Albert Camus

So, two minutes wasn't enough for me to explain "The Rebel" fully. Yet, on the bright side I can go over "The Rebel" on this post!

I'll review: Albert Camus' theory states that there are two realms, the Sacrosanct realm (the christian who believes in the after life) and the realm of the rebel. The realm of the rebel is one of two possible options in the last stage of the absurdist process. The absurd is the ever longing search for the meaning of life, and the lack of the of an answer. The absurdist takes this negatively and feels that if he cannot find the answer to life then humanity has no intrinsic value. This results in him becoming nihilistic and committing suicide. One the other hand, the rebel is the one who decides that, even though he cannot find a meaning to life, that humanity is "the single necessary good." From this moment every question, every word, is an act of rebellion. This is the rebel’s fight against nihilism. In this essay Camus goes over the different ways through history that nihilism has been defeated, its political implications, and how justice and freedom exist without God.

Stuff I didn't include:
A slave rebelling from his master is an example of metaphysical rebellion. The rebel at first wants to be his equal and then wants to become the master. The rebel's aim is to become God. For him to become God means that he cannot recognize any other laws but his own and he must accept crime. He also has the power of life and death over others.
(In metaphysical rebellion, the rebel is not necessarily atheist, but even if he is, to become God does not mean to literally "become God." After all, how can they? This has the has the same contention as Nietzsche, "God is Dead." Camus references Nietsche throughout the essay.)
In a metaphysical revolution (the bitter end to metaphysical revolt) is the only logical solution.
Justice without God is only possible with freedom; without law there is no freedom. So justice without God only possible with law. Freedom of law must agree with the freedom of morals and bring together a civilzation. With further analysis it seems that the rebel must enslave men in order to liberate them. This causes the rebel to not be God anymore and to just learn to live and die.
After creating order, clarity, unity and understanding reality the rebel conforms and this is the end of his rebellion .

Any questions?