An Analysis of Happiness in Albert Camus Philosophy

Abstract

The objectives of this research were: 1) to study the concept Theory of happiness in philosophy 2) to study happiness in Albert Camus philosophy 3) to analyze happiness in Albert Camus philosophy. This study was carried out by means of documentary research by collecting data from primary and secondary documents. The obtained data were interpreted by descriptive analysis.

The research results were as follows:
1. Happiness is reaching the goal in life that you have set. and living with value to oneself and creating benefits and happiness for society This happiness is worth living with carelessness. that leads to learning the value of life and create value for life as worthwhile as possible.
2. Happiness in Albert Camus philosophy is happiness related to human choice. in creating value and meaning of life Under various situations that human beings are facing, happiness is therefore an important condition. or may say Under the conditions of this happiness Human beings can choose happiness for themselves, so it's the right thing to do.
3. An analysis of happiness in the philosophy of Albert Camus found that happiness originated from two paths, namely, mental happiness. and physical pleasure Mental happiness is happiness that arises from within by understanding the state of the world and life. full of nonsense, so anything is always possible Realizing this would make human beings happy. At the same time, inner happiness has the effect of human beings acting in pursuit of bodily happiness. and ultimately leads to a relationship between mind and body.