At the university I attended, there was a fourth year (honours)
course in Lit. titled European Cultural Pessimism. No-one ever took
it. Ever.
Andrew Fildes
afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
On 12/06/2006, at 3:36 AM, Philippe Le Zuikomane wrote:
>
> There you go -- Andrew has a point, we actually go to the extreme
> of importing pessimists. As a result, other countries suffer from a
> relative dearth of pessimism. This, in turn, makes them more prone
> to overoptimism, which of course will tend to lead them into dire
> straits. We, on the other hand, are forever marveling at all the
> silver linings in the thunderheads, as pessimists are the ones who
> encounter the most pleasant surprises. You just need to get used to
> living in the the moral equivalent of an air-raid shelter, with a
> modicum of style. - Phil
>
> On 18:58, Manuel Viet wrote:
>
>> Not sure ; I think Sartre was himself deeply pessimistic. But far
>> less than Cioran !
>
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