Book · 2010 · History
The Uses of Pessimism
And the Danger of False Hope
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I want to quote Roger Scruton who I've been reading lately and gets we devote a whole episode to him with his book where we are with conversation with Megan McArdle. And I've been reading his book The Uses of Pessimism.
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The Uses of Pessimism by Roger Scruton is a philosophical work offering a conservative critique of unchecked optimism and utopian thinking. On EconTalk, Russ Roberts mentioned Roger Scruton's book to illustrate a conservative argument about expertise and caution. Roberts stated that he had been reading the text while exploring related conversations on norms, tradition, and resilient societies, noting that he wanted to quote the author. In a separate episode of EconTalk, Roberts brought up Roger Scruton's book again in the context of discussing Hegel's theory of history, art, and the critical view that art should be challenging and disturb the viewer. Following a previous conversation with Megan McArdle concerning another work by Scruton, Roberts decided to dive into The Uses of Pessimism, describing it as a fabulously interesting book. Through these discussions, Roberts used Scruton's ideas to examine societal structures, intellectual history, and the philosophical underpinnings of modern conservatism, drawing listeners into broader questions regarding human institutions, cultural criticism, and the inherent dangers of progressive utopianism in contemporary political and social discourse.
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Russ Roberts I want to quote Roger Scruton who I've been reading lately and gets we devote a whole episode to him with h… 2
“I want to quote Roger Scruton who I've been reading lately and gets we devote a whole episode to him with his book where we are with conversation with Megan McArdle. And I've been reading his book The Uses of Pessimism”
“and i bring him up because we recently spoke with megan mcardle about roger scruton's book where we are and is falling on up on that i decided to read scrutin's book the uses of pessimism which is a fabulously interesting book”
