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The Straussian Moment
gwern.netEr war längst nicht mehr der Meinung, dass sich alle, aber auch alle Formen und Funktionen der Lebewesen durch ihre Effizienz bei der Selektion erklären ließen,
Andreas Weber • Alles fühlt (German Edition)
What a sad fate for a philosophy that even one of its occasional critics, Arthur Schopenhauer, would describe as “the highest point to which man can attain by the mere use of his faculty of reason.”
Stephen Hanselman • The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living

German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer; his essays “Wisdom of Life” and “Counsels and Maxims,” although not explicitly Stoical, have a distinctly Stoical tone.
William B. Irvine • A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy
The philosopher Andrew Taggart believes that crisis moments lead to “existential openings” that force us to grapple with the deepest questions about life.
Paul Millerd • The Pathless Path: Imagining a New Story For Work and Life
the fragility of any bond of love is an intrinsic part of why it matters that we keep faith with our love and bind our lives together.