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The uses of pessimism and the dangers of false hope / by Scruton, Roger.(CARDINAL)506033;
The 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.
Subjects: Pessimism.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Infinite resignation / by Thacker, Eugene,author.(CARDINAL)865518;
A collection of aphorisms, fragments, and observations on philosophy and pessimism.Composed of aphorisms, fragments, and observations both philosophical and personal, Eugene Thacker's Infinite Resignation traces the contours of pessimism, caught as it is between a philosophical position and a bad attitude. By turns melancholic, misanthropic, and tinged with gallows humor, Thacker's writing tenuously hovers over that point at which the thought of futility becomes the futility of thought.
Subjects: Pessimism.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The positive power of negative thinking : using defensive pessimism to manage anxiety and perform at your peak / by Norem, Julie K.,1960-;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-232) and index.1370L
Subjects: Pessimism.; Success;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Half empty / by Rakoff, David.(CARDINAL)705015;
The bleak shall inherit -- Shrimp -- Isn't it romantic? -- The satisfying crunch of dreams underfoot -- Dark meat -- On juicy -- A capacity for wonder -- I feel dirty -- All the time we have -- Another shoe.The witty David Rakoff defends the notion that you should always assume the worst, because you'll never be disappointed.
Subjects: Humor.; American wit and humor.; Pessimism;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Half empty / by Rakoff, David.(CARDINAL)705015;
The bleak shall inherit -- Shrimp -- Isn't it romantic? -- The satisfying crunch of dreams underfoot -- Dark meat -- On juicy -- A capacity for wonder -- I feel dirty -- All the time we have -- Another shoe.The inimitably witty David Rakoff defends the commonsensical notion that you should always assume the worst, because you'll never be disappointed. In this deeply funny (and, no kidding, wise and poignant) book, Rakoff examines the realities of our sunny, everyone-can-be-a-star contemporary culture and finds that, pretty much as a universal rule, the best is not yet to come, adversity will triumph, justice will not be served, and your dreams won't come true. Whether he's lacerating the musical Rent for its cutesy depiction of AIDS or dealing with personal tragedy, his sharp observations and humorist's flair for the absurd will have you positively reveling in the power of negativity.--From publisher description.
Subjects: American wit and humor.; Humor.; Pessimism; American wit and humor.;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 5
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Mega Returns : Profit from Maximum Pessimism by Skarica, David(CARDINAL)831159;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The progress paradox : how life gets better while people feel worse / by Easterbrook, Gregg.(CARDINAL)190046;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-355) and index.The great story of our era : average people better off -- Practically everything getting better -- Why the good news scares people -- Portable carpeted dog steps -- More of everything except happiness -- Stress, it's nature's plan -- How to gain your mind -- Selfish reasons to become a better person -- Beyond credit cards and SUVs -- Changing our world -- Changing their world -- It's never too late.
Subjects: Progress.; Quality of life.; Discontent.; Pessimism.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Terrific / by Agee, Jon.(CARDINAL)525496;
"Terrific," says Eugene when he wins an all-expenses-paid cruise to Bermuda. "I'll probably get a really nasty sunburn." But Eugene's luck is much worse than that. His ship sinks, and he ends up stranded on a tiny island with a smart parrot who teaches him the power of positive thinking.510LARAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Fiction.; Castaways; Fortune; Optimism; Parrots; Pessimism; Pessimism; Vacations;
Available copies: 54 / Total copies: 64
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Tragic sense of life / by Unamuno, Miguel de,1864-1936.(CARDINAL)142319;
Includes bibliographical references and index.I. The man of flesh and bone -- II. The starting-point -- III. The hunger of immortality -- IV. The essence of catholicism -- V. The rationalist dissolution -- VI. In the depths of the abyss -- VII. Love, suffering, pity, and personality -- VIII. From God to God -- IX. Faith, hope, and charity -- X. Religion, the mythology of the beyond, and the apocatastasis -- XI. The practical problem -- Conclusion: Don Quixote in the contemporary European tragi-comedy.A practical, sensible discussion of the war between faith and reason that consumed the twentieth century and continues to rage in the twenty-first century. de Unamuno's philosophy is not the stuff of a rarefied realm but an integral part of fleshly, sensual life, metaphysics that speaks to daily living and the real world.
Subjects: Immortality.; Philosophy and religion.; Pessimism.; Tragic, The.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The dirty-minded Christian : how to clean up your thoughts with the ADAPT² Principle / by Thomas, Kirk(Business advisor),author.(CARDINAL)679854; Thomas, Linda(Christian author),author.(CARDINAL)679853;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-143)."The Dirty-Minded Christian is a self-help book for the spiritually minded that offers healthy and appropriate tools for personal change. The book draws from the authors' ADAPT² system--an acronym for Attitude, Discipline, Action, Patience, Training, and Trust--to encourage ending negative thinking and harmful self-talk to instead focus one's energy on embracing more biblical ideas."--Publisher's description.
Subjects: Christian life.; Thought and thinking.; Peace of mind.; Pessimism.;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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