The human condition [electronic resource] / by John Kekes. Kekes, John. Kekes, John. Enjoyment. Kekes, John. Roots of evil. Life. Meaning (Philosophy) BD450 128 22 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. John Kekes offers a response to the growing disenchantment in the Western world with contemporary life. He defends a realistic view of the human condition that rejects both facile optimism & gloomy pessimism. While acknowledging that the scheme of things is indifferent to our fortunes, he shows that we do have the resources to improve our lives. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010. 2010. 2010 Text 1 online resource (ix, 272 p.) http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199588886.001.0001 eng