{"product_id":"pessimism-a-history-and-a-criticism-1","title":"Pessimism: A History and a Criticism","description":"xv, 477, [3] pp. James Sully was a founding member of the British Psychological Society, and wrote some of the first English-language psychology textbooks. This is his second book, preceding the 1881 Illusions, which was admired by Sigmund Freud and Wilhelm Wundt. Sully later became a leading figure in the Child Study movement. Here he discusses optimism and pessimism, with an analysis of the life and character of Arthur Schopenhauer, Edward von Hartmann, and other well-known thinkers of the era, and descriptions of the basis of pessimism in science and experience. Also included are a lengthy discussion of pleasure and happiness, and appendices on consciousness and the physiology of pleasure and pain.","brand":"Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner, \u0026 Co. Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42261650243654,"sku":"2346729","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1232\/9510\/files\/2346729.jpg?v=1730769136","url":"https:\/\/ym-demo.myshopify.com\/products\/pessimism-a-history-and-a-criticism-1","provider":"Yesterday's Muse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}