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After receiving his degree in philosophy from the University of Algiers in 1936, Camus became involved in the French [[Communist]] party. However, he gradually grew disillusioned and eventually was expelled, accused of being a "Trotskyite". Later on he was associated with anarchist organizations.  

After receiving his degree in philosophy from the University of Algiers in 1936, Camus became involved in the French [[Communist]] party. However, he gradually grew disillusioned and eventually was expelled, accused of being a "Trotskyite". Later on he was associated with anarchist organizations.  

While a pacifist during the outbreak of World War II, once France was overrun by the Nazis, Camus joined the French Resistance, adopting the alias "Beauchard." He wrote for the underground newspaper ''Combat'', and reported on the liberation of Paris in 1945.

While a pacifist during the outbreak of World War II, once France was overrun by the Nazis, Camus joined the [[French Resistance]], adopting the alias "Beauchard." He wrote for the underground newspaper ''Combat'', and reported on the liberation of Paris in 1945.

After the war, Camus became associated with fellow French philosopher [[Jean-Paul Sartre]], and adopted some existentialist themes into his work. However, the two eventually had a falling out, mostly because of Camus' criticisms of [[Communism]], of which Sartre was a supporter. Another conflict with Sartre was in how Camus opposed independence for [[Algeria]] (where Camus was born), while most French intellectuals including Sartre support Algerian independence.<ref>https://beingandsubjectivity.wordpress.com/2020/07/06/camus-and-sartre-clashing-views-on-algeria/</ref><ref>https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2013/11/07/243536815/on-his-100th-birthday-camus-algerian-ties-still-controversial</ref>  Due to this split, Camus refused to identify himself as an "existentialist," instead referring to himself as a thinker, rather than a member of any particular school. Despite this claim, Camus' literary works have strong elements of existentialist thought.   

After the war, Camus became associated with fellow French philosopher [[Jean-Paul Sartre]], and adopted some existentialist themes into his work. However, the two eventually had a falling out, mostly because of Camus' criticisms of [[Communism]], of which Sartre was a supporter. Another conflict with Sartre was in how Camus opposed independence for [[Algeria]] (where Camus was born), while most French intellectuals including Sartre support Algerian independence.<ref>https://beingandsubjectivity.wordpress.com/2020/07/06/camus-and-sartre-clashing-views-on-algeria/</ref><ref>https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2013/11/07/243536815/on-his-100th-birthday-camus-algerian-ties-still-controversial</ref>  Due to this split, Camus refused to identify himself as an "existentialist," instead referring to himself as a thinker, rather than a member of any particular school. Despite this claim, Camus' literary works have strong elements of existentialist thought.