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020			_a0199968977 (paperback)
020			_a9780199968978 (paperback)
020			_z0199747539 (alk. paper)
020			_z9780199747535 (alk. paper)
035			_a(OCoLC)567008036 _z(OCoLC)826895092
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100	1		_aScruton, Roger. _950338
245	1	4	_aThe uses of pessimism and the danger of false hope / _cRoger Scruton.
260			_aOxford ; _aNew York : _bOxford University Press, _cc2010.
300			_a232 p. ; _c22 cm.
505	0		_aThe 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		_aThe author purports that unchecked optimism can be dangerous, and healthy pessimism favors a balanced appraisal of society and human nature.
650		0	_aOptimism. _963876
650		0	_aPessimism. _9238625
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