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Pessimism is a philosophical or literary category expressing the view that life and existence are fundamentally negative or meaningless.
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Die Philosophie des Unvollendbar — rendered in English as The Philosophy of the Unattainable — is a philosophical…
Spengler's work questions whether his analysis of Western civilization's trajectory should be labeled pessimistic.
Stirner defends his original work against Feuerbach and Szeliga, insisting that their moral critiques rely on the very…
The volume was printed and bound by The Hicks-Judd Company of San Francisco.
Tsiolkovsky argues that the universe is governed by deterministic physical laws, yet is fundamentally benevolent in its long-term…
Feuerbach redefines skepticism not as paralyzing doubt, but as a joyful vocation that clears away dogmatic certainties to…
"Tabacaria" is one of Fernando Pessoa's most celebrated poems, written in Portuguese and composed on January 15, 1928.
The Operette morali is a collection of short philosophical dialogues first published in 1827, written in a polished,…
Selected Canti is a curated edition of Giacomo Leopardi's major poetic works, first published in 2013.
This book is a collection of prose writings by the Italian author Giacomo Leopardi, bringing together philosophical dialogues,…
The volume brings together Leopardi's lyric poetry with his philosophical prose dialogues and essays, presenting the full arc…
Prose by Giacomo Leopardi is a collection of the Italian poet and philosopher's prose writings, composed during the…
The letters reveal a man of extraordinary erudition who suffered from chronic illness and physical deformity, conditions that…
The collection traces the evolution of Leopardi's poetic vision, which is inseparable from his philosophical outlook on human…
Canti is a collection of poems by Giacomo Leopardi, composed over a significant portion of his writing life.
