🥀 Low Desire

An honest exploration of diminished sexual or romantic longing, examining its causes, its impact on relationships, and the search for understanding without shame.

Mind The Gap

by Karen Gurney • 2020

The science of desire that closes the gap between your real sex life and the fantasy.

4.20

981

🚺 Female Sexuality 💔 Mismatched Desire 🧘‍♀️ Mindful Sex

Mind The Gap 87%

The science of desire that closes the gap between your real sex life and the fantasy.

by Karen Gurney 2020

4.20

981 ratings

🚺 Female Sexuality 💔 Mismatched Desire 🧘‍♀️ Mindful Sex

Mating in Captivity

by Esther Perel • 2006

Love wants closeness. Lust wants distance. A couples therapist on the clash that deadens bedrooms.

4.17

50k+

🔥 Erotic Desire 💑 Couples Therapy ⚡ Intimacy And Desire

Mating in Captivity 87%

Love wants closeness. Lust wants distance. A couples therapist on the clash that deadens bedrooms.

by Esther Perel 2006

4.17

50k+ ratings

🔥 Erotic Desire 💑 Couples Therapy ⚡ Intimacy And Desire

Resurrecting Sex

by David Schnarch • 2002

Better sex comes not from technique or pills but from becoming someone who can tolerate discomfort.

4.04

157

🍑 Sexual Desire 💞 Long-Term Relationships 💍 Married Sex

Resurrecting Sex 87%

Better sex comes not from technique or pills but from becoming someone who can tolerate discomfort.

by David Schnarch 2002

4.04

157 ratings

🍑 Sexual Desire 💞 Long-Term Relationships 💍 Married Sex

Sex Without Stress

by Jessa Zimmerman • 2018

The spiral of avoidance and pressure kills sex. One 10-minute exercise can reverse it, together.

4.17

173

🛋️ Couples Therapy 🔬 Sex Therapy ⚖️ Desire Discrepancy

Sex Without Stress 87%

The spiral of avoidance and pressure kills sex. One 10-minute exercise can reverse it, together.

by Jessa Zimmerman 2018

4.17

173 ratings

🛋️ Couples Therapy 🔬 Sex Therapy ⚖️ Desire Discrepancy

Rekindling Desire

by Barry W. McCarthy • 2003

A couples program for low-desire marriages: why pressure-free touch rekindles what talking cannot.

3.86

🧩 Desire Discrepancy 🛋️ Couples Therapy 💞 Intimacy Building

Rekindling Desire 87%

A couples program for low-desire marriages: why pressure-free touch rekindles what talking cannot.

by Barry W. McCarthy 2003

3.86

95 ratings

🧩 Desire Discrepancy 🛋️ Couples Therapy 💞 Intimacy Building

Intimacy & Desire

by David Schnarch • 2009

Desire fades when growth stops. The bedroom is just the first place it shows up.

4.21

466

🔥 Sexual Desire 🛋️ Couples Therapy 🧱 Differentiation

Intimacy & Desire 87%

Desire fades when growth stops. The bedroom is just the first place it shows up.

by David Schnarch 2009

4.21

466 ratings

🔥 Sexual Desire 🛋️ Couples Therapy 🧱 Differentiation

Tell Me What You Want

by Justin J. Lehmiller • 2018

Nearly every sexual fantasy turns out to be common. The real dysfunction is hiding from desire.

3.82

1k+

🔬 Sex Research 💭 Sexual Fantasy 😔 Sexual Shame

Tell Me What You Want 87%

Nearly every sexual fantasy turns out to be common. The real dysfunction is hiding from desire.

by Justin J. Lehmiller 2018

3.82

1k+ ratings

🔬 Sex Research 💭 Sexual Fantasy 😔 Sexual Shame

You Could Be Having Better Sex

by Nicole McNichols • 2026

Great sex is a skill. Master the pleasure cycle, honest talk, and outgrow mediocre sex.

4.24

102

🧘 Sexual Wellness 🧠 Desire Mechanics 🗣️ Sexual Communication

You Could Be Having Better Sex 86%

Great sex is a skill. Master the pleasure cycle, honest talk, and outgrow mediocre sex.

by Nicole McNichols 2026

4.24

102 ratings

🧘 Sexual Wellness 🧠 Desire Mechanics 🗣️ Sexual Communication

Come As You Are

by Emily Nagoski • 2015

The science of female desire overturns the dominant story. Your body works; learn what blocks it.

