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A Philosophy of Pessimism
Professor Stuart Sim
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Paperback. In A Philosophy of Pessimism Stuart Sim traces the development of pessimistic thought in the Western history. he argues that that pessimism is a realistic worldview, that it deserves to be personally cultivated and that it is in the public interest that its cause is defended vigorously. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 201 x 121 x 23. Weight in Grams: 220.
There are many reasons to despair at the state of the world today: climate change and global warming; widespread 'humanitarian disasters' caused by war, famine and political corruption; religious intolerance and the growing influence of fundamentalist belief; political terrorism; racism and discrimination against ethnic minorities; the list could go on and on. Reflect on such phenomena at any length and it can be very difficult not to become deeply pessimistic about human existence. Yet for some, pessimists are simply refusing to acknowledge the progress that humankind has made over the centuries, especially with regard to the technological advances of ... Read more
There are many reasons to despair at the state of the world today: climate change and global warming; widespread 'humanitarian disasters' caused by war, famine and political corruption; religious intolerance and the growing influence of fundamentalist belief; political terrorism; racism and discrimination against ethnic minorities; the list could go on and on. Reflect on such phenomena at any length and it can be very difficult not to become deeply pessimistic about human existence. Yet for some, pessimists are simply refusing to acknowledge the progress that humankind has made over the centuries, especially with regard to the technological advances of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
219g
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780235059
SKU
V9781780235059
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99-15
About Professor Stuart Sim
Stuart Sim is retired Professor of Critical Theory at Northumbria University, Newcastle, and a Fellow of the English Association. Recent publications include The End of Modernity: What the Financial and Environmental Crisis is Really Telling Us (2010), Addicted to Profit: Reclaiming Our Lives from the Free Market (2012) and Fifty Key Thinkers in Postmodernism (2013).
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