Ep. 377: Emil Cioran’s Pessimism (Part Two for Supporters) (opens in new tab)

Continuing on "Directions for Decomposition" from A Short History of Decay (1949). What is it that humans are inevitably trying to avoid that seems so bad to us? It's our existential separation from others, our essential, incommunicable solitude. Plus, ennui, sloth, and being a "traitor to existence." The post Ep. 377: Emil Cioran’s Pessimism (Part Two for Supporters) first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast.