{"product_id":"conferencias-e-discursos","title":"Conferences and speeches","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eA collection of 34 lecture texts by Albert Camus, \u003cem\u003eLectures and Discourses: 1937–1958\u003c\/em\u003e is an excellent gateway to Camusian thought and an introduction to one of the most influential philosophical geniuses of the 20th century.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e There's no better way to recognize Albert Camus's tireless, wordsmith, and implacable image than in his speeches. Besides being a genius of philosophical thought and writing, Camus was a master of oratory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLectures and Speeches\u003c\/em\u003e brings together 34 texts from lectures by Albert Camus delivered between 1937 and 1958, including \"The Time of the Assassins\"—prepared for presentation in several Brazilian cities in 1949. From one lecture to the next, the Algerian author offers a diagnosis of what he calls the \"crisis of humanity,\" striving to restore voice and dignity to those who have been deprived of them for half a century by various forms of violence. For him, civilization itself was at stake.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Camus raised his voice for freedom and respect for humanity, whether for the end of World War II or for the revolution in his beloved Algeria. In all cases, the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Stranger\u003c\/em\u003e was always merciless against ideas that sought to subjugate people to any form of ideology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eFor Albert Camus, it is humanity's job, according to each individual's capacity, to oppose the world's unhappiness and lessen its suffering. And the Nobel Prize winner could not escape this duty and honor. \"I like engaged men more than engaged literature,\" wrote Albert Camus in his \u003cem\u003eNotebooks\u003c\/em\u003e . \"Having courage in life and talent in one's works is not bad at all.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Totvsrj-record-dc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47176188788988,"sku":"9786555877748","price":99.9,"currency_code":"BRL","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/9197\/5420\/files\/7c0beac1204763bc1a6925f8305769f8.jpg?v=1776894781","url":"https:\/\/www.record.com.br\/en\/products\/conferencias-e-discursos","provider":"Editora Record","version":"1.0","type":"link"}