4.28

88k+

🚺 Female Sexuality 😰 Stress And Desire 💜 Body Acceptance

Come As You Are 86%

The science of female desire overturns the dominant story. Your body works; learn what blocks it.

by Emily Nagoski 2015

4.28

88k+ ratings

🚺 Female Sexuality 😰 Stress And Desire 💜 Body Acceptance

What Do Women Want? Adventures in the Science of Female Desire

by Daniel Bergner • 2013

The machines don't lie: women's desire is far more indiscriminate than we admit.

3.60

2k+

🎯 Female Desire 🔬 Sex Research ✊ Sex-Positive Feminism

What Do Women Want? Adventures in the Science of Female Desire Summary

What Do Women Want? Adventures in the Science of Female Desire 86%

The machines don't lie: women's desire is far more indiscriminate than we admit.

by Daniel Bergner 2013

3.60

2k+ ratings

🎯 Female Desire 🔬 Sex Research ✊ Sex-Positive Feminism

Mars and Venus in the Bedroom

by John Gray • 1995

Why men and women misfire in bed, and the timing and touch fixes that restore passion.

3.83

3k+

🛠️ Sexual Technique ♂️♀️ Gender Differences ✨ Female Arousal

Mars and Venus in the Bedroom 86%

Why men and women misfire in bed, and the timing and touch fixes that restore passion.

by John Gray 1995

3.83

3k+ ratings

🛠️ Sexual Technique ♂️♀️ Gender Differences ✨ Female Arousal

The Misfits

by Colin Wilson • 1988

De Sade, Byron, and the 'perverts' who followed weren't just deviants but mystics chasing intensity.

3.69

121

🔗 Sexual Deviance 🧠 Philosophy Of Sex 📜 Cultural History

The Misfits 86%

De Sade, Byron, and the 'perverts' who followed weren't just deviants but mystics chasing intensity.

by Colin Wilson 1988

3.69

121 ratings

🔗 Sexual Deviance 🧠 Philosophy Of Sex 📜 Cultural History

Better Sex Through Mindfulness

by Lori A. Brotto • 2018

Desire often follows arousal, not the reverse. Mindfulness exercises that help women close that gap.

4.02

963

🧠 Female Desire 💫 Sexual Wellness 🧘 Mindfulness Practice

Better Sex Through Mindfulness 86%

Desire often follows arousal, not the reverse. Mindfulness exercises that help women close that gap.

by Lori A. Brotto 2018

4.02

963 ratings

🧠 Female Desire 💫 Sexual Wellness 🧘 Mindfulness Practice

Love Worth Making

by Stephen Snyder • 2018

Great sex isn't technique. It's a selfish, childlike part of you that wants to be enjoyed.

4.15

1k+

🔥 Sexual Desire 🏠 Monogamy 🫂 Vulnerability

Love Worth Making 85%

Great sex isn't technique. It's a selfish, childlike part of you that wants to be enjoyed.

by Stephen Snyder 2018

4.15

1k+ ratings

🔥 Sexual Desire 🏠 Monogamy 🫂 Vulnerability

Want

by Gillian Anderson • 2024

Women's secret sexual fantasies, from their own anonymous letters: a map of hidden desire.

3.37

23k+

🔥 Female Desire 🤫 Sexual Fantasies 🧠 Psychology Of Sexuality

Want 85%

Women's secret sexual fantasies, from their own anonymous letters: a map of hidden desire.

by Gillian Anderson 2024

3.37

23k+ ratings

🔥 Female Desire 🤫 Sexual Fantasies 🧠 Psychology Of Sexuality

The Married Man Sex Life Primer 2011

by Athol Kay • 2011

You can't negotiate desire. Build muscle, hold frame: the attraction manual for married men.

4.21

500

💍 Marriage Advice 🔥 Sexual Desire 💪 Male Self-Improvement

The Married Man Sex Life Primer 2011 Summary

The Married Man Sex Life Primer 2011 85%

You can't negotiate desire. Build muscle, hold frame: the attraction manual for married men.

by Athol Kay 2011

4.21

500 ratings

💍 Marriage Advice 🔥 Sexual Desire 💪 Male Self-Improvement

Tomorrow Sex Will Be Good Again

by Katherine Angel • 2021

Consent asks women to know what they want before anything starts. Desire doesn't work that way.

