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Hopeful Pessimism by MARA. VAN DER LUGT is a philosophy book available to read on EtoBox.
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<p><b>Why “hopeful pessimism” is not a contradiction in terms but a powerful source of moral and political commitment</b><br><br>The climate debate is rife with calls for optimism. While temperatures rise and disasters intensify, we are asked to maintain optimism and hope, as if the real threat is pessimism and despair. In this erudite and engaging book, Mara van der Lugt argues that this is a mistake: crude optimism can no longer be a virtue in a breaking world, and may well prove to be our bes
Who reads Hopeful Pessimism?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- MARA. VAN DER LUGT
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Published
- 2025
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780691265605
- Category
- philosophy
- Subjects
- Historical Fiction, Philosophy, Psychology
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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