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“That is the question: can I be merely a witness? In other words: do I have the right to be a mere artist? I cannot believe so.”
-- Albert Camus
It is November 1945, and Camus feels that man is faced with a basic existential choice between communism and Christianity. He saw communism in its coldest, most murderous form, as manifested by the Soviet Union, and it ultimately meant the end of human freedom. On the other hand, Christianity required a faith that he felt was no longer possible. Unable to be merely a witness to his era, he must make a conscientious choice, and for him that meant actively denying both communism and religion. Suffice it to say that he did not care for Western capitalism and did not think of it as a legitimate choice.
[Source: Ronald Aronson, “Camus & Sartre”]
-- Albert Camus
It is November 1945, and Camus feels that man is faced with a basic existential choice between communism and Christianity. He saw communism in its coldest, most murderous form, as manifested by the Soviet Union, and it ultimately meant the end of human freedom. On the other hand, Christianity required a faith that he felt was no longer possible. Unable to be merely a witness to his era, he must make a conscientious choice, and for him that meant actively denying both communism and religion. Suffice it to say that he did not care for Western capitalism and did not think of it as a legitimate choice.
[Source: Ronald Aronson, “Camus & Sartre”]
