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The Uses of Pessimism: And the Danger of False Hope by Roger Scruton

The Uses of Pessimism: And the Danger of False Hope

Roger Scruton

232 pages first pub 2010 (view editions)

nonfiction philosophy politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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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 ...

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