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Combating the notion of a 'healthy' cynicism, Overcoming Cynicism demonstrates that the cynic engages not in genuine critique, but rather in a denial of the possibility of fruitful change. Mustain first uses two historical versions of cynicism-ancient Greek and Victorian-to describe competing currents within the cynical attitude. Shebrings this historical discussion to bear upon two contemporary sources of cynicism, Christian fundamentalism and scientism, and offers an alternative path which seeks to confront the real problems we encounter in our experiences of relations relations without either explaining those problems away or making them fundamental.

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Book category Books in English Humanities Philosophy History of Western philosophy

• Full title: Overcoming Cynicism
• Author: Megan Mustain
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 200
• EAN: 9781441180254
• ISBN: 1441180257
• ID: 02357175
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
• Weight: 282 g
• Dimensions: 229 × 154 × 11 mm
• Date of publishing: 29. November 2012

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