4.06

6k+

🏛️ Sexual Ethics 🔍 Consent Critique 🌺 Female Desire

Tomorrow Sex Will Be Good Again 85%

Consent asks women to know what they want before anything starts. Desire doesn't work that way.

by Katherine Angel 2021

4.06

6k+ ratings

🏛️ Sexual Ethics 🔍 Consent Critique 🌺 Female Desire

The Joy of Missing Out

by Svend Brinkmann • 2017

Why the good life requires saying no: a philosopher's case for self-restraint over accumulation.

3.61

1k+

🛑 Self-Restraint 📉 Hedonic Adaptation 🏛️ Modern Stoicism

The Joy of Missing Out 85%

Why the good life requires saying no: a philosopher's case for self-restraint over accumulation.

by Svend Brinkmann 2017

3.61

1k+ ratings

🛑 Self-Restraint 📉 Hedonic Adaptation 🏛️ Modern Stoicism

How To Think More About Sex

by Alain de Botton • 2012

Love and desire often can't coexist. The problem isn't you; it's the ideal.

3.47

6k+

🧠 Sexual Psychology 💘 Modern Love 🧩 Relationship Realism

How To Think More About Sex 85%

Love and desire often can't coexist. The problem isn't you; it's the ideal.

by Alain de Botton 2012

3.47

6k+ ratings

🧠 Sexual Psychology 💘 Modern Love 🧩 Relationship Realism

Come Together

by Emily Nagoski • 2024

Desire and pleasure aren't the same thing. Lasting couples prioritize the right one.

4.12

5k+

🏠 Long-Term Relationships 🔄 Responsive Desire 🎉 Pleasure-Centered Sex

Come Together 85%

Desire and pleasure aren't the same thing. Lasting couples prioritize the right one.

by Emily Nagoski 2024

4.12

5k+ ratings

🏠 Long-Term Relationships 🔄 Responsive Desire 🎉 Pleasure-Centered Sex

Embracing Your Limitations

by Lawrence Mooney • 2022

Self-help feeds on your dissatisfaction. The exit: stop chasing dreams and accept your limits.

3.29

🚫 Anti-Self-Help 🤗 Self-Acceptance 📉 Lowered Expectations

Embracing Your Limitations 85%

Self-help feeds on your dissatisfaction. The exit: stop chasing dreams and accept your limits.

by Lawrence Mooney 2022

3.29

82 ratings

🚫 Anti-Self-Help 🤗 Self-Acceptance 📉 Lowered Expectations

Your Brain on Sex

by Stanley Siegel • 2011

What you find hottest is a coded message from your childhood. Decoding it changes everything.

3.97

122

💭 Sexual Fantasies 🛌 Sexual Healing 👶 Inner Child Work

Your Brain on Sex 85%

What you find hottest is a coded message from your childhood. Decoding it changes everything.

by Stanley Siegel 2011

3.97

122 ratings

💭 Sexual Fantasies 🛌 Sexual Healing 👶 Inner Child Work

5 Sex Languages

by Douglas Weiss • 2016

Your partner's sexual brain works differently than yours. A therapist's map for making the two meet.

4.19

🏠 Marriage Enrichment 💞 Sexual Intimacy 💬 Sexual Communication

5 Sex Languages 85%

Your partner's sexual brain works differently than yours. A therapist's map for making the two meet.

by Douglas Weiss 2016

4.19

16 ratings

🏠 Marriage Enrichment 💞 Sexual Intimacy 💬 Sexual Communication

Why Women Have Sex

by Cindy M. Meston • 2009

Of 237 reasons women have sex, pleasure is just one. The full list is startling.

3.94

2k+

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology ♀️ Female Sexuality 💑 Mate Selection

Why Women Have Sex 85%

Of 237 reasons women have sex, pleasure is just one. The full list is startling.

by Cindy M. Meston 2009

3.94

2k+ ratings

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology ♀️ Female Sexuality 💑 Mate Selection

The Come as You Are Workbook

by Emily Nagoski • 2019

Science-backed exercises mapping sexual response and clearing what blocks your path to pleasure.

4.19

383

🌸 Women'S Sexuality 🧘 Sexual Wellbeing 💖 Body Acceptance

The Come as You Are Workbook 85%

Science-backed exercises mapping sexual response and clearing what blocks your path to pleasure.

by Emily Nagoski 2019

4.19

383 ratings

🌸 Women'S Sexuality 🧘 Sexual Wellbeing 💖 Body Acceptance

Ace

by Angela Chen • 2020

The world assumes everyone wants sex. Asexuality reveals what that assumption costs all of us.

