The uses of pessimism and the danger of false hope /
Scruton, Roger.
The uses of pessimism and the danger of false hope / Roger Scruton. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2010. - 232 p. ; 22 cm.
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.
0199968977 (paperback) 9780199968978 (paperback)
2010016220
Optimism.
Pessimism.
The uses of pessimism and the danger of false hope / Roger Scruton. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2010. - 232 p. ; 22 cm.
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.
0199968977 (paperback) 9780199968978 (paperback)
2010016220
Optimism.
Pessimism.