1. Pessimism : Philosophy Ethic Spirit
by Dienstag Joshua Foa 
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2. Pessimism : Philosophy, Ethic, Spirit
by Dienstag, Joshua Foa 
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by Dienstag, Joshua Foa 
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4. Pessimism: Philosophy Ethic Spirit
by Dienstag Joshua Foa 
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Description: New York: Princeton University Press, Date: 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. 9.40 x 6.25 x 1.00 inches. Hardcover 1st edition / 1st impression in Good+ condition without a dust jacket. 293 + xix pp. Burgundy cloth covered boards with gold lettering along the spine. Light wear to the bottom edge of the front cover and rubbed corners; otherwise, the covers are in great shape. The binding is square and tight. Faint tan color staining to the front edge of the text block Abrasion to the flyleaves. There are several lines of page numbers noted at the top of the front pastedown. The interior pages contain very few markings (mostly check marks in the margins). The book will be carefully packaged for shipment for protection from the elements. USPS electronic tracking number issued free of charge. 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. 2006. Princeton University Press ISBN 069112552x 9780691125527 [US] 

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by Dienstag Joshua Foa 
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6. Pessimism: Philosophy Ethic Spirit
by Joshua Foa Dienstag 
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7. Pessimism: Philosophy, Ethic, Spirit
by Dienstag, Joshua Foa 
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Description: New York Princeton University Press 2006 1 Hardcover Hardcover 1st edition / 1st impression in Good+ condition without a dust jacket. 293 + xix pp. Burgundy cloth covered boards with gold lettering along the spine. Light wear to the bottom edge of the front cover and rubbed corners; otherwise, the covers are in great shape. The binding is square and tight. Faint tan color staining to the front edge of the text block Abrasion to the flyleaves. There are several lines of page numbers noted at the top of the front pastedown. The interior pages contain very few markings (mostly check marks in the margins). The book will be carefully packaged for shipment for protection from the elements. USPS electronic tracking number issued free of charge. 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. 293 pages. 

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by Dienstag, Joshua Foa 
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by Dienstag, Joshua Foa 
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10. Pessimism: Philosophy, Ethic, Spirit
by Dienstag, Joshua Foa 
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Description: ISBN10: 069112552X, ISBN13: 9780691125527, [publisher: Princeton University Press, New York] Hardcover First Edition Hardcover 1st edition / 1st impression in Good+ condition without a dust jacket. 293 + xix pp. Burgundy cloth covered boards with gold lettering along the spine. Light wear to the bottom edge of the front cover and rubbed corners; otherwise, the covers are in great shape. The binding is square and tight. Faint tan color staining to the front edge of the text block Abrasion to the flyleaves. There are several lines of page numbers noted at the top of the front pastedown. The interior pages contain very few markings (mostly check marks in the margins). The book will be carefully packaged for shipment for protection from the elements. USPS electronic tracking number issued free of charge. 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. [BALTIMORE, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2006]  

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by Dienstag, Joshua Foa 
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by Dienstag, Joshua Foa 
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by Dienstag, Joshua Foa 
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by Dienstag, Joshua Foa 
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by Dienstag, Joshua Foa 
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by Dienstag, Joshua Foa 
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by Dienstag, Joshua Foa 
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by Dienstag, Joshua Foa 
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by Dienstag, Joshua Foa 
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by Dienstag, Joshua Foa 
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by Dienstag, Joshua Foa 
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by Dienstag, Joshua Foa 
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