Secular Meaning-Making: Albert Camus, The Absurd, and the Joy of Sisyphus

Dr. Julian Vance & Sapiotic Engineering Group

September 6, 2026

Executive Briefing: One Must Imagine Sisyphus Happy

Albert Camus articulated The Absurd: the irreconcilable collision between humanity’s desperate demand for inherent meaning and the cold silence of the universe. Rather than retreating into physical suicide or religious leap of faith, Camus calls for defiant, passionate revolt.

1. Defiance, Freedom, and Passion

Rolling the boulder up the hill becomes its own victory: *”The struggle itself toward the heights is enough to fill a man’s heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy.”*

2. References

  1. Camus, A. (1942). The Myth of Sisyphus. Éditions Gallimard.

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