Pessimism : : Philosophy, Ethic, Spirit / / Joshua Foa Dienstag.
Pessimism claims an impressive following--from Rousseau, Schopenhauer, and Nietzsche, to Freud, Camus, and Foucault. Yet "pessimist" remains a term of abuse--an accusation of a bad attitude--or the diagnosis of an unhappy psychological state. Pessimism is thought of as an exclusively negat...
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Dienstag, Joshua Foa, author. Pessimism : Philosophy, Ethic, Spirit / Joshua Foa Dienstag. Course Book Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2009] ©2006 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Part I. -- Chapter One. The Anatomy Of Pessimism -- Part II. -- Chapter Two. "A Philosophy That Is Grievous But True" Cultural Pessimism In Rousseau And Leopardi -- Chapter Three. "The Evils Of The World Honestly Admitted" Metaphysical Pessimism In Schopenhauer And Freud -- Chapter Four. "Consciousness Is A Disease" Existential Pessimism In Camus, Unamuno, And Cioran -- Part III. -- Chapter Five. Nietzsche's Dionysian Pessimism -- Chapter Six. Cervantes As Educator Don Quixote And The Practice Of Pessimism -- Chapter Seven. Aphorisms And Pessimisms -- Chapter Eight. Pessimism And Freedom (The Pessimist Speaks) -- Afterword -- Bibliography -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Pessimism claims an impressive following--from Rousseau, Schopenhauer, and Nietzsche, to Freud, Camus, and Foucault. Yet "pessimist" remains a term of abuse--an accusation of a bad attitude--or the diagnosis of an unhappy psychological state. Pessimism is thought of as an exclusively negative stance that inevitably leads to resignation or despair. Even when pessimism looks like utter truth, we are told that it makes the worst of a bad situation. Bad for the individual, worse for the species--who would actually counsel pessimism? Joshua Foa Dienstag does. In Pessimism, he challenges the received wisdom about pessimism, arguing that there is an unrecognized yet coherent and vibrant pessimistic philosophical tradition. More than that, he argues that pessimistic thought may provide a critically needed alternative to the increasingly untenable progressivist ideas that have dominated thinking about politics throughout the modern period. Laying out powerful grounds for pessimism's claim that progress is not an enduring feature of human history, Dienstag argues that political theory must begin from this predicament. He persuasively shows that pessimism has been--and can again be--an energizing and even liberating philosophy, an ethic of radical possibility and not just a criticism of faith. The goal--of both the pessimistic spirit and of this fascinating account of pessimism--is not to depress us, but to edify us about our condition and to fortify us for life in a disordered and disenchanted universe. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019) PHILOSOPHY / Movements / General. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter PUP eBook-Package 2000-2015 9783110662580 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Univ. Press eBook Package 2000-2013 9783110413434 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton eBook Package Backlist 2000-2013 9783110442502 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton eBook Package Backlist 2000-2014 9783110459531 print 9780691141121 https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400827480 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9781400827480.jpg |
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