Misanthropy
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Misanthropy is the general hatred, dislike, or distrust of the human species, human behavior, or human nature. A misanthrope or misanthropist is someone who holds such views or feelings. Misanthropy i
Engraving depicting the play Le Misanthrope by Molière
Misanthropy is often associated with the tendency to avoid social contacts, as portrayed in the painting The Misanthrope by Pieter Bruegel the Elder.
Moral flaws of human beings are exemplified in harm done to humans by other humans, like the mass killings during the Holocaust.
Misanthropes often focus on the harm done by humans to animals on a large scale, as in factory farming.
Philosophical pessimism is a philosophical school that is critical of existence, emphasizing the inherent suffering and futility of life. This perspective can be traced back to various religious tradi
Statue of the Buddha.
King Solomon, who was traditionally considered to be the author of Ecclesiastes.
Gustave Doré's 1866 illustration for Milton's Paradise Lost. For the Gnostics, man has been "thrown" into the world where he is condemned to live in humiliation and suffering.
Gracián saw the world as filled with deception, duplicity, and disillusionment.