Editing The Myth of Sisyphus (section)

===Chapter 2: The Absurd Man===
How should the absurd man live? Clearly, no [[ethical]] rules apply, as they are all based on higher powers or on justification. "...[[integrity]] has no need of rules... 'Everything is permitted,'... is not an outburst of relief or of joy, but rather a bitter acknowledgement of a fact."

Camus then goes on to present examples of the absurd life. He begins with [[Don Juan]], the serial seducer who lives the passionate life to the fullest. "There is no noble love but that which recognizes itself to be both short-lived and exceptional."

The next example is the actor, who depicts [[ephemeral]] lives for ephemeral fame. "He demonstrates to what degree appearing creates being. In those three hours, he travels the whole course of the dead-end path that the man in the audience takes a lifetime to cover."

Camus's third example of the absurd man is the [[Conquest|conqueror]], the warrior who forgoes all promises of [[eternity]] to affect and engage fully in human history. He chooses action over [[contemplation]], aware of the fact that nothing can last and no victory is final.