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- Uncertainty is a universal human predicament: ‘the future’s not ours to see’, as a song once put it.
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The Human Predicament: A Candid Guide to Life's Biggest Questions is a philosophy book by David Benatar, which makes a case for philosophical pessimism, published by Oxford University Press in 2017.
Aug 17, 2017 · The Human Predicament is worth reading for its often insightful discussion of the practical implications of accepting the broad pessimistic contention that all lives are bad when judged by any relevant measure. The overall case the contribution makes for accepting that contention in the first place, however, is unconvincing.
- David Matheson
- 2017
May 18, 2017 · The Human Predicament offers a less sanguine assessment and defends a substantial, but not unmitigated, pessimism. It is argued that while our lives can have some meaning, we are ultimately the insignificant beings that we fear we are.
Nov 14, 2018 · While Benatar admits these adjectives describe some pessimists, they don’t describe them all. For many pessimism is an authentic response to an understanding of the human predicament. So how then should we respond to the human predicament? First, we should cease having children and thereby perpetuating the cycle of suffering.
Dec 20, 2019 · The tragic sense of life has been revived by contemporary studies of evil and a renewed philosophic interest in pessimism. The first chapter uses these topics to enlighten persistent features of our condition and to formulate the general terms of the human predicament.
Jan 10, 2024 · Uncertainty is a universal human predicament: ‘the future’s not ours to see’, as a song once put it. While people often feel pretty certain about many things – including the sense that the rhythms of daily life will continue on as usual – each of us inevitably confronts situations in which the lack of certainty is obvious, and faces ...
