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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| Year of Publication: | 2009 |
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Table of Contents:
- 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