Pessimism is an Optimism: A Return to Dialectical Pessimism (REDUX)

This is a repost of an episode from 2003, but with an added leadoff that we recorded recently.

This episode discusses a topic that bears constant revisiting: our pessimism (because of intellect) and our optimism (because of will). No, it's not just a doomer affectation that we can use to sound as cool as we look; it's a critical method of engaging with the bleak reality that faces us.

The only way out is through, but getting through is possible.

Revolutionary Pessimism: The Worst is Yet to Come
https://www.christiansocialism.com/2020/05/12/covid-peter-fleming-revolutionary-pessimism-capitalism/

Pessimism of the Will
https://viewpointmag.com/2020/05/28/pessimism-of-the-will/

CRITICAL PESSIMISM AND THE LIMITS OF TRADITIONAL MARXISM 
https://www.jstor.org/stable/657342 

For A Refresher:

The Proper Amount of Bumming People Out: Pessimisms and Optimisms of Intellect and Will
https://regrettablecentury.podbean.com/e/the-proper-amount-of-bumming-people-out-pessimisms-and-optimisms-of-intellect-and-will/ 

Scattered Thoughts on Melancholia and the Organization of Pessimism
https://regrettablecentury.podbean.com/e/scattered-thoughts-on-melancholia-and-the-organization-of-pessimism/ 

Pessimism of the Intellect, Pessimism of the Will
https://regrettablecentury.podbean.com/e/pessimism-of-the-intellect-pessimism-of-the-will/https://regrettablecentury.buzzsprout.com/220523/889740-pessimism-of-the-intellect-pessimism-of-the-will

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