Philosophical pessimism: Ligotti, Zapffe, Schopenhauer

References: Thomas Ligotti (2010) "The Conspiracy Against the Human Race" Thomas Ligotti (1990) "The Last Feast of Harlequin" Mark Fisher (2014) "Ghosts of My Life" Boethius "The Consolation of Philosophy" Arthur Schopenhauer "The World as Will and Representation" Emil Cioran (1986) "The Trouble with Being Born" Eugene Thacker "Horror of Philosophy, Vol.3 (Tentacles Longer Than Night)" David Benatar (2017) "The Human Predicament: A Candid Guide to Life’s Biggest Questions" David Benatar (2008) "Better Never to Have Been" Robert Sapolsky (2023) "Determined" Peter Zapffe (1933) "The Last Messiah" Ethan Stoneman, Joseph Packer (2017) “No, everything is Not All Right: Supernatural Horror as Pessimistic Argument” in "Horror Studies" Leo Tolstoy "Confession" #pessimism #ligotti #horror #schopenhauer #freewill #determinism #zapffe #tolstoy