Pessimism - Bailey / Edition 1

by Joe Bailey

Overview

First Published in 1988. Pessimism is a peculiar idea. It is either seen as a psychological problem or as a metaphysical issue, but in neither sense is it treated as useful or illuminating or in any way relevant to our understanding of the world. It is the thesis of this book that pessimism and optimism are unavoidable kinds of social judgment of the future which we all display and act upon.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415002479
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/17/1988
Pages:	200
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Professor Joe Bailey (Kingston University, UK)

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 A New Sense of Danger; Chapter 2 The Social State of Mind; Chapter 3 The Concept of Pessimism; Chapter 4 The end of Progress; Chapter 5 Utopias; Chapter 6 Futures; Chapter 7 The Main Danger: Nuclear War; Chapter 8 More Dangers: Food and Nuclear Energy; Chapter 9 New Movements?; concl Conclusion;