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The Uses of Pessimism: And the Danger of False Hope
The Uses of Pessimism And the Danger of False Hope
Author: Roger Scruton
Ranging widely over human history and culture, from ancient Greece to the current global economic downturn, Scruton makes a counterintuitive yet persuasive case that optimists and idealists -- with their ignorance about the truths of human nature and human society, and their naive hopes about what can be changed -- have wrought havoc for centuri...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780199747535
ISBN-10: 0199747539
Publication Date: 10/4/2010
Pages: 240
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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