@ARTICLE{Leszczyński_Damian_Pessimism,_2020, author={Leszczyński, Damian}, number={No 1}, journal={Przegląd Filozoficzny. Nowa Seria}, pages={27-36}, howpublished={online}, year={2020}, publisher={Komitet Nauk Filozoficznych PAN}, publisher={Wydział Filozofii Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego}, abstract={In the article I discuss Roger Scruton’s opposition between utopian optimism and anti- -utopian pessimism. I show how it connects with the concepts of politics of faith and politics of skepticism introduced by Michael Oakeshott. Then I explain the relationship between the attitude of skeptical moderation and philosophical realism.}, type={Artykuły / Articles}, title={Pessimism, skepticism and utopia. While reading Scruton}, URL={http://sd.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/116183/PDF/2020-01-PFIL-03-Leszczynski.pdf}, doi={10.24425/pfns.2020.132968}, keywords={R. Scruton, utopia, skepticism, realism}, }