The value of the world and of oneself: philosophical optimism and pessimism from Aristotle to modernity
"This book examines the longstanding debate between philosophical optimism and pessimism in the history of philosophy, focusing on Aristotle, Maimonides, Spinoza, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche and Camus. Philosophical optimists maintain that the world is optimally arranged and is accordingly valuable...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Oxford University Press
[2022]
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| In: | Year: 2022 |
| Series/Journal: | Oxford scholarship online
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Aristoteles 384 BC-322 BC
/ Maimonides, Moses 1135-1204
/ Spinoza, Benedictus de 1632-1677
/ Schopenhauer, Arthur 1788-1860
/ Nietzsche, Friedrich 1844-1900
/ Camus, Albert 1913-1960
/ Optimism
/ Pessimism
B Optimism / Pessimism / History of ideas |
| Further subjects: | B
Pessimism
B Philosophy B Optimism History B Pessimism History B Optimism |
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