4.34

20k+

📘 Asexuality Studies 🌈 Queer Theory 📏 Sexual Normativity

Ace 85%

The world assumes everyone wants sex. Asexuality reveals what that assumption costs all of us.

by Angela Chen 2020

4.34

20k+ ratings

📘 Asexuality Studies 🌈 Queer Theory 📏 Sexual Normativity

Passionate Marriage

by David Schnarch • 1997

Lasting passion requires selfhood more than skill. Your sexual prime arrives in midlife, not youth.

4.15

3k+

🛋️ Couples Therapy 🔥 Sexual Intimacy 💍 Long-Term Relationships

Passionate Marriage 85%

Lasting passion requires selfhood more than skill. Your sexual prime arrives in midlife, not youth.

by David Schnarch 1997

4.15

3k+ ratings

🛋️ Couples Therapy 🔥 Sexual Intimacy 💍 Long-Term Relationships

The New Naked

by Harry Fisch MD • 2014

Good sex is a learned skill, and your sex life reveals your relationship's health.

2.93

162

💬 Couples Communication 🔞 Pornography Effects 💔 Infidelity Recovery

The New Naked 85%

Good sex is a learned skill, and your sex life reveals your relationship's health.

by Harry Fisch MD 2014

2.93

162 ratings

💬 Couples Communication 🔞 Pornography Effects 💔 Infidelity Recovery

Taking Sexy Back

by Alexandra H. Solomon • 2020

Your sex drive isn't broken. The instruction manual was just written for someone else's body.

4.13

311

🐚 Female Sexuality 💪 Sexual Empowerment 🔥 Desire And Arousal

Taking Sexy Back 85%

Your sex drive isn't broken. The instruction manual was just written for someone else's body.

by Alexandra H. Solomon 2020

4.13

311 ratings

🐚 Female Sexuality 💪 Sexual Empowerment 🔥 Desire And Arousal

Rethinking Sex

by Christine Emba • 2022

Consent was meant to be enough. It isn't. Why sex needs an older, more demanding rule.

3.61

1k+

🧭 Sexual Ethics 📱 Hookup Culture ⚖️ Consent Critique

Rethinking Sex 85%

Consent was meant to be enough. It isn't. Why sex needs an older, more demanding rule.

by Christine Emba 2022

3.61

1k+ ratings

🧭 Sexual Ethics 📱 Hookup Culture ⚖️ Consent Critique

Sounds Fake But Okay

by Sarah Costello • 2023

Remove attraction from the center, and relationships, romance, and sex look entirely different.

3.66

1k+

🖤 Asexuality 💚 Aromanticism 💛 Platonic Intimacy

Sounds Fake But Okay 85%

Remove attraction from the center, and relationships, romance, and sex look entirely different.

by Sarah Costello 2023

3.66

1k+ ratings

🖤 Asexuality 💚 Aromanticism 💛 Platonic Intimacy

A Return to Modesty

by Wendy Shalit • 1998

The sexual revolution's casualties are women, and the way back is the virtue it mocked.

3.79

1k+

🔄 Sexual Revolution Critique 🛡️ Protecting Girlhood 🧱 Emotional Boundaries

A Return to Modesty 85%

The sexual revolution's casualties are women, and the way back is the virtue it mocked.

by Wendy Shalit 1998

3.79

1k+ ratings

🔄 Sexual Revolution Critique 🛡️ Protecting Girlhood 🧱 Emotional Boundaries

Is It Ever Just Sex?

by Darian Leader • 2023

A psychoanalyst argues sex is not about pleasure: a stage for infantile anxieties, guilt, and power.

3.37

479

📚 Psychoanalytic Theory 🌍 Sex And Culture 👶 Childhood Sexuality

Is It Ever Just Sex? 85%

A psychoanalyst argues sex is not about pleasure: a stage for infantile anxieties, guilt, and power.

by Darian Leader 2023

3.37

479 ratings

📚 Psychoanalytic Theory 🌍 Sex And Culture 👶 Childhood Sexuality

Hot and Unbothered

by Yana Tallon-Hicks • 2022

Your sex life improves when you stop performing and start asking for what you actually want.

