) If he gained extreme pleasure from doing this, was he not living a good life, by his own subjective standards? He was free to pursue rolling the stone up the hill and probably didnt hurt anyone while doing it. If he had no conscious control of his body, then this would be a different story, since he obviously didnt will to perform this task. In such a case, Camus would be wrong in his assertion that, we must imagine Sisyphus happy. (Camus, pg. 123)What it means to live:Living is dynamic, being is an active state. (Heidegger, pg. 3) The element of action is central here. (Madison, Dec. 3, 1998) In order live one must actively do something. Camus introduces the notion of quantity into living when he states, I must say that what counts is not the best living, but the most living. (Camus, pg. 60) From this it may follow that one must make an active attempt to experience the world around them and actively assert their freedom, being responsible enough to assert that of others as well. He would undoubtedly agree that one cannot sit on the couch, smoke pot all day, and call that living. Under what has generally been established already, this would seem to be highly logical. However, there is a strong objection that could be raised to this argument. Perhaps certain people will not want to experience all life has to offer. Ultimately they may be happy to sit on the couch and smoke pot. Yet it must be noted that they ultimately are infringing on the freedom of those who must pay taxes to support their welfare and drug habits. These people are not acting in a responsible manner to assert the freedom of others by being productive members of society. But consider the following scenario. There exists two people with identical jobs who responsibly contribute to society. All other things being equal, is the one who sits at home watching television, living just as much as one who actively volunteers their time to help others, trave...
