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Albert Camus Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech

Posted on December 1, 2019 by creativeconflictwisdom

Time again for this 1957 speech: Especially this: “Each generation doubtless feels called upon to reform the world. Mine knows that it will not reform it, but its task is perhaps even greater. It consists in preventing the world from … Continue reading →

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Optimist vs. Pessimist vs. Existentialist: Albert Camus (1913-1960)

Posted on September 11, 2016 by creativeconflictwisdom

I was discussing the state of the world with a friend last week, who is something of an optimist in life. I said that I was a strong pessimist, always had been and recently it had got worse. She said: … Continue reading →

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“The Myth of Sisyphus”: Albert Camus

Posted on May 18, 2015 by creativeconflictwisdom

As my friends who work hard, start their week on Monday morning round the world, I offer the quote from Albert Camus’s marvelous essay “The Myth of Sisyphus” about the Greek hero Sisyphus (whom he calls the proletarian of the … Continue reading →

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Albert Camus (1913-60): Top Ten Conflict Tips

Posted on May 9, 2012 by creativeconflictwisdom

I love the work of the French writer Albert Camus and thought it time we did one of our Top Ten Conflict Tips based on his thinking. All modern revolutions have ended in a reinforcement of the power of the … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Neglected Thinkers of the 20th. Century

Posted on October 27, 2011 by creativeconflictwisdom

I thought it might be interesting to list those who I consider to be the Top Ten Neglected Thinkers of the 20th Century, though it brings home that there may be neglected great women thinkers, who are so neglected that … Continue reading →

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