The uses of pessimism and the danger of false hope / (Record no. 159465)
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| control field | 007434628 |
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| control field | 20180722214420.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 100415s2010 enk 000 0 eng |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
| LC control number | 2010016220 |
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| -- | 826895092 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 0199968977 (paperback) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780199968978 (paperback) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| Cancelled/invalid ISBN | 0199747539 (alk. paper) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| Cancelled/invalid ISBN | 9780199747535 (alk. paper) |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER | |
| System control number | (OCoLC)567008036 |
| Canceled/invalid control number | (OCoLC)826895092 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | DLC |
| Language of cataloging | eng |
| Transcribing agency | DLC |
| Modifying agency | YDX |
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| 049 ## - LOCAL HOLDINGS (OCLC) | |
| Holding library | NFGA |
| 092 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC) | |
| Classification number | 149.6 |
| Item number | S435 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Scruton, Roger. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 50338 |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The uses of pessimism and the danger of false hope / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Roger Scruton. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | Oxford ; |
| -- | New York : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Oxford University Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | c2010. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 232 p. ; |
| Dimensions | 22 cm. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | 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. |
| 520 8# - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | The author purports that unchecked optimism can be dangerous, and healthy pessimism favors a balanced appraisal of society and human nature. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Optimism. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 63876 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Pessimism. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 238625 |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Adult Book |
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| 998 ## - LOCAL CONTROL INFORMATION (RLIN) | |
| -- | 007434628 |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Total Renewals | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date checked out | Cost, replacement price | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| NonFiction | Main Library | Main Library | 10/17/2013 | 8 | 12 | 149.6 S435 | 33111005215336 | 10/26/2023 | 08/07/2023 | 17.95 | 11/13/2015 | Adult Book |