Ep. 377: Emil Cioran’s Pessimism (Part One)

06/10/2025
Ep. 377: Emil Cioran’s Pessimism (Part One)

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On A Short History of Decay (1949), a pessimist/existentialist somewhat text from the most famous Romanian philosopher.
Cioran's short essays touch on art, humor, God, salvation, time, nostalgia, mourning, death, disease, suicide, revolt, freedom, Buddhism, Daoism, and the role of the philosopher.
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