El Mito de SÃsifo (Edición Especial) / The Myth of Sisyphus
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ISBN10: 8466390529
ISBN13: 9788466390521
Publisher: Debolsillo
Published: Aug 25 2026
Pages: 152
Weight: 0.20
Height: 0.20 Width: 5.40 Depth: 7.60
Language: Spanish
ISBN13: 9788466390521
Publisher: Debolsillo
Published: Aug 25 2026
Pages: 152
Weight: 0.20
Height: 0.20 Width: 5.40 Depth: 7.60
Language: Spanish
«No hay sino un problema filosófico realmente serio: el suicidio . El mito de SÃsifo es el ensayo fundacional de la filosofÃa del absurdo, una obra mayúscula que dio a conocer el gran talento de Albert Camus. Publicada en 1942, el mismo año que El extranjero, fue una de las primeras obras que revelaron al público la inteligencia y la sensibilidad del autor. El tÃtulo del ensayo hace referencia a un personaje de la mitologÃa griega que enfadó a los dioses por su extraordinaria astucia y fue condenado a empujar perpetuamente una piedra enorme montaña arriba. Al llegar a la cima, la piedra volvÃa a caer hasta el valle, desde donde SÃsifo debÃa volver a empujarla hasta la cumbre, y asà eternamente. Por medio de esta alegorÃa, Camus discute la cuestión del suicidio y el valor de la vida, presentando a SÃsifo como imagen del esfuerzo inútil e incesante del hombre. De este modo plantea la filosofÃa del absurdo, según la cual nuestras vidas son insignificantes y no tienen más valor que el de lo que creamos. Siendo el mundo tan fútil, pregunta Camus, qué alternativa hay al suicidio? ENGLISH DESCRIPTION There is only one truly serious philosophical problem: suicide. The Myth of Sisyphus is the foundational essay of the philosophy of the absurd, a major work that revealed the great talent of Albert Camus. Published in 1942, the same year as The Stranger, it was one of the first works to reveal the author's intelligence and sensitivity to the public. The title of the essay refers to a character from Greek mythology who angered the gods with his extraordinary cunning and was condemned to perpetually push a huge stone up a mountain. Upon reaching the summit, the stone would roll back down into the valley, from where Sisyphus would have to push it back up to the top, and so on forever. Through this allegory, Camus discusses the question of suicide and the value of life, presenting Sisyphus as an image of man's futile and incessant effort. In this way, he proposes the philosophy of the absurd, according to which our lives are meaningless and have no value other than that which we create. With the world being so futile, Camus asks, what alternative is there to suicide?
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