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Formerly_Me · 3239 days ago · link · · parent · post: Hubski, Who is Your Favorite Philosopher and Why?
I had a pretty similar experience. My mom died when I was 14 and I felt I had nothing more to live for. For two years I deeply considered suicide and even attempted it because I didn't feel the world needed me. Sisyphus was the first thing I read by Camus, and it really opened my eyes. I went on to read the Stranger and the Plague as well. I tried reading and connecting with Sartre, but I didn't feel like he understood why life was worth living. Camus did. That's why I feel Camus is one of the greatest philosophers. He may have preached that life is absurd, but he also showed why that wasn't bad. He trekked down the existential path and found something much better than nihilism.