In Camus, Philosophe: To Return to our Beginnings Matthew Sharpe reads Camus as a philosophe in the classical and enlightenment lineages, arguing that his defense of mesure singles him out amidst 20th century French thought and makes him of renewed relevance today.

Dr Matthew Sharpe teaches philosophy at Deakin University. He is the author of many articles, magazine pieces and book chapters on critical theory, psychoanalysis, modern receptions of ancient thought, and Camus' work.