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  2. Philosophical pessimism - Wikipedia

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    One can then change one's attitude to life towards that of the renunciation of the will to life and practice self-denial (not giving in to desires). [63]: 405–407 For Schopenhauer, the person who attains this state of mind lives their life in complete peace and equanimity. They are not bothered by desires or lack; they accept everything as it is.

  3. Will to power - Wikipedia

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    A legal order thought of as sovereign and universal, not as a means in the struggle between power complexes but as a means of preventing all struggle in general perhaps after the communistic cliché of Dühring, that every will must consider every other will its equal—would be a principle hostile to life, an agent of the dissolution and ...

  4. Pessimism - Wikipedia

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    This does not mean however, that the pessimist cannot be politically involved, as Camus argued in The Rebel (1951). Pessimism about the human condition was also expressed by Hobbes (1588–1679). [24] [25] There is another strain of thought generally associated with a pessimistic worldview, this is the pessimism of cultural criticism and social ...

  5. History of philosophical pessimism - Wikipedia

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    [95]: 51 For Camus, this clash between a reasoning mind which craves meaning and a "silent" world is what produces the most important philosophical problem, the "problem of suicide". Camus believed that people often escape facing the absurd through "eluding" ( l'esquive ), a "trickery" for "those who live not for life itself but some great idea ...

  6. Machiavellianism (psychology) - Wikipedia

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    Machiavellianism is one of the traits in the dark triad model, along with psychopathy and narcissism. In the field of personality psychology, Machiavellianism (sometimes abbreviated as MACH) is the name of a personality trait construct characterized by interpersonal manipulation, indifference to morality, lack of empathy, and a calculated focus on self-interest.

  7. Are pessimistic brains different? - AOL

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    A new study from Michigan State University says that there's a physical, biological difference in the brains of optimists and pessimists. The study took 71 female participants and pre-screened ...

  8. 16 Things People With a Really Positive Outlook on Life Often ...

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    6. "Success is preceded by failure." It is OK to take a risk and fail. Dr. Carinia explains, "Optimistic people know it's about rising when we fail, until we finally succeed."

  9. Learned optimism - Wikipedia

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    Being in the more pessimistic categories means that learning optimism has a chance of preventing depression, helping the person achieve more, and improve physical health. Seligman's process of learning optimism consists of a simple method to train a new way of responding to adversity, specifically, by learning to talk themselves through ...