In the immediate aftermath of the war, Albert Camus became one of the most widely read spokesmen for the “little worlds” that Hayek commends. The Plague, published in 1947, represents his contribution to the extensive postwar literature of anti-totalitarianism.10 In the novel, Camus presents a narrative argument: We can resist totalitarian evil only if we seek solidarity in the ordinary realities of life. He preached a humanism of little worlds, an outlook that renounces the lure of transcendence that tempts us to try to live up to seemingly noble principles and grand ideals. Our ambition
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