philosophical pessimist
C24058
concept
A philosophical pessimist is someone who believes that life is fundamentally filled with suffering, limitation, or meaninglessness, and that optimistic views about human progress or happiness are largely illusory.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| pessimist philosopher | 1 |
| philosophical pessimist canonical | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: philosophical pessimist
Generated description
A philosophical pessimist is someone who believes that life is fundamentally filled with suffering, limitation, or meaninglessness, and that optimistic views about human progress or happiness are largely illusory.
Instances (2)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Martin | — |
| Hegesias of Cyrene | pessimist philosopher |