The case for rational optimism
By: Frank S. Robinson.
Publisher: Transaction Publishers; Routledge
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New Brunswick, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 340
ISBN-13: 9781412810135
Subjects: Optimism; Philosophy; Psychology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Up from pessimism; title: The human condition; title: How human nature makes us more good than bad; title: Reason and morality; title: Living a good life; title: Happiness as a choice; title: Satisfaction; title: Mind, thought, and free will; title: Why we are judgmental-and should be; title: Science, technology, and nature; title: Freedom from fear; title: Love, marriage, and sex; title: Individualism and society; title: The problem of government; title: America the beautiful; title: The two Americas : rich and richer; title: The virtues of free market capitalism; title: Globalization, trade, growth, and poverty; title: Why corporations are not monsters of evil; title: The democratic revolution; title: War and peace; title: Progress and the planet; title: Global warming; title: Modern times; title: Clash of civilizations; title: Conclusion: The rational optimist.