List of philosophical pessimists
Sortable list of philosophers of pessimism
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List of philosophers who have notably expressed philosophically pessimistic views in their works and contributed to its history.
List
| Image | Name | Date of birth | Date of death | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Julius Bahnsen[1][2] | 30 March 1830 | 7 December 1881 | German |
 | Ernest Becker[3][4][5]: 158–159 | 27 September 1924 | 6 March 1974 | American |
| N/a | David Benatar[6][7][8] | 8 December 1966 | — | South African |
_(cropped).jpg) | Ray Brassier[9][10][11] | 22 December 1965 | — | British |
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The Buddha[5]: 130 [12][13] | c. 563 BC | c. 483 BC | Indian |
 | Julio Cabrera[14][15][16][17] | 1944 | — | Argentinian |
 | Albert Camus[18][19][20][21] | 7 November 1913 | 4 January 1960 | French |
.jpeg) | Albert Caraco[22][23] | 8 July 1919 | 7 September 1971 | French-Uruguayan |
 | Emil Cioran[19][24]: 396 | 8 April 1911 | 20 June 1995 | Romanian |
| N/a | David E. Cooper[25] | 1 October 1942 | — | British |
| N/a | Hegesias[24][26] | c. 290 BC | c. 290 BC | Greek |
 | Drew Dalton[27] | ? | — | American |
 | Baltasar Gracián[24] | 8 January 1601 | 6 December 1658 | Spanish |
_(cropped).jpg) | John Gray[10][21][28] | 17 April 1948 | — | English |
.jpg) | Eduard von Hartmann[1][2][7][8] | 23 February 1842 | 5 June 1906 | German |
| N/a | Ulrich Horstmann[29][17] | 31 May 1949 | — | German |
 | Omar Khayyam[30] | 18 May 1048 | 4 December 1131 | Persian |
_-_ritr._A_Ferrazzi,_Recanati,_casa_Leopardi.jpg) | Giacomo Leopardi[1][19][24]: 396 | 29 June 1798 | 14 June 1837 | Italian |
| N/a | Thomas Ligotti[5][10][21][24]: 405 | 9 July 1953 | — | American |
.png) | al-Ma'arri[30] | December 973 | May 1057 | Arab |
.jpg) | Philipp Mainländer[1][2] | 5 October 1841 | 1 April 1876 | German |
 | Carlo Michelstaedter[31][23] | 3 June 1887 | 17 October 1910 | Italian |
 | Friedrich Nietzsche[8][19][24]: 396 | 15 October 1844 | 25 August 1900 | German |
 | Olga Plümacher[1][2] | 27 May 1839 | c. 15 June 1895 | German |
 | Blaise Pascal[19][24]: 396 [32] | 19 June 1623 | 19 August 1662 | French |
 | Arthur Schopenhauer[7][8][33][34] | 22 February 1788 | 21 September 1860 | German |
| N/a | Agnes Taubert[1][2] | 7 January 1844 | 8 May 1877 | German |
| N/a | Eugene Thacker[10][11][32] | ? | — | American |
| N/a | Herman Tønnessen[35] | 24 July 1918 | 2001 | Norwegian-Canadian |
 | Miguel de Unamuno[36][19][32] | 29 September 1864 | 31 December 1936 | Spanish |
.jpg) | Peter Wessel Zapffe[37][38][7] | 18 December 1899 | 12 October 1990 | Norwegian |
