WIST Quotations2d ago

A quotation from Teddy Roosevelt

There are many kinds of success in life worth having. It is exceedingly interesting and attractive to be a successful business man, or railroad man, or farmer, or a successful lawyer or doctor; or a writer, or a President, or a ranchman, or the colonel of a fighting regiment, or to kill grizzly bears and lions. But for unflagging interest and enjoyment, a household of children, if things go reasonably well, certainly makes all other forms of success and achievement lose their importance by comparison.

Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) American politician, statesman, conservationist, writer, US President (1901–1909)
Autobiography, ch. 9 “Outdoors and Indoors” (1913)

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There are many kinds of success in life worth having. It is exceedingly interesting and attractive to be a successful business man, or railroad man, or farmer, or a successful lawyer or doctor; or a writer, or a President, or a ranchman, or the colonel of a fighting regiment, or…

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The Pleasure Principle2d ago

What Did Nietzsche Mean by God Is Dead? It's Not What You Think

https://platoedsim.org/posts/nietzsche-god-is-dead-meaning/

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What Did Nietzsche Mean by God Is Dead? It's Not What You Think

Nietzsche wasn't celebrating when he declared God is dead — he was warning us about what comes next.

The Pleasure Principle3d ago

What Is Absurdism? Camus and the Philosophy of the Absurd

https://platoedsim.org/posts/what-is-absurdism-camus-philosophy/

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What Is Absurdism? Camus and the Philosophy of the Absurd

Albert Camus believed life is absurd — but that's not a reason to despair.

Philosophics6d ago

In this Substack, I reveal the sleight of hand psychologists use to domesticate ideas from philosophy and other disciplines by critiquing an essay on nihilism and Anhedonia.

https://open.substack.com/pub/brywillis634737/p/nihilism-is-not-a-symptom?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

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The Pleasure PrincipleApr 18

What Is the Meaning of Life? What Philosophy Actually Says

https://platoedsim.org/posts/what-is-the-meaning-of-life-philosophy/

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What Is the Meaning of Life? What Philosophy Actually Says

What philosophers actually say about life's meaning — and why the question itself might be wrong.

WIST QuotationsApr 17

A quotation from Robert Louis Stevenson

Our business in this world is not to succeed, but to continue to fail, in good spirits.

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) Scottish essayist, novelist, poet
Essay (1880-01/02?), “Reflections and Remarks on Human Life,” § 7.4 “Discipline of Conscience”

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Stevenson, Robert Louis - Essay (1880-01/02?), "Reflections and Remarks on Human Life," § 7.4 "Discipline of Conscience" | WIST Quotations

Our business in this world is not to succeed, but to continue to fail, in good spirits. A collection of aphorisms and musings, first published in the Edinburgh Edition of his Works, vol. 28 (1898).

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sslaiaApr 17

"Watching those who pretend to be religious carry out the most wretched actions against others for power or money is enough to make me start thinking seriously about souls, something I haven’t done until now."

"It’s especially stark and shocking to see how much of this palpable evil comes from people who claim to be God-fearing."

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/16/i-thought-hell-would-freeze-over-before-i-agreed-with-the-pope-but-in-a-world-riven-by-cruelty-that-day-has-finally-come

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#cruelty #violence #corruption #religion

I thought hell would freeze over before I agreed with the pope. But in a world riven by cruelty, that day has finally come

It’s a relief to see the pontiff decrying brutality, because it seems most current world leaders lack the necessary spine

The Guardian
The Pleasure PrincipleApr 16

What Is Nihilism? Why It's Not as Scary as You Think

https://platoedsim.org/posts/what-is-nihilism-not-scary/

#Philosophy #MeaningOfLife #Existentialism

What Is Nihilism? Why It's Not as Scary as You Think

Nihilism says life has no inherent meaning, but that's not the depressing worldview most people think it is.

The Pleasure PrincipleApr 15

What Is Existentialism? A Simple Guide to the Philosophy of Freedom

https://platoedsim.org/posts/what-is-existentialism-simple-guide/

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What Is Existentialism? A Simple Guide to the Philosophy of Freedom

Existentialism says you're radically free to create your own meaning in a meaningless universe.

Show threadWilliam HamiltonApr 15

@dramypsyd
“Listen! I can’t give it to you now. It says, ‘in the event of death’. Uh. Oh! Ah. Ah. Eh.”

“No one who has ever had their liver taken out by us has survived.”

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