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Description for Pessimism - Bailey
paperback. First Published in 1988. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 260.
First Published in 1988. Pessimism is a peculiar idea. It is either seen as a psychological problem or as a metaphysical issue, but in neither sense is it treated as useful or illuminating or in any way relevant to our understanding of the world. It is the thesis of this book that pessimism and optimism are unavoidable kinds of social judgment of the future which we all display and act upon.
First Published in 1988. Pessimism is a peculiar idea. It is either seen as a psychological problem or as a metaphysical issue, but in neither sense is it treated as useful or illuminating or in any way relevant to our understanding of the world. It is the thesis of this book that pessimism and optimism are unavoidable kinds of social judgment of the future which we all display and act upon.
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415002486
SKU
V9780415002486
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About Joe Bailey
Professor Joe Bailey (Kingston University, UK)
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