Question

In this text, a mind responds to a question that begins “If man had no eternal consciousness…” with the word “despair” rather than, “Like the donkey, feeding on the roses of illusion.” A Thomas Nagel essay analogizes (-5[1])a central concept of this text to skepticism because both are enabled through “the capacity to transcend ourselves in thought.” This essay (10[1])equates a central concept to “sin without God” in a section that references (10[1])its exploration by Lev Shestov and Søren Kierkegaard. This essay’s introduction argues that we must judge “whether life is or is not worth living” to answer the “one truly (10[2])serious philosophical (10[1])problem.” This essay posits the absurd as an alternative to (10[1])suicide (10[1])before arguing that we must imagine its title figure (-5[1])happy. For 10 points, name this essay by Albert Camus (“al-BAIR kah-MOO”) titled for a man (10[1])who is condemned to eternally push a boulder up a hill. (10[1])■END■

ANSWER: The Myth of Sisyphus [or Le mythe de Sisyphe]
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2023 ACF Winter @ Columbia11/11/2023Y9100%0%22%104.33

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Ethan FurmanHaverfordPenn A36-5
Nathan ZhangCornell CPrinceton B5810
Karsten RynearsonYale APenn B7110
Forrest WeintraubColumbia ARutgers B10010
Aum MundheRutgers ANYU B10010
Mihir ShettyColumbia CNYU A10210
Austin GuoPrinceton ABard A11210
Andrew MinagarYale BRowan A11310
Sam MacchiVassarYale C122-5
Yixi YangYale CVassar13610
Danny HanPenn AHaverford14710