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The Dialogue of Pessimism is an ancient Mesopotamian literary composition in the form of a dialogue between a master and his slave. Its interpretations have varied, but it is generally considered an unusual text which thematises the futility of human action. It is an example of ancient Near Eastern wisdom literature.

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Dialogue of Pessimism

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The Dialogue of Pessimism is an ancient Mesopotamian literary composition in the form of a dialogue between a master and his slave. Its interpretations...

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Philosophical pessimism

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Philosophical pessimism is a family of philosophical views that assign a negative value to life or existence. Philosophical pessimists commonly argue that...

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History of philosophical pessimism

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Philosophical pessimism is a philosophical school critical of existence. Pessimistic sentiments can be found throughout religions and in the works of various...

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Akkadian literature

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lose no time in taking it to the river and doing it himself. The Dialogue of Pessimism was seen as a saturnalia by Böhl, where master and servant switch...

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List of inscriptions in biblical archaeology

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Code of Hammurabi, Laws of Eshnunna, the Code of Ur-Nammu, king of Ur (c. 2050 BC), the Laws of Eshnunna (c. 1930 BC) and the Code of Lipit-Ishtar of Isin...

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Mesopotamia

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text Dialogue of Pessimism contains similarities to the agonistic thought of the Sophists, the Heraclitean doctrine of dialectic, and the dialogs of Plato...

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Babylonia

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text Dialogue of Pessimism contains similarities to the agonistic thought of the sophists, the Heraclitean doctrine of contrasts, and the dialogs of Plato...

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Wisdom literature

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were a collection of aphorisms of the ancient Chinese philosopher Confucius. Apophthegmata Patrum Conduct book Dialogue of Pessimism Ludlul bēl nēmeqi...

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Plato

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philosopher of the Classical period who is considered a foundational thinker in Western philosophy and an innovator of the written dialogue and dialectic...

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Ancient literature

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Akkadian Royal Inscription of Simbar-Šipak 1000 BC: Chinese Classic of Poetry (Shījīng) 1000 BC: Akkadian Dialogue of Pessimism, Chronicle P, Maglû, Bīt...

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Kassite dynasty

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the gods. The Dialogue of Pessimism, written after the Kassite period, proposes a similar reflection in the form of a satirical dialogue. The changes leading...

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The Conspiracy Against the Human Race

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fiction author, with Conspiracy Ligotti offers a series of essays exploring his philosophical pessimism, nihilist and antinatalist views. Among other sources...

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Middle Eastern philosophy

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text Dialogue of Pessimism contains similarities to the agnostic thought of the sophists, the Heraclitean doctrine of contrasts, and the dialogs of Plato...

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Optimism bias

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exhibit pessimism bias. Surveys of smokers have found that their ratings of their risk of heart disease showed a small but significant pessimism bias; however...

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Index of ancient philosophy articles

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Democritus - Demodocus (dialogue) - Demonax - Derveni papyrus - Dexippus (philosopher) - Diagoras of Melos - Diairesis - Dialogue of Pessimism - Dianoia - Dicaearchus...

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The Concept of the Political

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the declared anthropological pessimism of "realistic" Catholic (and Christian) theology. The anti-perfectibilist pessimism of Traditional Catholic theology...

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True Detective season 1

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related to a slew of other unsolved missing-person cases and murders. True Detective's first season explores themes of philosophical pessimism, masculinity...

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Three Dialogues

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strength of these dialogues is the wit of both participants, combined with Duthuit's persistent and intelligent challenges to Beckett's pessimism, as in...

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Giacomo Leopardi

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by his father. In this period, his personal pessimism evolves into the peculiar philosophical pessimism of Leopardi. Le Rimembranze and L'appressamento...

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List of philosophies

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Perception, philosophy of - Perennial philosophy - Perfectionism - Peripatetic school - Personalism - Perspectivism - Pessimism - Phenomenalism - Phenomenology...

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The Birth of Tragedy

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Friedrich Nietzsche. It was reissued in 1886 as The Birth of Tragedy, Or: Hellenism and Pessimism (German: Die Geburt der Tragödie, Oder: Griechentum und...

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Gaza in Crisis

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of his joint dialogue with Chomsky and Pappé, previously published as Le Champ du possible (Aden Editions, November 2008), which forms the heart of the...

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No Country for Old Men

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Fargo. The three films share common themes, such as pessimism and nihilism. The novel's motifs of chance, free-will, and predestination are familiar territory...

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Intercultural philosophy

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"in which philosophers work on problems by intentionally setting into dialogue various sources from across cultural, linguistic, and philosophical streams"...

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Parerga and Paralipomena

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ISBN 978-0-7546-6050-7. Studies in Pessimism public domain audiobook at LibriVox (contains selections from Parerga and Paralipomena) Essays of Schopenhauer by Arthur...

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Document on Human Fraternity

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threatens the security of people, be they in the East or the West, the North or the South, and disseminates panic, terror and pessimism, but this is not due...

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Modern philosophy

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grounds for pessimism, but the possibility of a new kind of freedom. 19th-century British philosophy came increasingly to be dominated by strands of British...

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