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Record Nr.

UNINA9910807769903321

Autore

Moore Natasha

Titolo

The pleasures of pessimism / / Natasha Moore

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sydney, New South Wales : , : Acorn Press, , [2020]

©2020

ISBN

0-647-53076-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (35 pages)

Collana

Re: considering

Disciplina

142.7

Soggetti

Phenomenology - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- About the Centre for Public Christianity -- About the Author -- Contents -- Introduction: Welcome to the Apocalypse -- Cassandra vs Chicken Little -- Part I: The Pleasures of Pessimism -- It's in -- It's thrilling -- It's a measure of our desire for something better -- Part 2: The Perils of Pessimism -- Error: It is difficult to make predictions, especially about the future -- Ignorance: The prophets of progress -- Polarisation: Our greatest safety -- Apathy: All the running you can do -- Conclusion: Statements of Faith -- Notes.