pessimism.

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