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For anyone who wants a dose of philosophical ultra-pessimism without any hope for the future, check out this book: http://www.amazon.com/Conspiracy-Against-Hum

by itmag 15y ago

For anyone who wants a dose of philosophical ultra-pessimism without any hope for the future, check out this book: http://www.amazon.com/Conspiracy-Against-Human-Race-Contrivance/dp/098242969X http://www.amazon.com/Conspiracy-Against-Human-Race-Contriva... It's basically a philosophical treatise written by a lovecraftian horror writer, containing discussions on existentialism, neuroscience, cognitive psychology, etc. Don't say I didn't warn you, though.

DanielBMarkham 15y ago
On the flip side, there's "The Rational Optimist" http://amzn.to/Al7nQB http://amzn.to/Al7nQB (affiliate link) I hate to use cliches, but I think you can look at reality and argue it either way -- it's truly arbitrary, a "glass half-full" thing. I'd the nature of being able to argue it both ways only emphasizes the necessity of taking Kierkegaard's leap: the nature of the problem is truly about working with incomplete information.