Phillip Mainlander's guest appearances

Phillip Mainlander

Drunken Philosophy

Sam Harris

Richard Rorty

John Locke

Soren Kierkegaard

John Gray

Martin Buber

Noam Chomsky

Donna Haraway

Thomas Aquinas

Georges Bataille

Carlo Rovelli

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Marshall McLuhan

Nick Bostrom

Marcus Aurelius

OwlTail

Ulrich Horstmann

It's the new year! Time to turn over a new leaf and then immediately think about how pointless it is to turn over a new leaf because we're all going to die someday. But, whether you're ushering in the end of humanity or not, this will be an informative (and depressing) look at the persistence of German pessimism throughout the years. Schopenhauer-heads, this one is for you!

<p>It's the new year! Time to turn over a new leaf and then immediately think about how pointless it is to turn over a new leaf because we're all going to die someday. But, whether you're ushering in the end of humanity or not, this will be an informative (and depressing) look at the persistence of German pessimism throughout the years. Schopenhauer-heads, this one is for you!</p>

#245 - Ulrich Horstmann, Phillip Mainlander, and German Pessimism