Archive - Martin Butler's Negative Philosophy

Why Am I Bored?

Distractions or striving. The alternatives to being bored.

12 hrs ago •

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Nothing More Than a Particle

We don't figure.

Jul 3 •

June 2025

Schopenhauer on Egoism

Quotes from The Two Fundamental Problems of Ethics

Jun 28 •

A Little Entertainment

... if you are of a negative mindset

Jun 28 •

Negative Philosophy

Jun 24 •

Sure, give your attention to everything other than yourself.

Jun 24 •

Inauthenticity is easy; we only have to think.

Jun 22 •

Unknown Machines

We don't know what we are or how we should live. Such freedom!

Jun 21 •

30 Years to Achieve Nothing

A rare success.

Jun 20 •

Something to Entertain Until it Doesn't

Various aphorisms that might entertain for a while.

Jun 14 •

Surviving Collective Insanity

Collective insanity is never very far away. It's best to be prepared.

Jun 9 •

Superstition Pays

Create a way to get the universe to deliver what you want and make a million.

Jun 7 •

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