Pessimism: A History and a Criticism (Classic Reprint)

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Characteristics of reasoned forms - Varieties according to the subject matter - According to the arguments employed - Modes of getting rid of the evil of the world - Historical review: The theology of the Hebrews - Indian philosophy~ - Greek religious thought - Early Greek speculation - The Sceptics - The Ethicists - Metaphysics of Plato, Aristotle, &c. - The Alexandrine philosophy - The Christian doctrine of life - The Fathers - Free-will and predestination - The Schoolmen Giordano Bruno - Spinoza - Theodicy of Leibnitz - English writers of the eighteenth century: optimism in the theological disputes - Shaftesbury and Pope - The Ethical Optimists Hartley, Tucker, Smith, &c.

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Language - English

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Author

James Sully


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ISBN - 9780265226780

Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.7 cm

Page Count - 504

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James Sully


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ISBN - 9781330858578

Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.7 cm

Page Count - 506

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