4.27

298

🎓 Sex Education 🗣️ Sexual Communication 🌈 Pleasure Advocacy

Hot and Unbothered 85%

Your sex life improves when you stop performing and start asking for what you actually want.

by Yana Tallon-Hicks 2022

4.27

298 ratings

🎓 Sex Education 🗣️ Sexual Communication 🌈 Pleasure Advocacy

Three Women

by Lisa Taddeo • 2019

Female desire without the performance: eight years inside three ordinary women's most private lives.

3.71

174k+

🔥 Female Desire 📋 Immersive Journalism 💔 Sexual Trauma

Three Women 85%

Female desire without the performance: eight years inside three ordinary women's most private lives.

by Lisa Taddeo 2019

3.71

174k+ ratings

🔥 Female Desire 📋 Immersive Journalism 💔 Sexual Trauma

The Good Girl's Guide to Great Sex

by Sheila Wray Gregoire • 2012

Commitment is the real aphrodisiac. A practical guide to sex that Christian wives actually enjoy.

4.20

2k+

✝️ Christian Sexuality 💒 Christian Marriage 🌸 Female Desire

The Good Girl's Guide to Great Sex Summary

The Good Girl's Guide to Great Sex 85%

Commitment is the real aphrodisiac. A practical guide to sex that Christian wives actually enjoy.

by Sheila Wray Gregoire 2012

4.20

2k+ ratings

✝️ Christian Sexuality 💒 Christian Marriage 🌸 Female Desire

A Billion Wicked Thoughts

by Ogi Ogas • 2011

A billion anonymous searches expose the true architecture of male and female desire.

3.83

4k+

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 💑 Mate Selection 🔥 Sexual Desire

A Billion Wicked Thoughts 85%

A billion anonymous searches expose the true architecture of male and female desire.

by Ogi Ogas 2011

3.83

4k+ ratings

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 💑 Mate Selection 🔥 Sexual Desire

The Power of Boredom

by Mark A. Hawkins • 2016

The discomfort of boredom isn't a bug; it's the mind's essential signal for a meaningful life.

3.93

106

🥱 Boredom Studies 🧘 Mental Stillness 🧭 Finding Meaning

The Power of Boredom 85%

The discomfort of boredom isn't a bug; it's the mind's essential signal for a meaningful life.

by Mark A. Hawkins 2016

3.93

106 ratings

🥱 Boredom Studies 🧘 Mental Stillness 🧭 Finding Meaning

Slow Sex

by Nicole Daedone • 2011

Fifteen minutes, one fingertip, no goal. The practice that proves orgasm isn't climax.

3.77

1k+

💗 Sexual Wellness 🌺 Female Sexuality 🧘 Mindful Intimacy

Slow Sex 85%

Fifteen minutes, one fingertip, no goal. The practice that proves orgasm isn't climax.

by Nicole Daedone 2011

3.77

1k+ ratings

💗 Sexual Wellness 🌺 Female Sexuality 🧘 Mindful Intimacy

The Lost Art of Doing Nothing

by Maartje Willems • 2021

Your burnout needs less hustle, more staring out windows. The Dutch way of doing nothing.

3.18

2k+

🐌 Slow Living 🧘 Doing Nothing 🛑 Anti-Hustle

The Lost Art of Doing Nothing 85%

Your burnout needs less hustle, more staring out windows. The Dutch way of doing nothing.

by Maartje Willems 2021

3.18

2k+ ratings

🐌 Slow Living 🧘 Doing Nothing 🛑 Anti-Hustle

Stand Firm

by Svend Brinkmann • 2014

Stop looking inward. Stop chasing happiness. A philosopher's bracing case for negativity and duty.

3.60

3k+

🛑 Anti-Self-Help 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 🌧️ Resisting Positivity

Stand Firm 85%

Stop looking inward. Stop chasing happiness. A philosopher's bracing case for negativity and duty.

by Svend Brinkmann 2014

3.60

3k+ ratings

🛑 Anti-Self-Help 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 🌧️ Resisting Positivity

Love Relations

by Otto F. Kernberg • 1998

Aggression is built into love from infancy. Mature love means holding both forces at once.

