QUESTION 1 Camus titles his essay “An Absurd Reasoning” because he…

QUESTION 1 Camus titles his essay “An Absurd Reasoning” because he…

QUESTION 1he thought all previous philosophers were absurd.it was a funny joke to start off an essay about suicide.

Camus titles his essay “An Absurd Reasoning” because

1. he thought it was silly to try to think logically and critically.
3. he was trying to think through whether there is a logic to suicide, rather than focus on the emotional aspects of it.

QUESTION 2

When Camus wrote that “There is but one truly serious philosophical problem, and that is suicide” …

1. he meant that the question of whether life is worth living is more important than any other question because of the actions it entails.
2. it was a desperate cry for help because Camus was seriously considering ending his life.
3. he was implying that all the great philosophers suffered from severe depression.
4. he was trying to draw attention to the need for more mental health resources for those suffering with depression.

QUESTION 3

Socrates…

1. agreed with Camus’ claim that suicide is really the only important philosophical question.
2. would disagree with Montaigne’s claim that philosophers should not fear death.
3. committed suicide because he thought life wasn’t worth living.
4. thought that standing up for what is just and virtuous is more important than worrying about death.

QUESTION 4

Camus thought that committing suicide…

1. is immoral because it is considered a sin in Christianity and other religions.
2. is rational because human life is pointless.
3. is more common in societies with high levels of income inequality.
4. does not logically follow from a recognition of the absurdity of existence.

QUESTION 5

By ‘the absurd’, Camus means…

1. the foolishness of committing suicide.
2. the feeling that we are strangers in a universe that we cannot explain.
3. the cowardice Galileo showed when he retracted his theory of the solar system because he was threatened by the church.
4. the stupidity of Nietzsche’s philosophy.