GET MY BOOK 'The Art of Living a Meaningless Existence' here: My book of paradoxes and thought experiments here: In this video, we explore the extremely uncanny life and work of the philosopher Philipp Mainländer. He is perhaps the most pessimistic philosopher to ever live—not merely because of what he wrote but also because of what he did. Free Pursuit of Wonder Newsletter: Instagram: Facebook: If you are interested in further supporting the channel, you can contribute to the Patreon here: Special thank you to our very generous Patreon supporters: Long Hoang Joseph Geipel Martin Cordsmeier Congruentcrib Diana Yun Axel Alcazar David Piadozo JacquelineLS Zake Jajac Footloose Labs Alan Stein Justin Redenbaugh Christian Villanueva George Leontowicz