The melancholic emotion of ‘saudade’

Plus: Why you should love your enemies Today in [Aeon]( [Psyche]( Monday 17 July 2023 Fernando Pessoa writes ‘The inscrutability of the universe is quite enough for us to think about; to want to actually understand it is to be less than human, since to be human is to realise it can’t be understood.’ One might think that philosophy must stop where Pessoa starts. But [today’s Essay]( shows that philosophy can find itself out on the shadowy horizons of longing, poetics and haze, and harvest a kind of gentle, uncertain comfort there. – Brigid Hains, Editorial Director Stories and literature Essay [Solace and saudade]( [In the face of an inscrutable, indifferent universe, Pessoa suggests we cultivate a certain longing for the elusive horizon]( by Jonardon Ganeri and Sarah Seymour  The notion that you ought to feel compassion toward everyone, even those who are against you, seems righteous to some but ridiculous to others. In [this Idea]( a philosopher proposes a third view, with your psychological well-being in mind. — Matt Huston, Commissioning Editor, Psyche Ethics Idea [Morality aside, there’s another good reason to love your enemies]( by Alex Moran  [Share this newsletter with a friend]( [Facebook icon]( [Instagram icon]( [Twitter icon]( You have received this email because you signed up to the Aeon+Psyche Newsletter list. © Aeon Media Group Ltd 2023. Level 5, 100 Flinders Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000 Australia. [PRIVACY POLICY](  |  [CONTACT US](  |  [PREFERENCES](  |  [UNSUBSCRIBE](