The Rebel
By one of the most profoundly influential thinkers of our century, The Rebel is a classic essay on revolution. For Albert Camus, the urge to revolt is one of the "essential dimensions" of human nature, manifested in man's timeless Promethean struggle against the conditions of his existence, as well as the popular uprisings against established orders throughout history. And yet, with an eye toward the French Revolution and its regicides and deicides, he shows how inevitably the course of revolution leads to tyranny. As old regimes throughout the world collapse, The Rebel resonates as an ardent, eloquent, and supremely rational voice of conscience for our tumultuous times. Translated from the French by Anthony Bower.
Stats for nerds
1recommend
3mentions
2people
2021–2025years
33% recommend67% neutral
Mentions per year
What Hacker News says
- The Rebel by Albert Camus is excellent.
Subculture is an act of rebellion.
If you want to go down a big philosophical rabbit hole it is worth the read.
- Rebellion against intrusion into ones perceived personal space.
It immediately reminds me of one of my all time memorable yet confusing quotes.
"Every revolutionary ends by becoming either an oppressor or a heretic. In the purely historical universe that they have chosen, rebellion and revolution end in the same dilemma: either police rule or insanity." Albert Camus, The Rebel
- "Every revolutionary ends by becoming either an oppressor or a heretic. In the purely historical universe that they have chosen, rebellion and revolution end in the same dilemma: either police rule or insanity."
Albert Camus, The Rebel
