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Given such a pointless existence, in an uncom-promisingly irrational universe, Camus must ask ‘why should I not commit suicide?’ It is the inevitable conclusion of existentialism, which he considers other writers – Husserl, Kierkegaard, Karl Jaspers and Sartre – all shied away from.
Philosophy 100 Essential Thinkers
Philip Stokes
No matter what your opinion is about free will, you cannot deny determinism. Science seems to show that macro-determinism is unavoidable. You really could not have “done otherwise.”
Free Will Explained
Dan Barker
It is easy for a comfortable, free man to cry at the fall of every little bird. A prisoner in fear of his life has precious little regret to spare for anyone else.
Cage of Souls
Adrian Tchaikovsky
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