The uses of pessimism and the danger of false hope / Roger Scruton.
By: Scruton, Roger
Material type: TextPublisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2010Description: 232 p. ; 22 cmISBN: 9780199747535 (alk. paper); 0199747539 (alk. paper)Subject(s): Pessimism. -- Europe -- History | Pessimism | Europe -- CivilizationDDC classification: 149/.6 LOC classification: B1649.S2473 | U83 2010
Contents:
Summary: The author purports that unchecked optimism can be dangerous, and healthy pessimism favors a balanced appraisal of society and human nature.
The first-person future -- The best case fallacy -- The born free fallacy -- The utopian fallacy -- The zero sum fallacy -- The planning fallacy -- The moving spirit fallacy -- The aggregation fallacy -- Defences against the truth -- Our tribal past -- Our civil present -- Our human future.
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The first-person future -- The best case fallacy -- The born free fallacy -- The utopian fallacy -- The zero sum fallacy -- The planning fallacy -- The moving spirit fallacy -- The aggregation fallacy -- Defences against the truth -- Our tribal past -- Our civil present -- Our human future.
The author purports that unchecked optimism can be dangerous, and healthy pessimism favors a balanced appraisal of society and human nature.
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