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As Vantagens do Pessimismo

FilosofíaISBN | 9789725649275
As Vantagens do Pessimismo
As Vantagens do Pessimismo
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Pages: 232 pages
Publisher: Quetzal Editores
ISBN: 9789725649275
Format: tapa blanda
Language: pt
Release date: 1/4/2011

ISBN: 9789725649275


Synopsis of As Vantagens do Pessimismo

En esta obra provocadora y apasionada, Roger Scruton defiende la idea de que el mayor peligro para la sociedad proviene de quienes promueven un optimismo falso e idealista, ya sea desde la izquierda o la derecha política. El autor argumenta que las grandes tragedias de la historia europea han sido consecuencia de falacias optimistas y propone sustituir esta exuberancia irracional por un pesimismo humano basado en la razón y la responsabilidad. Scruton construye una defensa robusta de la sociedad civil y la libertad, sosteniendo que el verdadero legado de la civilización no reside en los idealismos que casi la destruyen, como el fascismo o el comunismo, sino en una cultura del perdón y la ironía. Es un texto fundamental para comprender la importancia de la prudencia en una época de cambios profundos.



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Roger Scruton

Roger Scruton

Sir Roger Vernon Scruton was an English philosopher, writer, and social critic who specialised in aesthetics and political philosophy, particularly in the furtherance of conservative views. The founding-editor of The Salisbury Review, a conservative political journal, Scruton wrote over 50 books on architecture, art, philosophy, politics, religion, among other topics. Scruton was also Chairman of the Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission for the United Kingdom's government, from 2019 to 2020. His views on classical architecture and beauty are still promoted via his foundation, while his political stances remain influential.

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