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167: Albert Camus - How To Live Freely In This Meaningless World (Philosophy Of Absurdism)
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- Philosophies for Life
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- Apr 25, 2026
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Albert Camus - How To Live Freely In This Meaningless World (Philosophy Of Absurdism). In this podcast we will be talking about how to be free from the philosophy of Albert Camus. Albert Camus is one of the most representative figures of the philosophy of the “absurd” or “absurdism". The main theory of Camus is to embrace the absurdity of life as a simple fact, without falling into despair. This ability to embrace absurdity means to be free. According to Camus, there are 2 types of freedom: Common Freedom, defined as the ability to choose between different options - for example, whether to take a glass of water from the table or not - and Absurd Freedom, the ability to live a life without meaning. For Camus, Absurd Freedom is true freedom. In a world without meaning, individuals can discover that they can do whatever they want, while still taking full responsibility for their actions. Without any legitimate pressure from other people, society and so on, we can learn to only follow our inner motivations and personal values. Reaffirming this power coming from such an inner freedom, we as individuals thus create our own meaning of life. So to help you understand how to be more free, we bring you 7 ways to live freely from the philosophy of Albert Camus: 01. Believe in freedom 02. Fight for freedom 03. Be creative 04. Act rebellious 05. Be free but lawful 06. Acknowledge the negative sides of your freedom 07. Use your freedom to improve yourself I hope you enjoyed listening to these 7 ways you can be free from the philosophy of Albert Camus and find them helpful in your life. Albert Camus is one of the greatest French writers and thinkers. He was a philosopher, an author and a journalist. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1957 and his most famous works are The Strang…