Peter Heinegg

Better than Both

The Case for Pessimism

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Produktbeschreibung

Better Than Both: The Case for Pessimism is an experiment in "popular philosophy." It presents and discusses (literally) life-and-death issues in non-technical, everyday language. This new work sees pessimism not as a kind of depressed moodiness or self-indulgent negativity, but as the inevitable result of any fair-minded survey of the world we actually live in.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hamilton Books
• Seitenzahl: 162
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Januar 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 245g
• ISBN-13: 9780761833123
• ISBN-10: 0761833129
• Artikelnr.: 21935477

Autorenporträt

Peter Heinegg is Professor of English at Union College. He received his B.A. from Fordham University, and his Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from Harvard University. He is an active author, translator, and book reviewer.

Inhaltsangabe

1 Acknowledgements 2 Introduction to Pessimism: What are the Odds? 3
Brain-Fever: Psychological Pessimism 4 Chained to the Slaughter-Bench:
Historical Pessimism 5 Not a Pretty Picture: Pessimism in Old Age 6 What
Has God Done for You Lately? Atheistic / Agnostic Pessimism 7 Crumbling
Rock of the Ages: Pessimism and Religious Imagination 8 Promises, Promises:
American Pessimism 9 The Filthiest Nest: Ecological Pessimism 10 On and On
and On: Pessimism and the Continuum 11 Don't Kid Yourself: Pessimism and
Death 12 Blood-Soaked Roots: Cultural Pessimism 13 Don't be Duped:
Pessimism and Comedy 14 The Triumph of Experience over Hope: Sexual
Pessimism 15 Get Real: Pessimism and Tragedy 16 You Think You Got Trouble?
Proverbial Pessimism 17 Things Aren't That Bad: Silly Pessimism 18 Who
Needs All This Stuff? Pessimism vs. Creation 19 Don't Tell Me How it Ends:
Eschatological Pessimism 20 Epilogue: The Joy of Pessimism