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Albert Camus is often associated with the word “existentialism”. But Camus himself never wanted to be labelled. Instead he is said to have wanted to be remembered as a thinker in his own right, rather than a follower of any kind of ideology.

Born in Algeria, Camus grew up in very poor circumstances.

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He was eventually accepted into school and even the University of Algiers. He studied part time and worked odd jobs, and eventually in 1935, joined the French Communist Party. From there he went on to be associated with the French anarchist movement, and to write for anarchist publications. During this time, he was one of the few French editors to openly express opposition towards the use of the atomic bomb in Hiroshima.

It was in the years after this, around 1947, that Camus met and became friends with Jean-Paul Sartre.

In 1951, Camus published his first philosophical analysis of rebellion and revolution, “The Rebel”. It was in this work that he made absol