Overcoming Cynicism
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Overcoming Cynicism
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Author : Megan Mustain
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2011-01-13
Overcoming Cynicism written by Megan Mustain and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-01-13 with Philosophy categories.
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. She brings 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.
Cynical
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Author : Aaron L. Jackson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2024-06-20
Cynical written by Aaron L. Jackson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-06-20 with Social Science categories.
What has happened to America? Over the past several years, our nation has seen a drastic decline in general civility, connection, and culture. Collectively, we are tired, angry, anxious, defensive, enraged, and alone. Suicide is up. Confidence is down. Morale is depleted. Solving this problem is a personal and societal issue. As near-peer competitors continue to rise in global power and prestige, it is also a major national security concern. What is the problem? America is cynical. Massively cynical. We often witness the toxic exchanges that form the backbone of modern-day cynicism, but we do not understand what cynicism truly is and why it is so dangerous to our families, our workplaces, our neighborhoods, and ourselves. Every problem demands at least one solution, and Aaron Jackson delivers seven. Dubbed the Seven C's, Aaron discusses the importance of creating cause, deepening connections, allowing communication, finding commonality, embracing conflict, demonstrating courage, and changing the culture as principles for eliminating the cynical mindset currently sweeping across America. He then provides practical ways to incorporate each of the Seven C's into our daily circles (i.e., the home, the workplace, and the neighborhood) with the goal of being the change we desperately need today. With tragic statistics, engaging stories, funny anecdotes, and a spirit of hope and triumph, Aaron brilliantly discusses the silent threat currently facing our nation. This book sheds light on the new mindset that has taken over America and provides seven leadership solutions, rooted in hope and humanity, to overcome our nation's current, cynical state.
A Critique Of Liberal Cynicism
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Author : Will Barnes
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2022-07-26
A Critique Of Liberal Cynicism written by Will Barnes and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-07-26 with Philosophy categories.
Where does Extreme Liberal Cynicism—so common in academic and popular culture—come from, and is it capable of solving the problems it identifies? A Critique of Liberal Cynicism: Peter Sloterdijk, Judith Butler, and Critical Liberalism identifies the motivations and resources within liberal cynicism and their potential for overcoming its pernicious extremes. Will Barnes describes Extreme Liberal Cynicism as a product of mourning, guilt, and the experience of powerlessness stemming from the trauma of holding liberal investments in a world in which these investments are vulnerable to ideological critique and seem to have failed. Extreme Liberal Cynicism seeks invulnerability through disavowing the efficacy of its constitutive ideals achieved via a reified hopelessness that eclipses trauma, guilt, and disempowerment leaving the cynic unhappy, alienated, hostile, obstinate, delusional, and desperate; thus, it is a failing self-defense mechanism. Barnes argues that although Extreme Liberal Cynicism is rationally unjustifiable and intrinsically harmful, it also contains the impetus for a reappropriation of its complex desires and losses. This adjustment could compel the extreme cynic to maintain a moderate critical liberal cynicism committed to critiquing and reinvigorating its constitutive ideals of freedom, equality, and justice, and thereby contribute positively to progressive politics.
How To Overcome Heartbreak Without Projectile Vomiting
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Author : Stefanie Flaxman
language : en
Publisher: Revision Fairy Press
Release Date : 2013-05-21
How To Overcome Heartbreak Without Projectile Vomiting written by Stefanie Flaxman and has been published by Revision Fairy Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-21 with Philosophy categories.
Download instantly for $5 at revisionfairy.com Is There Actually a Way to Get Over Heartbreak? Once your fairy tale ends and you’re forced to face a heartbreaking reality, you don’t want to hear more bullshit. Unfortunately, traditional talk about getting over heartbreak is as aggravating and distracting as the situation that broke your heart. How to Overcome Heartbreak Without Projectile Vomiting: A Guide for Cynical Hopeless Romantics is the only heartbreak book that doesn’t mention your Ex. Aren’t you tired of lamenting about everything that’s wrong with him or her? When relationships, dating, and love are the themes of heartbreak discussions, solutions focus on the people who hurt you. But heartbreak isn’t about them. It’s about You. How do you let heartbreak change your behavior? Why This Book Is For You Heartbreak affects your identity whether or not you acknowledge its influence. If you want to get over heartbreak, you must recognize that It’s in the room, shake Its hand, but then swiftly and calmly escort It outside OR tell It to go fuck itself. Whatever works best for you. How to Overcome Heartbreak Without Projectile Vomiting: A Guide for Cynical Hopeless Romantics isn’t absolute advice, tips, or tricks about getting over heartbreak. The book is a philosophical examination of heartbreak’s role in the formation of your identity. Not the author's identity (no personal anecdotes here). Not your best friend’s identity. Not that bitch at work’s identity. Your identity. You adapt the guidance according to your own evolution. Take Back Control Stop letting heartbreak manipulate you. You can get over heartbreak in a new way each day by monitoring the only person you can control, You. However, when you’re heartbroken, you only control what happens next if you’re aware of how heartbreak affects your actions and choices. What’s really going on with you? Download Instantly at revisionfairy.com 150 pages: don't waste your time with exhaustive self-help. Easy-to-read: The text is formatted for your screen, tablet, or smartphone. Immediate relief: Get over heartbreak in the most manageable and practical way. Because you can either mask your pain or destroy Heartbreak’s power.
