The Myth of Sisyphus

12 point font Times New Roman double spaced. Answer either one of the questions. 1. “The Myth of Sisyphus” is framed in terms of what Camus calls “the problem of suicide”. Over the course of the essay, Camus presents two distinct forms of suicide the real, literal form and what he calls “Philosophical suicide”. How does Camus argue that each of these forms of suicide is an inappropriate- indeed, illegitimate- response to the idea that life is absurd? In particular, what is philosophical suicide? What makes it philosophical and what makes it a form of suicide at all? Is Camus’ favored alternative really any better than the response he criticizes? or 2. Toward the end of Part I of “The Myth of Sisyphus”, Camus writes: “It was previously a question of finding out whether or not life had to have a meaning to be lived. “It now becomes clear, on the contrary, that it will be lived all the better if it has no meaning.”(p. 53) How does Camus develop and defend this seemingly paradoxical claim? How can the absence of meaning actually enhance the worth of one’s life? What does the worthwhile life look like for Camus? Do you find his conception of the worthwhile life attractive or problematic?