In his classic essay The Myth of Sisyphus, existentialist philosopher Albert Camus compared the punishment to humanity’s futile search for meaning and truth in a meaningless and indifferent universe.
存在主义哲学家阿尔伯特·加缪在他的经典论文《西西弗斯神话》中将这种惩罚比作人类在无意义和冷漠的宇宙中徒劳地寻找意义和真理。