Note, however, that (a) Ligotti isn’t a philosopher himself, he just compiled some pessimistic outlooks, representing them the way he understood them, (b) his book is very dark and can be too depressing even for another pessimist. I mean, proceed with caution, take care of your mental well-being while getting acquainted with his writings, he’s a reasonably competent pessimist but a renowned master of, for the lack of a better word, horror-like texts :)
Thank you for that reminder. As with many things in philosophy, this discussion can wander into some pretty dark territory, and it’s important to take care of our mental health.
I read this post about Thomas Ligotti on LessWrong. So far, it wasn’t that disconcerting for me. I think that because I read a lot of Stephen King novels and some other horror stories when I was a teenager, I would be able to read more of his thoughts without being disconcerted.
If I ever find it worthwhile to look more into pessimistic views on existence, I will remember his name.
Note, however, that (a) Ligotti isn’t a philosopher himself, he just compiled some pessimistic outlooks, representing them the way he understood them, (b) his book is very dark and can be too depressing even for another pessimist. I mean, proceed with caution, take care of your mental well-being while getting acquainted with his writings, he’s a reasonably competent pessimist but a renowned master of, for the lack of a better word, horror-like texts :)
Thank you for that reminder. As with many things in philosophy, this discussion can wander into some pretty dark territory, and it’s important to take care of our mental health.
I read this post about Thomas Ligotti on LessWrong. So far, it wasn’t that disconcerting for me. I think that because I read a lot of Stephen King novels and some other horror stories when I was a teenager, I would be able to read more of his thoughts without being disconcerted.
If I ever find it worthwhile to look more into pessimistic views on existence, I will remember his name.