What do we owe to Albert Camus?
- Ariane Bilheran
- Jan 6
- 9 min read
La Licorne (The Unicorn) n°3 by Ariane Bilheran, January 6, 2025.
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On the 65th anniversary of his death, it may be useful to take stock of his thinking, to ask ourselves how this famous philosopher and novelist would undoubtedly have understood our times, but above all, what we could take away from his work to fill our humanist bag.
"The day when crime is adorned with the spoils of innocence, by a curious reversal which is peculiar to our time, it is innocence which is summoned to provide its justifications."
The Rebel, 1951.
"We are all introduced, willingly or by force, into politics. What matters is no longer whether we respect or spare the suffering of a mother; what matters is whether a doctrine triumphs. And human suffering is no longer a scandal; it is only a number in a sum whose terrible total is not yet calculable."
Lecture "The Human Crisis", 1946.
“We must heal these poisoned hearts.”
Conference "Defense of Intelligence", 1945.
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