His famous conclusion regarding the value of life is stark yet delivered with a serene finality:
For Mainländer, "redemption" is not a heavenly reward, but the final cessation of existence. He believed that life is of negative value and that non-being is objectively better than being. The Philosophy of Redemption by Philipp Mainländer philipp mainlander philosophy of redemption pdf
"Why are you fighting?" the text seemed to whisper, though no audio played. It was a voice inside his own head, rising from the optic nerve. His famous conclusion regarding the value of life