Camus was an Existentialist, simply meaning that he viewed life with the mindset of âexistence over essenceâ. âExistence over essenceâ is a central proposition within the branch of Existentialism itself that declares â⌠the most important considerations for individuals is that they are individualsâ.â Sartre and Kierkegaard explain it better, but in short, Existentialism is based (roughly) around the idea that an individualâs validity as a human being is based on their own thinking, acting individualism rather than their societal garnishes (labels, classes, wealth, stereotypes, etc.)
With this in mind, and to finally try to answer your question, âbest livingâ and âmost livingâ are interpretive, and truly depend on how you perceive them. Both terms could mean opposing forces: as in âmost livingâ vs âbest livingâ, or complimentary terms, as in, âmost livingâ will lead you to the âbest livingâ. Its hard to accurately interpret Camusâs own personal view, but most of his writings point to âmost livingâ over âbest livingâ, or rather, getting the MOST personal satisfaction out of life, believing that human beings are worthy as their own individual selves and not simply contribution to a society or government. For example, work because you WANT to too, and to preserve YOURself and to attain YOUR desires, not because it is what society expects of you, or because of how others will view you if you do.
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