4.02

195

🛋️ Psychoanalytic Theory 🧱 Object Relations 💕 Psychology Of Love

Love Relations 84%

Aggression is built into love from infancy. Mature love means holding both forces at once.

by Otto F. Kernberg 1998

4.02

195 ratings

🛋️ Psychoanalytic Theory 🧱 Object Relations 💕 Psychology Of Love

The Joy of Doing Nothing

by Rachel Jonat • 2017

Idleness as a tool: how to reduce stress, sharpen focus, and create a simpler, more joyful life.

2.80

367

🐢 Slow Living 🌱 Simple Living 🔋 Burnout Recovery

The Joy of Doing Nothing 84%

Idleness as a tool: how to reduce stress, sharpen focus, and create a simpler, more joyful life.

by Rachel Jonat 2017

2.80

367 ratings

🐢 Slow Living 🌱 Simple Living 🔋 Burnout Recovery

The Heart of Tantric Sex

by Diana Richardson • 2003

Fifteen hours of orgasm across a lifetime. Real ecstasy arrives when you stop chasing the peak.

4.01

735

🕉️ Sacred Sexuality 🧘 Modern Tantra ⚡ Sexual Energy Work

The Heart of Tantric Sex 84%

Fifteen hours of orgasm across a lifetime. Real ecstasy arrives when you stop chasing the peak.

by Diana Richardson 2003

4.01

735 ratings

🕉️ Sacred Sexuality 🧘 Modern Tantra ⚡ Sexual Energy Work

The Wall Speaks

by Jerr • 2021

A substitute father's manual: build composure, ration affection, and become the man she chases.

4.42

241

🧱 Masculine Self-Help 🧲 Attraction Dynamics 🧊 Emotional Restraint

The Wall Speaks 84%

A substitute father's manual: build composure, ration affection, and become the man she chases.

by Jerr 2021

4.42

241 ratings

🧱 Masculine Self-Help 🧲 Attraction Dynamics 🧊 Emotional Restraint

La felicidad

by Gabriel Rolón • 2023

The happiness mandate is backfiring. A psychoanalyst on why sadness is not the enemy.

3.94

2k+

🎭 Critique Of Happiness 🛋️ Psychoanalysis 🪞 Lacanian Psychoanalysis

La felicidad 84%

The happiness mandate is backfiring. A psychoanalyst on why sadness is not the enemy.

by Gabriel Rolón 2023

3.94

2k+ ratings

🎭 Critique Of Happiness 🛋️ Psychoanalysis 🪞 Lacanian Psychoanalysis

Brain Talk

by David Schnarch • 2018

Wanting your partner again starts with being more yourself. A couples therapist shows why.

4.2

137

💍 Marriage Counseling 🔥 Sexual Intimacy 💫 Sexual Desire

Brain Talk 84%

Wanting your partner again starts with being more yourself. A couples therapist shows why.

by David Schnarch 2018

4.2

137 ratings

💍 Marriage Counseling 🔥 Sexual Intimacy 💫 Sexual Desire

The Queen V

by Jackie Walters • 2020

She treats thousands of vaginas. Here's what she wishes every woman knew about her own.

4.16

203

👩‍⚕️ Women'S Health 🔥 Sexual Wellness 📖 Body Literacy

The Queen V 84%

She treats thousands of vaginas. Here's what she wishes every woman knew about her own.

by Jackie Walters 2020

4.16

203 ratings

👩‍⚕️ Women'S Health 🔥 Sexual Wellness 📖 Body Literacy

Libido Dominandi

by E. Michael Jones • 1999

The sexual revolution didn't free us. It handed the controllers a new way to own our desires.

4.28

292

🚻 Sexual Politics 🧠 Social Engineering 📖 History Of Sexuality

Libido Dominandi 84%

The sexual revolution didn't free us. It handed the controllers a new way to own our desires.

by E. Michael Jones 1999

4.28

292 ratings

🚻 Sexual Politics 🧠 Social Engineering 📖 History Of Sexuality

Studies in Pessimism

by Arthur Schopenhauer • 1890

Beneath all striving is a blind will: pleasure is pain's absence, and boredom fills every gap.

3.88

2k+

🖤 Philosophical Pessimism 🇩🇪 German Philosophy 😣 Desire And Suffering

Studies in Pessimism 84%

Beneath all striving is a blind will: pleasure is pain's absence, and boredom fills every gap.

by Arthur Schopenhauer 1890

3.88

2k+ ratings

🖤 Philosophical Pessimism 🇩🇪 German Philosophy 😣 Desire And Suffering

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