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The Myth of Sisyphus: And Other Essays
Of who and of what indeed can I say: “I know that!” This heart within me I can feel, and I judge that it exists. This world I can touch, and likewise judge that it exists. There ends all my knowledge and the rest is construction.
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What it means
Our interpretation.
Very little can be claimed as certain, the speaker argues. One can feel the heart inside and touch the world outside, and judge both to exist, but knowledge stops there. Everything beyond those two direct experiences is built by thought, an addition rather than something truly known.
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