The Inward Turn: Political Evasion from Kierkegaard to Camus

• In Event: Theodicy and Freedom in French Theory

Brief Overview

This paper considers Existentialism as a variation of a theodicy. In particular it frames it as an inversion; Kierkegaard and Camus deny the promise of an always improving political ‘world spirit’, but instead seek this relief subjectively.

Author

• Chris Vandenberg, York Univeristy