Thank you Patrick and Ricardo! I think Barbara Ehrenreich's "Dancing in the Streets" is a stunningly obligatory comment on the emergence of melancholy & pessimism in European cultural history. She specifically discusses its reflection in "The Birth of Tragedy"
Will Durant's book on Neitzsche; I've found it a great companion for commiserating. Another is Will Durant on Schaupenhauer. Both can be found as audiobooks on UA-cam. If I'm feeling down, they work wonders as catharsis.
Studying and analyzing what was written by previous philosophers, thinkers, and scientists is no longer a popular (outdated) business, because there is another, more popular, profession that can turn him into a philosopher, thinker, and scientist (all in one package)! He still lives in the old world!
Thank you Patrick and Ricardo! I think Barbara Ehrenreich's "Dancing in the Streets" is a stunningly obligatory comment on the emergence of melancholy & pessimism in European cultural history. She specifically discusses its reflection in "The Birth of Tragedy"
Will Durant's book on Neitzsche; I've found it a great companion for commiserating. Another is Will Durant on Schaupenhauer. Both can be found as audiobooks on UA-cam. If I'm feeling down, they work wonders as catharsis.
I like Will Durant's video on Blaise Pascal!
This was great!
Studying and analyzing what was written by previous philosophers, thinkers, and scientists is no longer a popular (outdated) business, because there is another, more popular, profession that can turn him into a philosopher, thinker, and scientist (all in one package)! He still lives in the old world!