Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xv
5. Abbreviations xvii
6. Part I.
7. Chapter One. The Anatomy Of Pessimism 3
8. Part II.
9. Chapter Two. “A Philosophy That Is Grievous But True” Cultural Pessimism In Rousseau And Leopardi 49
10. Chapter Three. “The Evils Of The World Honestly Admitted” Metaphysical Pessimism In Schopenhauer And Freud 84
11. Chapter Four. “Consciousness Is A Disease” Existential Pessimism In Camus, Unamuno, And Cioran 118
12. Part III.
13. Chapter Five. Nietzsche’s Dionysian Pessimism 161
14. Chapter Six. Cervantes As Educator Don Quixote And The Practice Of Pessimism 201
15. Chapter Seven. Aphorisms And Pessimisms 226
16. Chapter Eight. Pessimism And Freedom (The Pessimist Speaks) 244
17. Afterword 265
18. Bibliography 273
19. Index 283