Before Dostoevsky He Was My Best Author Mainly Because Of His Absurdist Theory - Tumblr Posts
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“Ivan is the incarnation of the refusal to be the only one saved. He throws in his lot with the damned and, for their sake, rejects eternity. If he had faith, he could, in fact, be saved, but others would be damned and suffering would continue. There is no possible salvation for the man who feels real compassion. Ivan will continue to put God in the wrong by doubly rejecting faith as he would reject injustice and privilege. One step more and from All or Nothing we arrive at Everyone or No One.”
— Albert Camus, The Rebel
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first thing on blog and it's a Camus quote... heh
before Dostoevsky he was my best author mainly because of his absurdist theory
I remember my pleasant surprise knowing he read Dos and had the same favorite with me: Ivan Karamazov
he straight up saying he loves Ivan above all else in his TBK theatre play lol
one should feel this detachment from the human world to empathize with and relate to Ivan