Pessimism

sarcasm and an erratic and fantastical plot, Voltaire’s Candide examines human nature and the human condition in the context of an 18th century France. This is done so not only through the derision of philosophical positions such as Optimism and Pessimism, but also of the religious intolerance of that day. It may seem at first that Voltaire views humanity in a dismal light and merely locates its deficiencies, but in fact he also reveals attributes of redemption in it, and thus his view of human…

What if I told you I have the cure for anger? Well, that’s what the philosopher Seneca would explain to you so matter of factly as simple as pessimism or lowering your expectations. Seneca stated, “Though the terrain of frustration may be vast--from a stubbed toe to an untimely death--at the heart of every frustration lies a basic structure: the collision of a wish with an unyielding reality” (de Botton,80). Seneca’s philosophy implies, to not go so far as living your life catastrophizing,…

William Saroyan once stated, “The message of each play comes from the world - which the writer regards as the only and therefore the best known to man. The comedy, tragedy, absurdity and nobility of these plays come from people whom the author regards as beautiful” (Remenyi 97). William Saroyan entered his way into the literary community by producing many successful short stories. These stories often expressed a sense of sentimentality and emotion while still equidistant to his witty sardonic…

Friedrich Nietzsche was one of the greatest 19th century philosophers who have influenced and inspired many philosophers that succeeded him. Nietzsche was born on 15 October 1844 in Prussia. Nietzsche’s father was a Christian priest and Nietzsche himself was raised as a Christian. Nietzsche exceled academically at a young age and was offered to teach classical philology at the University of Basel at a young age of 24. Despite his philosophical intelligence and academic ability, Nietzsche lived…

and how it should be important to other people too. In it she says, “Every optimist moves along with progress and hastens it, while every pessimist would keep the world at a standstill. The consequence of pessimism in the life of a nation is the same as in the life of the individual. Pessimism kills the instinct that urges men to struggle against poverty, ignorance and crime, and dries up all the fountains of joy in the world” (Keller 63-64). Here, she is talking about how her optimism has…

the low end of this dimension which means they have a restrained society (Hofstede, 1). Here, a low score means the society has a tendency to lean towards cynicism and pessimism and have the perception that they are restrained by social norms (Hofstede,1). For this particular dimension, Chinese loan officers would employ the pessimism aspect and reject the loan identifying that the worst possible situation to transpire would be default and insolvency of the bank. However, the case of cynicism,…

he continues and he sees the painting he changes his mind as the smile on the painting fills him with warmth. Before Tom saw the painting he was one of the townspeople he always destroyed. By only looking at the smile for a second he changed from pessimism to hope. and the “fragment of painted canva” was a symbol of hope for him and he could not let it get destroyed. So as soon as the riot started he tried to sae that hope and he did. so now he keeps that hope hidden but, keeping his spirits…

Today is National Depression Screening Day, a day to bring awareness to an illness that affects nearly 15 million adults here in the U.S and more than 350 million people worldwide. In fact, the World Health Organization says it’s is the second most common cause of disability after back pain. Like many physical ailments, getting help as soon as you think something is wrong offers the best opportunity for recovery. No one is immune to depression. Experts say women are often more likely than men…

Having judged from the very last word of Toby’s “opinion” – “wife” (332), Mrs. Shandy mistakenly assumes that she is the topic of the brothers’ communication, as Tristram asserts that such voyeuristic curiosity is the “weak part of the whole sex” (332). One may, at this point, judge that Tristram’s view toward female members (except that for his great aunt Dinah) is rather biased and judgmental compared to that for other male members of the family, as he in the first volume, as well claims that…

Sadness is an emotion central to human experience. For most, it is an appropriate and adaptive response to loss, perceived failure, or rejection. It can inform us when something is amiss in our lives that we may need to address. Ideally, it is a transient emotional experience, that fades as circumstances change or evolve. For some individuals, however, sadness persists for weeks , months, or years, invariant to situation or time. Depression is an emotional disorder defined by this…