Pessimism: Philosophy, Ethic, Spirit by Joshua Foa Dienstag - 2006-07-17

New York: Princeton University Press, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. 9.40 x 6.25 x 1.00 inches. Hardcover 1st edition / 1st impression in Good+ condition without a dust jacket. 293 + xix pp. Burgundy cloth covered boards with gold lettering along the spine. Light wear to the bottom edge of the front cover and rubbed corners; otherwise, the covers are in great shape. The binding is square and tight. Faint tan color staining to the front edge of the text block Abrasion to the flyleaves. There are several lines of page numbers noted at the top of the front pastedown. The interior pages contain very few markings (mostly check marks in the margins). The book will be carefully packaged for shipment for protection from the elements. USPS electronic tracking number issued free of charge. Pessimism claims an impressive following--from Rousseau, Schopenhauer, and Nietzsche, to Freud, Camus, and Foucault. Yet ""pessimist"" remains a term of abuse--an accusation of a bad attitude--or the… Read More

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