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Rene Descartes believed in doubting every proposition that cannot be known with certainty. Albert Camus follows this same lead but unlike Descartes observes that philosophers generally seem to be unable to agree on metaphysical questions, and takes that as a reason to doubt metaphysics all together. His position seems to be profoundly un-philosophical and his interest is purely in how to live. The primary matter here is that there are no clean-cut answers to any …

…kind of metaphysical, rather they generally see it as linked to human rationality. Camus, in the end, ignores the greater part of philosophical discussions of freedom. Eventually I see it as if happiness is real, we must be able to find happiness without relying on hope, faith, or anything else that goes beyond experiences. Works Cited: Camus, Albert. "The Myth of Sisyphus." Basic Writings of Existentialism. Gordon Marino. Modern Library/Random House: New York, 2004. 477-492.