Pessimism: A History and a Criticism, Volume 1H. S. King, 1877 - 477 pages |
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... object . Similarly , pessimism will cover all doctrines , reasoned or unreasoned , which distinctly deny this value to life , and represent it as something unworthy , unsatisfying , or lamentable . It will be found that both optimism ...
... object . Similarly , pessimism will cover all doctrines , reasoned or unreasoned , which distinctly deny this value to life , and represent it as something unworthy , unsatisfying , or lamentable . It will be found that both optimism ...
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... object now on another . Human life presents numerous divisions and aspects , each of which may become the subject of a hopeful or a despondent view . Differences of intellectual development , too , lead to differ- ences in the extent of ...
... object now on another . Human life presents numerous divisions and aspects , each of which may become the subject of a hopeful or a despondent view . Differences of intellectual development , too , lead to differ- ences in the extent of ...
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... object of moral and æsthetic appreciation ; and either rise to a favourable flattering estimate of man's moral worth and dignity , or fall to a low condemnatory estimate . Once more we may turn our attention less to life itself than to ...
... object of moral and æsthetic appreciation ; and either rise to a favourable flattering estimate of man's moral worth and dignity , or fall to a low condemnatory estimate . Once more we may turn our attention less to life itself than to ...
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... object for the contemplative vision . The simplest mode of such reflection is seen when active impulse transforms itself into peaceful anticipation , when the object of real pursuit shines afar , drawing to itself fond regard , and when ...
... object for the contemplative vision . The simplest mode of such reflection is seen when active impulse transforms itself into peaceful anticipation , when the object of real pursuit shines afar , drawing to itself fond regard , and when ...
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... the world as existing solely for his individual self , but recognises in it a home and a destiny for his fellow men . The object to be gauged is not now the individual but OPPOSITE VIEWS OF THE HUMAN LOT . 13 the collective 12 PESSIMISM .
... the world as existing solely for his individual self , but recognises in it a home and a destiny for his fellow men . The object to be gauged is not now the individual but OPPOSITE VIEWS OF THE HUMAN LOT . 13 the collective 12 PESSIMISM .
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