Pessimism, as explored by the philosopher Schopenhauer, offers tools to come to terms with the idea that refusing to relentlessly pursue happiness is perhaps the most reasonable attitude.
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Tribute to a Teacher: Upal Deb was Two People
A lecturer of English literature at Assam's Bongaigaon College, Deb will be remembered for his immense knowledge of poetry, his work in translation and for changing lives.
Excerpt: A Satirical Take on Jean Paul Sartre’s ‘Being And Nothingness’
An excerpt from Juan Kaius' 'Binge and Nothingness', a book on ‘being’ in the generation of ‘binge’.
For Mothers of the Terminally Ill, Every Day Is a Pandemic Day
When I was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease, my mother's world turned upside down.
‘Hell is Other People’: Social Media and the Gaze of the Other
Our decisions regarding our self-representation are excessively influenced by an invisible gaze.
‘The Good Place’: Ethics Comedy Asks If There’s a Second Chance at Life
For all its fart jokes and sight gags, the show belongs to a venerable philosophical and theological tradition.
Chat Bots, James Dean…Can the Digital Dead Rest in Peace?
Sixty four years after his death, a reanimated ‘James Dean’ will reportedly be starring in a new film.
Being and Drunkenness: How to Party Like an Existentialist
Parties can cultivate our connections to others, bring meaning to one another’s lives, and reveal the world with them.