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page 1Works about philosophical pessimism
Candide
' ( , ) is a French satire written by Voltaire, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment, first published in 1759. The novella has been widely translated, with English versions titled Candide: or, All for the Best (1759); Candide: or, The Optimist (1762); and Candide: Optimism''''' (1947). A young man, Candide, lives a sheltered life in an Edenic paradise, being indoctrinated with Leibnizian optimism by his mentor, Professor Pangloss. This lifestyle is abruptly ended, followed by Candide's slow and painful disillusionment as he witnesses and experiences great hardships in the world. Voltaire
Journey to the End of the Night
1932 novel by Louis-Ferdinand Céline
The World as Will and Representation
non-fiction work by Arthur Schopenhauer
The Blind Owl
1937 novel by Sadegh Hedayat
Parerga and Paralipomena
collection of philosophical reflections by Arthur Schopenhauer published in 1851
Canti
work by Giacomo Leopardi
Dialogue of Pessimism
ancient Mesopotamian dialogue
Poème sur le désastre de Lisbonne
poem in French composed by Voltaire
A Short History of Decay
essay by Emil Cioran
Better Never to Have Been
2006 book by David Benatar
The Last Messiah
essay by Norwegian philosopher Peter Wessel Zapffe
The Philosophy of the Unconscious
book by Karl Robert Eduard von Hartmann
On the Heights of Despair
1934 essay by Emil Cioran
Amoklauf
Amoklauf () is a 1994 German horror film written and directed by Uwe Boll. Boll's third feature, it established a number of directorial trademarks that would recur throughout the filmmaker's career, such as a scene involving a mass shooting and a premise revolving around "psychologically disturbed men and intersecting systems of oppression conspiring to unleash the violent potential within them."
The Conspiracy Against the Human Race
2010 non-fiction work by Thomas Ligotti
The Trouble With Being Born
book by Emil Cioran