Pessimism

Candide’s mentor and philosopher of the barons castle, Pangloss is Voltaire way of satirizing Leibniz’s idea that all is for the best in the best of all possible worlds. The main point in Leibniz philosophy is that God created the world so it had to be perfect, and if we perceive something bad happening its because we don’t fully understand God’s plan. Pangloss like most characters in the story is not believable, but rather he is a distorted and exaggerated representation of Leibniz designed to…

imbalance in the brain, while external factors, environmental factors and societal influences all contribute to the biopsychosocial condition in which there is a decreased self-efficiency in handling depression, along with increased prognostic pessimism. The research supports that psychotherapy would be less effective than medication (Kemp,Lickel &Deacon, 2013). In reference to psychotherapy being less effective, another study concludes that using both biomedical conditions and treatment…

one is happy in this world. While Candide blames Vanderdendur’s behavior on “the Old World” (75), Martin makes it clear that evil is inherent in all people. Although Candide is now skeptical about optimism, he is not yet ready to accept Martin’s pessimism, but his experiences with the trickery and deceptions in Europe and his efforts to find happiness in Paquette and Brother Giroflée only fail him and further validate Martin’s concepts. The doubt that began with the slave is reinforced by…

him as a travel companion in his journey from Buenos Aires to France because of his pessimism and misfortune. Martin's philosophical standpoint is the opposite of Candide’s and Pangloss's philosophical views. Martin is as a pessimist as Pangloss is extreme an optimist and he is some-times flawed. Martin has suffered financial and personal obstructions in his life, also preached a philosophy of undiluted pessimism. He always expected the worst from the world and nothing but the worst that's why…

If realism is pessimism, then Hobbes’ remedy for the state of nature is a deeply pessimistic one. But, in all honesty, I would not agree with this statement because, while yes it is slightly pessimistic, I view it as seen from more of a realistic standpoint in that it is unbiased and what predominately happens in human life. In life, there are pessimistic events and optimistic events, mostly though, are the events that fall into a category that is neither pessimistic nor optimistic; as is…

different type of technology, the mechanical hound. It's only use is "...hunting and finding and killing" (27). When it is programmed to kill Montag, he has no choice but to blast it with the flame gun and kill it. This is important to relate to pessimism in the novel because the society has created technology that causes harm. Even though the government thinks it is a great idea for catching criminals. Montag does not think it is right. Lastly, Montag relates fast cars and air tube trains with…

him to do outside the garden. Unlike King David, when we look at him, we see the incident with him and Bathsheba. David found that he was helpless when being exposed to the mere fact that he had committed a sin against God, he became ultimately pessimism. David was in a position where he was King and could have anything that he wanted. King David like the dogs was in a place where he could not get out of unless someone got him out. He could not see that he too was across the lake and needed to…

A Common Man or a Tragic Hero In the essay, Tragedy and the Common Man, written in 1949 by Arthur Miller is revealed the comprehensive view of the author concerning the notion of tragedy. One of his deepest opinions is that the common man is as capable of experiencing abundant tragedy, as much as kings and queens are. In additions, Miller believes that the sense of tragedy comes into being when the character is ready to sacrifice all he has, to preserve one thing; “ his sense of personal…

In general, both Maslow and Rogers have strongly contributed to what we know today as the world of psychology. Their theories, although with little differences have provided us with necessary knowledge and different of understanding human beings and their potentials. In addition, their contribution in the field of psychology has allowed us in one way or the other to successfully assess our clients in therapy. In terms of the critiques given to each theories based on their ability to generate…

trigger psychological essentialism. This can lead to to a higher likelihood to subscribe to stereotypes such as that of people with mental illness being dangerous and unpredictable. This in turn can increase fear, misunderstanding, and prognostic pessimism and decrease empathy. These findings are relatively consistent across the general public, the patients themselves, and the clinicians who serve them. The causes one attributes to mental…