Careful, long-form thinking on antinatalism, the asymmetry argument, philosophical pessimism, and the ethics of bringing new life into the world. We read Schopenhauer and Benatar alongside Buddhist and Stoic traditions — not as self-help, but as serious attempts to make sense of suffering, consent, and what it means to exist.
We are all brought into existence without our permission. This article delves into the profound philosophical and ethical implications of this 'impossible contract.'
Can it ever be ethical to bring someone into existence without their consent? This article explores the profound philosophical and ethical challenges surrounding procreation.
No one asks to be born. This simple observation carries devastating implications for how we think about creation, harm, and the moral weight of bringing a new consciousness into being.
A careful reading of *Better Never to Have Been* and the asymmetry that reshaped contemporary moral philosophy.
The 19th-century philosopher who systematized pessimism and found unexpected solace in art, compassion, and renunciation.
Why some of history's sharpest minds have argued that life is worse than we allow ourselves to believe.
Does coming into existence always constitute a harm? A careful examination of the asymmetry argument and its implications.
Is existentialism necessarily about the absurd? Reclaiming Sartre, de Beauvoir, and Camus as thinkers of freedom and commitment.
Stripping away the cultural ornamentation to find a rigorous philosophy of suffering, impermanence, and the constructed self.
How the ancient philosophy of Epictetus, Seneca, and Marcus Aurelius holds up under contemporary scrutiny.