Little Book Of Cynics
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Author : Derek Thompson
language : en
Publisher: Crombie Jardine Publishing
Release Date : 2007-09-01
Little Book Of Cynics written by Derek Thompson and has been published by Crombie Jardine Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-09-01 with Humor categories.
Cynics are as old as Man himself. Ancient sources tell of Adam who, when seeing Eve for the first time, muttered, "e;Uh-oh. There goes Free Will."e; If Adam was indeed the father of the human race - and, as such, the progenitor of cynicism - is it any surprise his children are just like him? Nowadays, the word 'cynic' has been relegated to a synonym of 'doubter', 'pessimist' or 'sceptic'. But, given our modern preoccupations with pleasure, fame, fortune and power, maybe we need cynics more than ever. Perhaps theirs is that small, sane voice amid the roar of instant gratification, 24-hour television, media manipulation and marketing. Or perhaps we just wanted to sell a book. But, of course - we're not that cynical. Are we?
Cynicism
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Author : Ansgar Allen
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2020-05-05
Cynicism written by Ansgar Allen and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-05 with Philosophy categories.
A short history of cynicism, from the fearless speech of the ancient Greeks to the jaded negativity of the present. Everyone's a cynic, yet few will admit it. Today's cynics excuse themselves half-heartedly—“I hate to be a cynic, but..."—before making their pronouncements. Narrowly opportunistic, always on the take, contemporary cynicism has nothing positive to contribute. The Cynicism of the ancient Greeks, however, was very different. This Cynicism was a marginal philosophy practiced by a small band of eccentrics. Bold and shameless, it was committed to transforming the values on which civilization depends. In this volume of the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series, Ansgar Allen charts the long history of cynicism, from the “fearless speech” of Greek Cynics in the fourth century BCE to the contemporary cynic's lack of social and political convictions. Allen describes ancient Cynicism as an improvised philosophy and a way of life disposed to scandalize contemporaries, subjecting their cultural commitments to derision. He chronicles the subsequent “purification” of Cynicism by the Stoics; Renaissance and Enlightenment appropriations of Cynicism, drawing on the writings of Shakespeare, Rabelais, Rousseau, de Sade, and others; and the transition from Cynicism (the philosophy) to cynicism (the modern attitude), exploring contemporary cynicism from the perspectives of its leftist, liberal, and conservative critics. Finally, he considers the possibility of a radical cynicism that admits and affirms the danger it poses to contemporary society.
Artful Immorality Variants Of Cynicism
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Author : Daniel Scott Mayfield
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2015-09-14
Artful Immorality Variants Of Cynicism written by Daniel Scott Mayfield and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-14 with Literary Criticism categories.
When a term is overused, it tends to fall out of fashion. Cynicism seems to be an exception. Its polytropic versatility apparently prevents any discontinuation of its application. Everyone knows that cynicism denotes that which is deemed deleterious at a given time; and every time will specify its toxicities – the apparent result being the term’s non-specificity. This study describes the cynical stance and statement so as to render the term’s use scholarly expedient.Close readings of textual sources commonly deemed cynical provide a legible starting point. A rhetorical analysis of aphorisms ascribed to the arch-Cynic Diogenes facilitates describing the design of cynical statements, as well as the characteristic features of the cynical stance. These patterns are identifiable in later texts generally labeled cynical – above all in Machiavelli’s Principe. With recourse to the Diogenical archetype, cynicism is likewise rendered describable in Gracián’s Oráculo manual, Diderot’s Le neveu de Rameau, and Nietzsche’s Posthumous Fragments.This study’s description of cynicism provides a phenomenon otherwise considered amorphous with distinct contours, renders transparent its workings, and tenders a dependable basis for further analyses.
Seeing Through Cynicism
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Author : Dick Keyes
language : en
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Release Date : 2006-07-12
Seeing Through Cynicism written by Dick Keyes and has been published by InterVarsity Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-07-12 with Religion categories.
We live in a cynical age. Cynicism is in the air we breathe; it is a cultural norm; it is the default setting and lens through which many of us view the world. In this book, Dick Keyes explores cynicism in all its manifestations and then looks beyond to alternatives that speak honestly about suspicion, trust and hope.
The Culture Of Cynicism
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Author : Richard Stivers
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2023-06-22
The Culture Of Cynicism written by Richard Stivers and has been published by Wipf and Stock Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-06-22 with Social Science categories.
Richard Stivers received an Earhart Foundation research fellowship to write this wide-ranging and thought-provoking book on American morality. The book places American morality in its historical and cultural context. His research uncovered an ersatz morality that has supplanted traditional Judaic-Christian and humanistic moralities, which placed some limitations on the exercises of power. It consists of technical and bureaucratic rules, public opinion and peer group norms, and visual images in the media. Technical and bureaucratic rules are technology’s power to organize society. Public opinion and peer group norms work to transform the normal into the moral, and visual images in the media make tangible what is normal and what is possible, both of which follow the lead of technology. This technological morality is exclusively about unleashing power and has no moral purposes: it is solely about efficiency and effectiveness. Finally, he discusses the social and psychological costs of living without a common morality.
A History Of Cynicism From Diogenes To The 6th Century A D
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Author : Donald R. Dudley
language : en
Publisher: Mayo Press
Release Date : 2007-03
A History Of Cynicism From Diogenes To The 6th Century A D written by Donald R. Dudley and has been published by Mayo Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-03 with Philosophy categories.
A guide for philosophy students covering the history of the ancient Greek school of thought who were called cynics which became a way of living as much as a way to think. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.