- in
which an
undesirable outcome is anti****ted from a
given situation.
Pessimists tend to
focus on the
negatives of life in general. A
common question asked...
- In the
philosophy of science, the
pessimistic induction, also
known as the
pessimistic meta-induction, is an
argument which s****s to
rebut scientific realism...
-
affirmation of the
impossibility of happiness: like
later philosophical pessimists,
Hegesias argued that
lasting happiness is
impossible to
achieve and that...
-
negative outcomes,
defensive pessimists can take
action to
avoid or
prepare for them.
Using this strategy,
defensive pessimists can
advantageously harness...
-
living — one of the most
common arguments of
pessimists is that life is not
worth living. In short,
pessimists view existence, overall, as
having a deleterious...
- much more common;
pessimists are more
likely to give up in the face of
adversity or to
suffer from depression.
Seligman invites pessimists to
learn to be...
- "A
Pessimist Is
Never Disappointed" is an indie-rock song
written by
Billy Reeves for Theaudience's
eponymous album Theaudience,
released as the third...
-
because the Afro-
pessimists draw
heavily on one of my books, 'Slavery and
Social Death,'
which is ironic,
because I'm not a
pessimist. I don’t
think we're...
- The
philosophical term
incompatibilism was
coined in the 1960s, most
likely by
philosopher Keith Lehrer, to name the view that the
thesis of determinism...
-
First World War had a
profound effect on
Welsh literature with a more
pessimistic style championed by T. H. Parry-Williams and R.
Williams Parry. The industrialisation...
